Plaridel Bypass Road

Plaridel Bypass Road is a 24.61-kilometer (15.29 mi) national secondary road in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Traversing agricultural lands, it bypasses the town propers of Plaridel (to which it is named after), Pulilan, Baliwag, and San Rafael and serves as an alternative route to the Pan-Philippine Highway.[1]

Plaridel Bypass Road
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The road in Bustos
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length24.61 km[1][2] (15.29 mi)
Existed2018–present
Major junctions
North end AH 26 (N1) (Pan-Philippine Highway) in San Rafael
South end AH 26 (E1) (North Luzon Expressway) in Guiguinto
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesBulacan
TownsBalagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Bustos, San Rafael
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N243→ N301

The entire road is designated as National Route 247 (N247) of the Philippine highway network.[3]

Route description

From the south, the two- to four-lane bypass road starts at Balagtas Exit of North Luzon Expressway in Barangay Borol, Balagtas. It turns north, bypassing the town propers of Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliwag, and San Rafael; it also traverses the town of Bustos. It ends at its intersection with Pan-Philippine Highway in Barangay Maasim, San Rafael.

History
Plaridel Bypass Road under construction in San Rafael, 2017

During the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, the road was initially planned to be a toll road named Plaridel Bypass Toll Road.[4] However, it was revised to become an untolled road, which was later known as the Plaridel–San Rafael Bypass Road Project.[5]

Construction of the road began in 2016, funded by a loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency. On April 30, 2018, Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II was inaugurated,[6] followed by the 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) Phase 2 section from Balagtas to Bustos on May 5.[7]

Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (Contract Package 4) was inaugurated on October 9, 2023. The 7.64-kilometer bypass road with cost of P5.26 billion has been widened from two lanes to four. It includes the 318-meter second San Rafael Flyover (while the 210-meter first Bustos Flyover was opened on July 12, 2022). Construction of the third P227 million Guiguinto Flyover at Barangay Tiaong is already 50.77 % complete from Balagtas Interchange of North Luzon Expressway.


Intersections

References
  1. "PLARIDEL BY-PASS ROAD (ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, PHASE II)". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. "Environmental Impact Statement (Updated) Plaridel Bypass Road Project, Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. August 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  3. "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. "Plaridel Bypass Toll Road". Public-Private Partnership Center. October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  5. "Aerial Inspection of Plaridel-San Rafael Bypass Road Project". Radio Television Malacañang. February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (May 3, 2018). "Plaridel Bypass Road open to Bulacan traffic in two weeks". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (May 3, 2018). "Bustos, Bulacan section of Plaridel Bypass Road opens on May 5". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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