At that time, on our way to Baguio, I didn't know that SCT stood for Subic-Clark-Tarlac so I didn't dare use the highway fearing that we might end up going in the wrong direction. After I came back from Baguio, I googled it and found several information about SCTEX.
Now this is what I know about SCTEX:
- It's a 93.77 kilometer highway which is divided into two sections.
- The Subic-Clark section stretches 50.5 kilometers.
- The Clark-Tarlac section stretches 43.27 kilometers.
- It costs over Php27 billion to construct.
- It's to officially open by mid-April this year.
More information can be found here. But I wasn't able to find the information that I wanted. Since we travel mostly to Baguio, I was trying to find out if I could take the SCTEX so that I could skip the traffic in the Tarlac area. I basically wanted to know where in Tarlac the SCTEX ends.
Anyway, I also heard that SCTEX will be extended up to La Union. I'm not aware of the timing though but if that happens, travel time to Baguio will definitely be faster. 3 hours maybe? Now that's something to look forward to. I hope it pushes through and that no controversies will come out of it.
While searching the net regarding SCTEX, I discovered that there are actually a lot of similar types of projects that the government is undertaking. The ones I found were:
- C-5 expressway project(NLEX-SLEX link)
- SLEX extension project (we all know this)
- Manila-Cavite toll expressway project(R-1 expressway extension)
- Northrail project
I hope all of these government projects finishes because all these infrastructures would really benefit our economy. I'm not a fan of President GMA but kudos to her for these projects. I just hope there won't be corruption involved. I wish!
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