The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced the construction of Ungka 2 Flyover and Iloilo River North Bank Road (Iloilo Sunset Boulevard).
The flyover will address traffic congestion at the junction of Pres. Corazon C. Aquino Avenue (Iloilo Circumferential Road C-1) and Sen. Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Avenue (Iloilo Diversion Road).
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Once construction, this flyover is expected to reduce travel time from 40-45 minutes to only 20 minutes.
This project involves construction of a 453.7-lineal meter, 17-span, four-lane flyover on a bored pile base including approaches.
The Ungka II Flyover, which is 82% complete, is anticipated to finish before the end of the second quarter of 2022.
The Iloilo Sunset Boulevard project is a new road opening for a sustainable and greener Iloilo, with the intention to unblock heavy traffic from the city to several towns in the southern part of the province.
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By GlobalDataThis road will also complement the east-to-west connectivity of the city to prevent future traffic congestion along Iloilo-Antique Road.
The $$27m (PHP1.4bn) road project covers the construction of a 4.95km road from Barangay Tabucan in the town of Mandurriao to Barangay Cagban in the municipality Oton.
This project will feature installation of solar LED lights, construction of median island, slope protection with walkway (esplanade), drainage structures, and sidewalks.
DPWH Region 6 Director Tiburcio DL Canlas Secretary Roger G Mercado said, “These projects will ease accessibility and connectivity, and further boost the city’s tourism, economy, and infrastructure which will subsequently improve the lives of the people of Iloilo City and southern Iloilo.”
In April, a topping-out ceremony at Ungka II Flyover and groundbreaking ceremony of Iloilo Sunset Boulevard was held.
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Image: The Ungka II Flyover is anticipated to finish before the end of the second quarter of 2022. Credit: Department of Public Works and Highways of the Philippines.
