| Philippine expressway network | |
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 Map of expressways in Luzon, including under construction and planned expressways | |
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| Maintained by private companies under concession from the Department of Public Works and Highways | |
| Length | 626 km[1] (389 mi) |
| Formed | 1968 |
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| Expressways | Ex |
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The Philippine expressway network, also known as the High Standard Highway Network, is a controlled-access highway network managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which consists of all expressways and regional high standard highways in the Philippines.[2]
High standard highways are defined as highways which provide a high level of traffic services by assuring high speed mobility and safe travel in order to vitally support socio-economic activities for sound socio-economic development of strategic regions and the country as a whole.[2] In the Philippines, controlled-access highways are known as expressways. They are multi-lane divided toll roads which are privately maintained under concession from the government. The regional high standard highways are partial controlled-access highways that function as supplementary to expressways.[2]
The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010.[1]
- ^ a b "Master Plan for High Standard Highways/Expressways for PPP". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Study of Masterplan on High Standard Highway Network Development in the Republic of the Philippines" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. July 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2017.