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It started with a 10-kilometer Laguna Lake Highway in the eastern corridor of Metro Manila in 2016 and will now end with additional 1,764 kilometers built roads to improve Calabarzon's road network.
Laguna Lake Highway (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) A total of 1,764 kilometers of roads have been
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
On our first few months in Department of Public Works and Highways, we have received the most number of complaints on Circumferential Road 6 a toll free expressway we now call Laguna Lake Highway. At that time, it was full of large potholes so large that we would get reports of dented exhaust pipes, mufflers or catalytic converters. It would scrape against bumpers, side skirts, and undercarriages. When it rains, the problem is even aggravated by mud and flooding.
It was at this point that Secretary Mark Villar decided to call everyone involved in the project. It was then that we realized that Circumferential Road 6 only had the specifications of a dike rather than an all-weather national highway. The project was primarily a flood control program and the road was only meant to provide access for light vehicles. It was clear, the road needed to be upgraded.