Davao bypass project

The Department of Public Works and Highways awards the civil works contract for the initial implementation of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar says the joint venture group of Shimizu-Ulticon-Takenaka will build contract package 1-1 covering 10.7 kilometers of four-lane highway, including a 2.3-km tunnel for P13.23 billion within 37 months. Signing the contract are (from left) DPWH Unified Project Management Office Roads Management Cluster project director Virgilio Castillo, Undersecretary Emil Sadain and Makoto Fujii and Gil Manuel of Shimizu-Ulticon-Takenaka Joint Venture.