THE construction of Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road is in full blast, Department of Public Works and Highways 1st District Engineering Office Head Almer Miranda announced.

Miranda said the multi-year road project that will interconnect the municipalities of Arayat and Magalang is part of the several road infrastructure projects lined up for construction in support of the Pampanga Megalopolis Plan.

“The Pampanga Megalopolis is a major boost to Pampanga’s growing economy. Under the plan, the province is categorized into four metropolitan clusters in order to improve its potentials as an urban growth center,” Miranda said.

The project’s first phase includes the construction of an 800 linear-meter bypass road in Barangay San Juan Baño in the town of Arayat and is targeted to be completed on June 18, 2021.

Meanwhile, its second phase is now in the planning stage with a physical target of 2,050 linear meters in length funded under the General Appropriations Act 2021.

“Our agency is eyeing the completion of priority and supplementary road networks like the Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road, identified as one of the major road systems that will be connected to the planned Pampanga Circumferential road and to all other cities and municipalities in the province situated within the different megalopolis clusters,” Miranda added.

When completed, the Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road will provide motorists with a faster alternative route and has the potential to reduce traffic within the two municipalities.

The project, along with other infrastructure programs in the pipeline, is also expected to improve transportation and road infrastructure in the province.