1st phase of New Clark City-Clark Airport road completed
THE FIRST phase of the P8.2-billion access road project connecting New Clark City to Clark International Airport has been completed, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).
BCDA said in a statement on Wednesday that the first segment of the project, costing P3.7 billion, consists of a 5.33-kilometer road and a 900-meter bridge crossing the Sacobia River in Bamban, Tarlac.
The 19.83-km access road will cut travel time to 15 minutes from about 45 minutes between New Clark City in Tarlac province to the Clark airport and surrounding areas in the neighboring province of Pampanga.
Full project completion is expected by the second quarter this year with substantial construction work already done in the remaining segments of the road, according to BCDA.
“Both Phase 2 and 3 feature bike and pedestrian lanes, roadway lighting and linear parks,” BCDA said.
The project is funded through the national budget. — Revin Mikhael D. Ochave
