The Department of Public Works and Highways said it is keen on building a 180-kilometer expressway from Pagbilao, Quezon to Maharlika Highway in San Fernando, Camarines Sur for P87.29 billion.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the Quezon-Bicol Expressway would reduce the travel time between Tayabas, Quezon and San Fernando near Naga City in Camarines Sur by two hours.
The project also called South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 5 is under review by the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordinating Committee.
It would be a continuation of the SLEX Toll Road 4, a 66.74-kilometer expressway from Santo Tomas, Batangas to Lucena City, Quezon which is being built by South Luzon Tollways Corp., a subsidiary of conglomerate San Miguel Corp.
Meanwhile, the DPWH is also building the P11.98-billion, four-lane extension of Central Luzon Link Expressway Phase I that connects Cabanatuan City and San Jose City, passing through the municipalities of Talavera and Llanera in Nueva Ecija.
The 35.70-km expressway will provide a free-flowing alternative route and decongest traffic along Pan-Philippine Highway between the cities of Nueva Ecija and the town of Plaridel in Bulacan province.
The department is also constructing the P28.1-billion Metro Cebu Expressway, a 73.75-km high-standard arterial road to meet Metro Cebu’s existing and future traffic demand.
The project will serve as another north-south backbone highway providing a seamless traffic flow from Naga City up to Danao City and traversing the slopes of the mountain range of Cebu province. It is expected to significantly address the traffic congestion within Metro Cebu especially its urban core and the central business district.
Meanwhile, the P24.2-billion Davao City Bypass Construction Project has about 44.6 km, including the tunnel section which will start from Davao-Digos section of Pan-Philippine Highway in Toril, Davao City and will terminate at the intersection of Davao-Agusan National Highway in Panabo City.
Another project is the Mindoro-Batangas Super Bridge, a 15-km bridge with an optional pedestrian/bicycle lane that will link Mindoro Island to Batangas province.
The bridge will cover an 8.5-km section from Mindoro Island to Verde Island and a 6.5-km stretch from Verde Island to Batangas over waters with a depth of 10m to 300m.