Villar inspects La Union by-pass road project
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar inspected Monday the ongoing construction of the multi-million peso La Union Bypass Road Project that traverses two towns and a city here.
The Bauang-San Fernando City-San Juan Bypass Road will provide an alternate route that would decongest traffic along Manila North Road in the towns of Bauang, San Fernando City and San Juan La Union once completed.
The Duterte administration had allocated from its “Build, Build, Build” program a total budget for the BauangSan Fernando-San Juan Bypass Road amounting to more than R2.369 billion, including funds for the Road Right of Way acquisition of more than R115 million.
The Bauang section will be completed at a cost of almost R2 billion, while the San Juan and San Fernando Section will be built for R970 million.
Villar said the bypass road would reduce travel time from one hour to 30 minutes, starting from Barangay Payocpoc Norte, Bauang to Barangay Taboc, in San Juan.
“On track ang project, kapag natapos ang bypass na ito mapapabilis ang byahe galing La Union papuntang Ilocos at pabalik ng Maynila,” Villar said.
Regional Director Ronnel Tan discussed that the Bauang-San Fernando-San Juan Bypass Road will be a four-lane road with a length of 22.194 kilometers. Construction will include road opening, Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP), drainage, shoulder, slope protection works, provisions of pavement markings and signages.
Villar also said the City of San Fernando has an existing bypass road which is the San Fernando-San Juan bypass road which only traverses six barangays (Barangay Tanqui, Sevilla, Biday, Bangkusay in San Fernando City and Barangays Nagituban and Ili Sur in San Juan, La Union).