Ayon sa kagawaran, 80.12 porsyento nang tapos ang naturang proyekto.
Magsisilbing alternatibong ruta ang naturang kalsada sa Manila North Road para sa mga biyahero mula sa Bauang, San Fernando City, at San Juan, La Union.
“A total of P4.697 billion is required to fully complete the whole stretch of the bypass road, of which, P2.026 billion (was) released from 2018 to 2022,” saad ng DPWH.
Inaasahang makatutulong ang 22.2-kilometer Bauang-San Fernando City-San Juan Bypass Road project upang mapaluwag sa daloy ng trapiko sa Manila North Road section sa pagitan ng Barangay Payocpoc, Bauang at Barangay Taboc, San Juan.
Mayroong dalawang sections ang naturang proyekto: 7.8-kilometer Bauang Section at 14.4-kilometer San Fernando City-San Juan Section.
“We understand that a properly-realized road network plays a vital role in nation-building. That is why the DPWH vows to continue providing much-needed road infrastructure to promote economic development all over the country,” pahayag ni Public Works Secretary Roger Mercado.
Umaasa ang DPWH na mabubuksan ang 2.64 kilometers para sa Bauang Section, gayundin ang pagtatayo ng Bauang Bypass Bridge, maging ang panibagong 1.87 kilometers na kalsada sa San Fernando City-San Juan Section sa taong 2022.
“The rest of the bypass road project is already programmed for implementation in 2023 and 2024, with funding earmarked at P2.671 billion,” ayon pa sa kagawaran.
Dagdag nito, “When completed, travel time between the towns of Bauang and San Juan will be cut in half from the current one hour to just 30 minutes.”
Samantala, itinatayo rin ang multi-purpose building project na may iconic architectural design sa La Union.