The 9.6-kilometer Pulilan-Baliuag diversion road in Bulacan is now open to traffic and will cut travel time between the two towns from one hour to 30 minutes, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said.
DPWH Region III Director Roseller A. Tolentino said the four-lane Pulilan-Baliuag Diversion Road has made daily travel between the two towns of Bulacan a bit easier.
“Without enduring the Maharlika Highway’s busy and constricted intersections, the 9.6-kilometer Pulilan-Baliuag Diversion Road cut travel time between the towns of Baliuag and Pulilan or vice versa from 1 hour to just 30 minutes,” Tolentino said.
The recent completion of final phase of the project assured a safer and environment-friendly road facility for motorists, bikers and pedestrians, the DPWH official said.
“This road has promoted biking for transport and recreational use with the inclusion of bike lanes for faster, safer and pleasant travel,” he said.
Villar said the widened roadway resulted to the increased road capacity, making travel more comfortable.
The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to biking as an alternative mode of transportation, and the DPWH promptly acted with the installation of additional safety interventions to protect cyclists and the motoring public using the diversion road, Villar added.
Construction of the diversion road began in 2016 as the most cost-effective solution for the lingering traffic congestion along the Pulilan and Baliuag portions of Daang Maharlika in Bulacan.
He also said the business climate in the areas of Pulilan, Calumpit and Baliuag and access to the North Luzon Expressway will improve with the road completion.
