
THE Clark Development Corporation (CDC), through its Construction Management Division (CMD), has completed the seven-kilometer bike lane project worth P21.9 million at Clark Freeport.
The project includes the construction of the new seven-kilometer inbound and outbound bike lanes , with a width of two meters on M.A. Roxas Highway.
CDC-CMD manager engineer Leoncio L. Tan said the completion of the bike lane project is vital since Clark was launched as a “Biker-Friendly Zone” on June 3 last year.
“The importance of this project is for us to complete the bike path loop to and from the major gates in this Freeport such as the main gate, Mabalacat gate, and the Friendship gate,” Tan said.
Tan added that the project’s Phase 4 was completed on January 31 and in the future, there are plans to include a bike path in the proposed widening of the Clark-Mabalacat-Angeles (CMAR) road.
Aside from the asphalted bike lanes that the bikers are now enjoying, safety barriers — also known as “bollards” – were installed to ensure the safety of both motorists and cyclists traversing on M.A. Roxas Highway.
In 2019, the Phase 1 of the bike lane project was completed while Phase 2 was finished in February 2021.
Last year, CDC also completed two bike-related projects namely the Biker’s Pit Stop and the Cross Country Trail (CXC trail). The said projects quickly became a favorite destination of avid cyclists, both professional and non-professional bikers.
Under the leadership of CDC president and CEO attorney Agnes VST Devanadera, the state-owned firm is geared towards becoming a world-class Freeport Zone, where connectivity is one of the priorities under her administration.