Road congestion in Metro Manila will significantly ease starting this year with the opening of new expressways, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said. Villar promised that 2020 would be the “turning point” in the fight…
Infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under the administration’s “Build Build Build” initiative are on track, although risks of delays remain on the horizon as lawmakers squabble over the 2019 national budget.…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is not slowing down the PUV (public utility vehicle) program despite doubts aired in Congress over the government’s readiness to overhaul this transport sub-sector mainly by replacing aging vehicles with more environment-friendly…
Six bridges in Metro Manila have been closed for repairs since February, causing heavier traffic congestion as the holiday season nears. According to Melvin Navarro, National Capital Region director of the Department of Public Works and Highways…
The MMDA was surprised at the sudden opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge connecting Makati and Mandaluyong. According to Bong Nebrija, Commander of the MMDA’s Task Force Special Operations, there was no coordination with them to open the…
Infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is proposing another massive north-to-south Metro Manila expressway that it hopes will help combat worsening road congestion in the coming years. The project, estimated to cost P62.4 billion, is called the…
ILOILO CITY — The Duterte administration would surely implement a project to connect three Visayan islands — Panay, Negros and Guimaras — through a bridge network estimated to cost at least P27 billion, according to the National…
A recently completed portion of Laguna Lake Highway, also known as Circumferential Road 6, is expected to reduce by half the travel time from Taytay, Rizal, to Bicutan, Taguig City, according to the Department of Public Works…
Businessman Sonny Almario has been wondering if the various road repairs in Metro Manila, which he blames for the daily traffic jams, will ever be completed. The 42-year-old resident of Tandang Sora, Quezon City, was referring in…
The third Mactan bridge that will link mainland Cebu directly to Cordova town will officially break ground on March 2. Cordova Mayor Tetche Sitoy-Cho announced that the attendance of President Rodrigo Duterte during the event was still…
