State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it is expanding the transportation and utility corridors in New Clark City, Tarlac, with completed roads expected to reach nearly 60 kilometers by year-end.
BCDA said the city’s road network will span 57.18 kilometers—about 40 percent of the planned 148.44-km. system across the development by end-2025.
“One of the key factors that make Clark attractive to investors is its unmatched connectivity, anchored by an international airport, a nearby seaport, and major expressways. But we need to build on this advantage and invest further in infrastructure. This will help us scale up, become more competitive in the region, and solidify New Clark City’s standing as a premier investment hub,” said BCDA president and chief executive Joshua Bingcang.
The ongoing roadworks include multiple lanes with bike and pedestrian paths, solar streetlights, linear parks and drainage systems.
Underground utility corridors are also being installed to support current and future locators.
As of November 2024, 41.48 kilometers of roads have been completed and are being used already, including the 12-km. access road to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the 19.8-km. One Clark Boulevard connecting to Clark International Airport.
Construction is ongoing for 15.7 km. of roads, led by the 10.1-km. Connecting Road Package 2, which will serve the industrial zone, Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex.
Road packages 3 and 4 (7.5 km. and 6.7 km.) will soon be bid out, along with connectors to the sports complex, residential areas, and the river park. Another 72.26 km. are in the pipeline.
New Clark City, which spans 9,450 hectares, is poised to become the country’s first smart, sustainable, and future-ready metropolis, with a projected population of 1.2 million and a workforce of 600,000.
Its road network will serve as the backbone of transit-oriented development across the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, paving the way for multi-modal transport hubs.