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The Department of Public Works and Highways or DPWH has added 30 million pesos to complete the construction of the Bustos Northbound Flyover. According to DPWH First Bulacan District Engineer Henry Alcantara the very structure of the said flyover has been built where a steel girder has already crossed the intersection of Plaridel Bypass Road and General Alejo Santos Highway. It was spent on the previously allocated 70 million pesos. The steel girder that was thrown will serve as a roadway over the flyover while the additional 30 million peso fund will be used to lay out the approaches or the ascent and descent of these two flyover lines. It was built in response to the slow to congested traffic flow in this part of the Plaridel Bypass Road. Alcantara explained that the construction of the northbound flyover is a priority because many are already passing through it towards the northern part of Bulacan such as San Rafael San Ildefonso San Miguel and the provinces in the north and east of Luzon.For the start of construction of the southbound flyover or the direction towards the Balagtas entry of the North Luzon Expressway almost 200 million pesos is allocated to be included in the national budget of 2021. The district engineer added that the DPWH because it includes the intersection of the intersection of Plaridel Bypass Road and General Alejo Santos Highway. When the construction of these two adjacent flyovers is completed it will ease traffic along General Alejo Santos Highway and Plaridel Bypass Road in the Bustos section. This is where the goods of rice vegetables and other agricultural products that are exported to Metro Manila pass through. CLJD SFV-PIA 3
