roads

DPWH opens new C6 lanes for faster Taytay-Bicutan trip

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…

DPWH: R-10 upgrade resumes, shanties gone

Radial Road 10 or R-10, the road traversing the old Smokey Mountain area that is home to thousands of informal settlers in Tondo, Manila, will soon turn into a high-capacity highway, according to the Department of Public…

Neda: Duterte admin pushing BGC-Ortigas bridge project

THE CONSTRUCTION of a bridge that will link Bonifacio Global City to the Ortigas business district is one of the urgent measures to be undertaken by the Duterte administration to ease deteriorating traffic conditions in Metro Manila,…

Infrastructure inadequacies

NOTWITHSTANDING earnest efforts to boost infrastructure investments in recent years, we continue to face a huge gap relative to our own needs, and relative to what our neighbors have already put in place. If many local producers…

The Edsa of our everyday lives

MANILA, Philippines–As we commemorate the anniversary of the People Power revolution that centered on Edsa, we take a look at the road itself: How was it built, who was it named after, and what is its significance…

Cavite-Laguna expressway, 5 other projects approved

MANILA, Philippines–The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) board, chaired by President Aquino, approved Monday the rebidding of the P35.4-billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway, or Calax. The Neda board also approved five other infrastructure projects with a combined estimated…

Highest bridge in PH in danger of collapsing

SOGOD, Southern Leyte—Agas-Agas, which stands at 84 meters, making it the country’s highest bridge, is in trouble. Heavy rains in the Eastern Visayas area during the past 12 months have resulted in landslides, eroding the protective covers…

P3.7B Edsa rehab finally starts this summer

MANILA, Philippines—Motorists can look forward to a smoother ride on EDSA later this year. The much-delayed P3.74-billion rehabilitation of the 23-kilometer Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or Edsa, will finally start in the first quarter of the…

Skyway Stage 3 to cut Buendia-Balintawak travel to 15 minutes

MANILA, Philippines—The launch of the first of two private sector-led elevated expressways linking northern and southern Metro Manila was held on Wednesday, marking the formal start of a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic jams in…

Tourism roads to lead to Mt. Pulag park reservation

BAGUIO CITY—In the name of tourism, the government will improve the roads leading to the Mt. Pulag reservation this year amid concerns that the projects will further endanger the mountain’s rare plant and animal species. Edilberto Carabbacan,…