From the usual 45-minute drive, the road going to Luisita Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) Access Road in Tarlac City will soon be only 15 minutes once a new bypass road is completed.
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Published March 10, 2021, 1:00 PM
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – A 36.925-kilometer access road that will connect the towns of San Jose in Tarlac and Palauig in Zambales is expected to boost the two provinces’ eco-tourism industry and help them recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Tarlac 1st District Engineer Erelina Santos said on Tuesday the PHP2.34-billion project is targeted to be completed and opened to the motoring public by 2022.
“This project that was started in 2018 is a multi-year undertaking being implemented into phases. Right now, the contractor is opening a new road segment as we work on completing all construction activities at the Tarlac section of the bypass that will shorten the travel time between Tarlac and the Zambales,” Santos said in a statement.