Do not delay P21-B expressway project, business group asks
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — "Don’t delay the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) project."
Thus declared Rene Romero, chairman of the business-led group Advocacy for the Development of Central Luzon (ADCL), at the conclusion of an inspection tour of the 50.5-kilometer Clark-Subic stretch of SCTEx by a team composed of Pampanga board members and and ADCL leaders.
The R21- billion SCTEx project is nearing completion, it was noted.
Package 1 (Clark-toSubic portion) is 84.2 percent complete, while Package 2 (Clark-to-Tarlac portion) is 95 percent complete.
While the finishing touches are being done, ADCL noted that a few groups are attempting to slow down the project.
"We are warning anyone trying to delay the operation of this highway that he will not succeed," Romero said at the Subic site, adding that "ADCL will not stop in helping the government make this highway a reality for the people of Central Luzon."
"We have been waiting for the completion of the SCTEx," Romero said, noting the road’s catalyst role in accelerating the emergence of special economic zones that, in turn, will spur the growth of industries that pay taxes and create thousands of jobs.
Romero said he expects the expressway to "pave the way" for the inflow of local and foreign investments to the SubicClark corridor.
The SCTEx is a flagship project of President Arroyo and is among the mega-projects intended to transform Central and Northern Luzon into a super region.
The SCTEx is expected to serve as the new economic backbone of Central Luzon and the adjoining regions that are expected to create more opportunities for investment, trade and employment.
After underscoring the key development role of SCTEx, Romero aired an appeal to individuals and groups to help ensure the completion of the expressway "at the soonest possible time."
He identified the key development and construction players as the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), civil society, Japanese contractors, and the large business community in Central Luzon.
Once operational, SCTEx will cut Clark-to-Subic travel time to just 30 minutes, and reduce Clark-to-Tarlac travel time to 20 minutes, and vice versa.
Spanning 93.77 kilometers, the tollway will be the country’s longest. (Fred Roxas - Manila Bulletin)
Thus declared Rene Romero, chairman of the business-led group Advocacy for the Development of Central Luzon (ADCL), at the conclusion of an inspection tour of the 50.5-kilometer Clark-Subic stretch of SCTEx by a team composed of Pampanga board members and and ADCL leaders.
The R21- billion SCTEx project is nearing completion, it was noted.
Package 1 (Clark-toSubic portion) is 84.2 percent complete, while Package 2 (Clark-to-Tarlac portion) is 95 percent complete.
While the finishing touches are being done, ADCL noted that a few groups are attempting to slow down the project.
"We are warning anyone trying to delay the operation of this highway that he will not succeed," Romero said at the Subic site, adding that "ADCL will not stop in helping the government make this highway a reality for the people of Central Luzon."
"We have been waiting for the completion of the SCTEx," Romero said, noting the road’s catalyst role in accelerating the emergence of special economic zones that, in turn, will spur the growth of industries that pay taxes and create thousands of jobs.
Romero said he expects the expressway to "pave the way" for the inflow of local and foreign investments to the SubicClark corridor.
The SCTEx is a flagship project of President Arroyo and is among the mega-projects intended to transform Central and Northern Luzon into a super region.
The SCTEx is expected to serve as the new economic backbone of Central Luzon and the adjoining regions that are expected to create more opportunities for investment, trade and employment.
After underscoring the key development role of SCTEx, Romero aired an appeal to individuals and groups to help ensure the completion of the expressway "at the soonest possible time."
He identified the key development and construction players as the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), civil society, Japanese contractors, and the large business community in Central Luzon.
Once operational, SCTEx will cut Clark-to-Subic travel time to just 30 minutes, and reduce Clark-to-Tarlac travel time to 20 minutes, and vice versa.
Spanning 93.77 kilometers, the tollway will be the country’s longest. (Fred Roxas - Manila Bulletin)
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