CITY OF SAN FERNANDO The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is implementing traffic decongestion interventions in Central Luzon under the "Build Better More" infrastructure modernization program of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.
Among the initiatives is the strengthening of inter-city or municipality and provincial connectivity and regional linkages to improve road projects for the country to have a more coordinated and efficient transport system.
In a statement, the DPWH said that the construction of bypass or diversion roads and flyovers across the region will enhance and facilitate the flow of traffic in the roads and will beef up the country’s economy as these will create an efficient movement of people, products and services.
Projects under the DPWH Traffic Decongestion Program include rehabilitation of Daang Maharlika, Manila North Road, and Jose Abad Santos Avenue as well as the construction of Ala-Uli Flyover in Bataan, Sto. Cristo and Cutcut Flyovers in Angeles City, Capas-Botolan Road in Tarlac and Zambales, Lubao-Guagua-Minalin-Sto Tomas Bypass Road in Pampanga, San Ildefonso-San Rafael-San Miguel Bypass Road in Bulacan, Palihan-Mabiga-Morong-SBMA Access Road in Bataan; and Subic Bypass/Diversion Roads in Zambales.
“These will help in providing alternative routes for our motorists which will decongest the primary roads like the Daang Maharlika and Jose Abad Santos Avenue. Travel time will also be lessened if these bypass roads that are under construction right now will be opened, particularly in the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga,” the DPWH said.