Davao City bypass to partially open by 2024

Davao City Bypass

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) expects to partially open the first 10.7-kilometer central portion of the 45.5-kilometer Davao City Bypass project by 2024.

DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said excavation works for the first-ever long-distance mountain tunnel in the Philippines would be completed by December 2023.

The Davao City tunnel, with a north portal in Barangay Waan and south portal at the other end in Barangay Matina Biao, is a major component of the 10.7-kilometer contract package 1-1.

Estimated to cost around P13.2 billion, contract package 1-1 also involves the construction of four-lane road with a length of 7.9 kilometers; three pairs of bridges with a total length of 500 meters including the Davao River Bridge; two underpasses and two overpasses; 12 waterways culverts; and four at-grade intersection.

Once completed, the entire bypass road will cut travel time between Toril, Davao City and the northern Panabo City, Davao Del Norte to under 49 minutes from the usual two hours via Maharlika Highway.

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