Philippines planning new roads

A series of new road projects are planned for the Philippines. The plans call for new road and bridge links to improve transport connections between the capital Manila and the country’s second city, Luzon. One of the most important road links will be the 17.3km connection from the Subic container terminals to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), avoiding the congested Freeport area. Another important project is for a 65km expressway connecting Subic Freeport to the country’s capital. Plans are also be
December 14, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A series of new road projects are planned for the Philippines. The plans call for new road and bridge links to improve transport connections between the capital Manila and the country’s second city, Luzon. One of the most important road links will be the 17.3km connection from the Subic container terminals to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), avoiding the congested Freeport area. Another important project is for a 65km expressway connecting Subic Freeport to the country’s capital. Plans are also being drawn up for a road widening project on the Tipo-SCTEX route, which intended to boost capacity. Another project is the 26km Tipo-Castillejos bypass, which will include the construction of seven bridges. In all the projects are expected to cost some US$2.95 billion, with the work being carried out over the next six years.
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