Another major expressway will be built by the government this year to ease travel to the southern part of Metro Manila.
On Monday, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Southeast Metro Manila expressway or the C6 expressway.
The construction of the road will begin in April and is expected to be finished in just two and a half years.
According to Secretary Villar, aside from easing up traffic, the project will also help the economy.
“Base po sa study ng JICA, ang nawawala po sa atin ay 2.4 billion pesos a day sa productivity. Isipin niyo na lang po yung oras natin sa traffic (Based on JICA’s study, we lose P2.4 billion a day in productivity. Just think of the time we spend in traffic),” said Sec. Villar.
He added that the project will help decongest C5 and EDSA.
“Travel time from Quezon City to Taguig will soon take up to 35 minutes with the construction of C6 expressway. That is about two and a half hours faster than the current three hours ride,” he said.
According to Tugade, this plan is long overdue and it will come true.
“Ngayon binibigyang buhay natin yan. Binibigyang buhay natin upang sa ganun matugunan yung isyu ng connectivity, matugunan yung isyu na mobility (We are now turning this into reality. We are actualizing this to address the issue of connectivity and mobility),” said the DOTr secretary.
The 34-kilometer C6 expressway is under the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration with a P450-billion budget.
The expressway is expected to be ready for use by 2020. — Rajel Adora | UNTV News & Rescue
On Monday, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Southeast Metro Manila expressway or the C6 expressway.
The construction of the road will begin in April and is expected to be finished in just two and a half years.
According to Secretary Villar, aside from easing up traffic, the project will also help the economy.
“Base po sa study ng JICA, ang nawawala po sa atin ay 2.4 billion pesos a day sa productivity. Isipin niyo na lang po yung oras natin sa traffic (Based on JICA’s study, we lose P2.4 billion a day in productivity. Just think of the time we spend in traffic),” said Sec. Villar.
He added that the project will help decongest C5 and EDSA.
“Travel time from Quezon City to Taguig will soon take up to 35 minutes with the construction of C6 expressway. That is about two and a half hours faster than the current three hours ride,” he said.
According to Tugade, this plan is long overdue and it will come true.
“Ngayon binibigyang buhay natin yan. Binibigyang buhay natin upang sa ganun matugunan yung isyu ng connectivity, matugunan yung isyu na mobility (We are now turning this into reality. We are actualizing this to address the issue of connectivity and mobility),” said the DOTr secretary.
The 34-kilometer C6 expressway is under the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration with a P450-billion budget.
The expressway is expected to be ready for use by 2020. — Rajel Adora | UNTV News & Rescue
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