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Subic expressway expansion to be finished in October

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NLEx Corp. said it expects to complete the first phase of the P1.6-billion Subic Freeport Expressway Capacity Expansion project by October 2019. 

The company said the project would be done in two phases, with the first phase expected to be completed by October 2019 in time for Subic’s hosting of 16 sports in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in November.

“Our company believes that good infrastructure is necessary to expedite the delivery of products and boost tourism. These SFEx improvements which are expected to be completed by September 2020 all aimed at supporting trade and commerce in Subic and enhancing the travel experience of our motorists,” NLEx president and general manager Luigi Bautista said.

Two new expressway lanes including a tunnel and two bridges in Jadjad and Argonaut are being constructed at the 8-kilometer SFEx to accommodate the growing number of traffic and promote road safety. 

Expressway-standard LED lights will be installed to keep the expressway safer for motorists particularly for those driving at night.

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“This project will be instrumental in sustaining Subic’s position as a prime business and leisure hub as well as helping complement our infrastructure development program which includes the widening of Freeport roads and improvement of our airport, seaport and other logistics facilities,” SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma Eisma said. 

Aside from improving the road capacity, the project also involves raising the Maritan Highway-Rizal Highway-Tipo Road junction and enhancing the drainage system to help alleviate flooding in the area. 

One bound of the Maritan-Rizal-Tipo junction has been closed to traffic since July 13 and motorists are being diverted to alternate routes along the Causeway Road and the Argonaut-Kalayaan Access Road.

Bautista said that “while there will be occasional lane closures for the entire project duration, SFEX will remain passable to all types of vehicles as most construction activities will be done at the roadside.”

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