Tunneling works in the longest road mountain tunnel project in Mindanao is in full swing and is now nearly 50 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, April 2. | ManilaBulletin
DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said the tunneling activities for the 2.3 kilometer twin tube bi-land mountain with the total length in the southbound and northbound directions on both north and south portal ends excavated at “a cumulative distance of about one kilometer.’’
During the inspection, Sadain reviewed the progress of works and commended the project team from DPWH Unified Project Management Office -Roads Management Cluster 1 and contractor Shimizu-Ulticon-Takenaka for their hard work and contribution towards fast-track construction. This on-going contract package I-1 costing P13.23 billion is financed by the Special Terms for Economic Partnership Loan between the Philippines and Japan International Cooperation Agency under loan agreement numbers PH-P261 and PH-P273.
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