THE Clark Development Corporation (CDC) through its Construction Management Division (CMD) has recently completed a 7-kilometer bike lane project amounting to P21.9 million in the Clark Freeport.
The inbound and outbound bike lanes are 2 meters wide for an equivalent 12,922 square meters area. They were built along MA Roxas Highway.
According to CDC-CMD Manager Engr. Leoncio L. Tan, the completion of the bike lane project is vital for Clark which was launched as a “Biker-Friendly Zone” in June 3 last year.
“The importance of this project is for us to complete the bike path loop to and from the major gates in this Freeport such as the main gate, Mabalacat gate and the Friendship gate,” Tan said.
Tan said that the project’s Phase 4 was completed last January 31 and there are plans to include a bike path in the proposed widening of the Clark-Mabalacat-Angeles or CMAR road.
Safety barriers or bollards secure the bike lanes. Phase 1 of the bike lane project was completed in 2019 and Phase 2 in February 2021.
The CDC also completed two bike-related projects—Biker’s Pit Stop and Cross Country Trail—last year. They have quickly become a favorite destination of professional and leisure bikers.
CDC President and CEO Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera said the state-owned firm is geared toward becoming a world-class freeport zone “where connectivity is one of the priorities under her administration.”