CASTILLEJOS, Zambales -- Former Public Works secretary Hermogenes Ebdane and First District Congresswoman Mitos Magsaysay will push for the construction of a road that would connect this town to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).
The road, Magsaysay and Ebdane said, will further bring development in the province.
“This road will revolutionize the pace of development in Zambales,”
Ebdane said, pointing out that the expressway has made the Subic Bay
Freeport and the nearby city of Olongapo more accessible to tourists, traders, and investors.
He added that the proposed Castillejos-SCTEx connection will most likely branch out from the Floridablanca segment in Pampanga, and will be about 40 kilometers long.
“In a little more than 30 minutes, tourists could access Castillejos from SCTEx and, from here, could also visit other places in Zambales,”
Ebdane said.
He added that the proposed SCTEx extension would also boost some big-ticket tourism development projects being planned by foreign firms near the Hanjin shipyard.
“This would mean more jobs, more livelihood opportunities for residents, as well as more income for the Zambales community,” Ebdane added.