FIRST IN PH. Progress at the Davao City bypass construction project as of the Feb. 16, 2022Facebook post of the Davao City Planning and Development Office. This 2.3-kilometer project will be the first long-distance mountain tunnel in the country and is designed by Japanese experts to have better seismic resiliency. (Photo courtesy of Davao City Planning and Development Office) MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways - Unified Project Management Office (DPWH-UPMO), which is implementing the Davao City bypass construction project, is now conducting simultaneous tunneling activities on the north portal of the mountain tunnel component. Included in the list of flagship infrastructure projects of President Rodrigo Duterte's "Build, Build, Build" program, the bypass road will mitigate traffic congestions in Davao City, with the travel time between Barangay Sirawan in Toril District, Davao City and Barangay J.P. Laurel in Panabo City reduced to about 49 minutes from