Villar: Katipunan extension project to open this year

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists going to Batasan and San Mateo, Rizal can soon expect faster trips with the significant progress in the 3.38-kilometer Katipunan Avenue extension project in Quezon City.

In a statement yesterday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar expressed optimism that the project will soon be able to cater to the increasing demand for an alternate route from Katipunan Avenue to Barangay Batasan Hills and Rizal province in order to ease the congestion along Katipunan and Commonwealth Avenues.

He said the DPWH is fasttracking the construction of Phases 1 and 2 from the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System property and Government Service Insurance System properties to Vista Real Subdivision, which are 60-percent and 90-percent complete.

DPWH-Quezon City First District engineer Loida Busa said they have delivered the 800-meter road extension under Phase 3 and the 22.50-meter permanent bridge along Vista Real Classica Subdivision in Barangay Batasan Hills.

“DPWH, through the administration’s Build Build Build program, is targeting the completion of this project this 2021 to enable more convenient travels and stimulate the economy,” Villar said.