Davao tunnel

The Department of Public Works and Highways increases its efforts to improve the transport logistics and mitigate vehicular traffic congestion in Davao City with the construction of a 2.3-kilometer two-tube mountain tunnel. Acting DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado (fourth from right), Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa (third from left), DPWH Undersecretary and chief implementer of ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects Emil Sadain (fourth from left) and other officials of DPWH and Japan International Cooperation Agency witness the start of the tunnel excavation works.