Urdaneta by-pass road to reduce travel time by 50%
- Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1007770
- Friday, May 11, 2018
- By VENUS MAY H SARMIENTO (ajc/VHS-PIA-Pangasinan)
URDANETA CITY (PIA) -- The public will soon experience seamless travel to Pangasinan with the opening of a new by-pass road in Urdaneta City by 2019.
Regional Director Ronnel Tan of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region I, said the project is divided into six phases covering the construction of a four lane road measuring a total of 7.2 kilometers and four bridges namely: Macalong Bridge measuring 36.3 lineal meters; Mitura Bridge 1 and 2 that measures a total of 102.4 lineal meters; and Camantilles Bridge measuring 60.9 lineal meters.
The P1.6-billion project also involves the construction of reinforced concrete box culvert, drainage and slope protection and installation of right of way monuments, metal guardrails, and reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings.
Tan said the Urdaneta by-pass road, once completed, is seen to relieve traffic congestion in the city proper where most government and business centers are located. Travel time from the town of Villasis to Binalonan which usually lasts for an hour traversing Maharlika Highway will also be reduced by 50 percent.
“More than the faster transport of goods and services from Urdaneta City proper to barangays, the by-pass road would also attract various business establishments that would generate more livelihood opportunities and help increase economic growth in the province,” Director Tan said in his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar.
District Engineer Gerardo De Guzman of Pangasinan’s 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO) based in Rosales town said the by-pass road is strategically located in the central part of eastern Pangasinan and will pass through eight barangays namely: Nancayasan, Sto. Domingo, Sta. Lucia, Nancamaliran East, Mabanogbog, San Vicente, Camantiles, and Anonas.
Four inter-regional road system will also be connected to the Urdaneta City By-Pass Road namely: Manila North Road (MNR); Urdaneta-Dagupan Road, Urdaneta-Manaoag Road, and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), he said.
Engr. Narchito Arpilleda, designated public information officer of the 3rd DEO, said the Nancayasan portion has been opened last May 4 in time for the opening of a new mall in the city.
An overpass for the Urdaneta - Manaoag-Camantiles portion has also been finished and the Urdaneta-Dagupan overpass is now under construction.