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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is inching closer to delivering the entire 30-kilometer Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) Project which
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday said the P11.811-billion Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), connecting Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, is nearing completion.
New Expressway in Central Luzon
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar led on Thursday, July 15, 2021 the inauguration ceremony of the four (4) lanes toll-free expressway project connecting the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
Also present are Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, JICA Philippines Chief Representative Eigo Azukizawa, Secretary Harry Roque, Tarlac Governor Susan Yap, and other local officials of the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
The initial part of CLLEX that will be opened are the following sections covered by three (3) contract packages: 4.10 kilometer Tarlac Section, 6.40 kilometer Rio Chico River Bridge Section including the 1.5 kilometer Rio Chico Viaduct, and Aliaga Section with up and down ramps at Guimba-Aliaga Road.
Published July 16, 2021, 11:04 AM
Approximately 11,200 motorists and commuters will benefit from the Central Luzon Link Expressway as President Rodrigo R. Duterte leads the opening of the 18-kilometer Tarlac Interchange to Aliaga Section. (DPWH Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)
Thousands of commuters as well as the economy up North are expected to benefit from the recently-opened Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX).
During the opening of a portion of CLLEX last Thursday, July 15, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Vilar said around 11,200 motorists and commuters will profit from this toll-free project.
“Through this impact, we can now expect that the delivery of agricultural goods will improve drastically thus generating higher income for the farmers and will improve the socio-economic development of the regional growth pole cities of Tarlac and Cabanatuan contributing to the decongestion of major urban areas,” Villar added.