4.6-km tunnels of Davao bypass road seen completed by September

DAVAO CITY — The tunnels component of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP) is projected for completion by September, the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 11 Office (DPWH 11) said on Tuesday.

Interviewed on the sidelines of a media forum, DPWH 11 Spokesman Dean I. Ortiz said the total length of 4.6 kilometers of the tunnels component of the project are nearly completed.

“I was informed that we only have to dig 300 meters from both sides of the tunnels and then the tunnels will be completed by September this year,” he said.

The DCBCP is a 45.5-km bypass road that runs from Barangay Sirawan, Toril, Davao City to Barangay J.P Laurel in Panabo City.

Upon completion, this bypass road will cut the one-hour-and-44-minute long land travel via Maharlika Highway to only 49 minutes.

Last April 25, the DPWH said the project was already 49% accomplished for activities that include tunnel civil works and bridge pier constructions. — Maya M. Padillo