The Davao City Expressway is an expressway currently under feasibility study. It was proposed by President
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
to mitigate the congestion on the
Pan-Philippine Highway in
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
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Project Description
The expressway will have an overall length of 23.3km, which is divided into three different phases. The Phase I, Phase II and Phase III of the expressway is connected in the Carlos P. Garcia National Highway; however, the Phase II will be much further north, which starts from the soon to exist Panacan Interchange.
The DavEx will start construction in 2022 and will be completed in 2026.
Phases of Development and Cost
Phase I - ₱ 23.1B
*Elevated/Viaduct and At River (8.45 km)
*Carlos P. Garcia National Highway (CPGNH),
*Ma-a, Talomo to Sta. Ana Port, Agdao
Phase II - ₱ 23.4B
*Elevated/Viaduct (Panacan-Ulas) (8.35 km)
*CPGNH, Ma-a, Talomo to Panacan Road, Panacan
Phase III - ₱ 23.2B
*At-Grade 6.5 km
*CPGNH, Ma-a, Talomo to Bangkal, Talomo
Project Impact and Objectives
*To reduce the traffic decongestion in the vital parts of Davao City.
*To improve the economic ability of the city, by making an expressway which will improve the travel time from the port to different parts of the city.
*To increase the productivity of different business sectors in the city.
Project Status
*Authority to Procure was approved on 20 January 2017.
*Preparation of the Terms of Reference (TOR), Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) and other bidding documents.
See also
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North Luzon East Expressway
The North Luzon East Expressway (NLEE) is an under-construction four-lane, long limited-access toll expressway in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
Project description
With a length of 92.1 kilometers, the toll project consists of ...
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Expressways of the Philippines
This list of expressways in the Philippines is currently composed of 10 controlled-access highways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces located in north and south Luzon. While not all expressways are interconnected, there is a plan to conne ...
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Mindanao
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References
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Proposed roads in the Philippines
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