The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has reached significant accomplishment in its implementation of a bypass road project aimed to better connect the towns of Arayat and Magalang in the Province of Pampanga.
According to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino and DPWH Pampanga First District Engineer Almer C. Miranda reported a completion rate of 80 percent for the works under the P96.5-million allocation in the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the Arayat Segment of the Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road Project.
In total, 5.09 kilometers of the diversion road starting from Barangay San Juan Baño in the town Arayat have already been constructed and paved.
The DPWH Pampanga First District Engineering Office (DEO) is fast-tracking the construction works along the remaining portions in Magalang town to meet the target completion of the project in 2026, knowing the importance of Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road as a component to the comprehensive Pampanga Megalopolis Masterplan.
When completed, the Arayat-Magalang Bypass Road will serve as an additional and alternate route to the connecting road between Arayat and Magalang and is seen to boost tourism in the area by providing quicker access to the Mt. Arayat National Park.