The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered to “rush” the completion of the Ciudad de Victoria Interchange Overpass Bridge and Bypass Road to provide critical access for the Southeast Asian Games next month.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar stressed on the importance of the completion of the two segments of the North Luzon Expressway as they will provide direct access to the Philippine Arena, site of the Games Opening Ceremony.
“Huge turnout of visitors are expected at the opening ceremony of the biennial regional multisport event on November 30,“ he said.
Villar said that he is confident that the two critical segments will be completed in time for the Games, as construction works are already round-the-clock.
So far, the department has installed all girders for the 80 lineal meters of overpass bridge. It is currently finishing work for the 1.12-kilometer, four-lane bypass road connecting the Manila North Road and the Santa Maria to Bocaue Bypass Road.
The government is spending P260.8 million to build the Ciudad de Victoria Interchange Overpass, which is expected to “address the usual heavy traffic situation and queuing of vehicles entering the Bocaue interchange.”
The second phase of the construction works for the Ciudad De Victoria Interchange Project involves the construction of the southbound acceleration and deceleration lanes for vehicles going to Philippine Arena.
Villar added that a 1.91-km road from MacArthur Highway to Bocaue Municipal will be improved and a 1.3-km road from the Philippine Arena to the existing Patubig Road in Marilao, Bulacan, will be constructed.
He added that the department is also building a south and north entry in Bocaue, Bulacan. This P79-million project involves the construction of three connecting ramps with a 20 meters average width.