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(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo
THE PHILIPPINE National Construction Corp. called last Dec. 28 for tenders for the P7-billion connection of the South Luzon Expressway to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.
DTI officials also said that the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Alabang viaduct would start this month.
These two developments showed that improvements in the road systems, through which about 60 percent of the country's merchandise exports pass through, could be realized as early as planned, the DTI said.
Trade Secretary Cesar V. Purisima had said improvements in SLEX were slated for 2005, while works on the link between SLEX in Calamba, Laguna, and Star in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, was scheduled within two years.
These projects are part of the P10-billion flagship project of the National Development Corp., which is putting up a P100-billion portfolio of key infrastructure projects seen boosting economic activity all over the country.