Villar inaugurates 9.6-km bypass road in Bulacan

DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar is joined by officials of the Bulacan provincial government in the inauguration of Pulilan-Baliuag Diversion Road on Thursday, May 9.

Villar will lead the ceremonial drive-through during the inauguration of the road.

Construction, which was estimated to cost P732 million, started in 2015 and was completed within the first half of 2019.

Villar said the completed road bypasses the highly congested sections of Maharlika Highway in the adjacent municipalities of Pulilan and Baliuag, cutting travel time.

Motorists headed to North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) may now use this alternate road that begins at Pulilan-Calumpit Road in Barangay Tibag, Pulilan near the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and ends in Daang Maharlika in Barangay Tarcan, Baliuag, Bulacan, traversing several Pulilan barangays.

“The DPWH is keen on constructing more bypass roads due to our continued desire not only to improve traffic flow but to ensure safety of travel. We are also aware that transportation improvement projects like these can affect the local economies of Pulilan and Baliuag as well as the quality of life of the Bulakenyos,” Villar said.

The four-lane 9.6-kilometer diversion road project was implemented by the DPWH Regional Office in Central Luzon led by Regional Director Roseller Tolentino.

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