Construction starts on Subic Bay access road to SCTEX

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Subic Bay access road to SCTEX
The 17.74-kilometer access road will connect Subic Bay Freeport Zone to the Mabiga Exit of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in Bataan. The project is expected to be completed in 2027. Photo from Department of Public Works and Highways Region III.
  • Construction starts on Subic Bay access road to SCTEX
  • The 17.74-kilometer access road will link Subic Bay Freeport Zone to the Mabiga exit of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in Bataan
  • The project, which began in 2020, will bring Hermosa Ecozone Industrial Park closer to major seaports and airports in Central Luzon
  • Estimated to cost P4.05 billion, it is due for completion in 2027

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started work on a 17.74-kilometer access road that will connect Subic Bay Freeport Zone to the Mabiga Exit of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) in Bataan.

DPWH Region III Director Roseller Tolentino said the P4.05-billion new diversion road will bring Hermosa Ecozone Industrial Park closer to major seaports and airports in the Central Luzon region.

The access road will also be linked to the Luzon Spine Expressway Network, thus providing ease in inter-regional accessibility. The project is expected to be completed in 2027.

Started in 2020, the project had an initial allocation of P120 million for the improvement of the 3.95km Mabiga-Morong segment, which had an accomplishment rate of 74.28% as of March 31, 2022.

Construction of the 7.264 km Mabiga-Palihan section was allotted P200 million under the 2021 national budget.

“Our thrust is to increase our road investments in the region. Expanding our existing road networks in the country’s industrial heartland will primarily benefit ecozone locators as there will be greater mobility that can result in lower business costs and faster delivery of goods and services,” Tolentino said in a statement.