# Davao City Bypass Road

Davao City Bypass Road is a 45.5-kilometer bypass road project–from Barangay Sirawan in Toril, Davao City to Barangay J.P. Laurel in Panabo City, Philippines. It aims to cut the travel time through both cities from 1 hour and 44 minutes to 49 minutes. Its objective is to improve the transport logistics and mitigate congestion in Davao City, thereby contributing to economic and social development in Mindanao.
It had an estimated total cost of ₱46.80 billion, which was updated to ₱70.8 billion. The construction supervision of the project is headed by a joint venture of Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Katahira and Engineers International, Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. in association with the Philkoei International, Inc.

## History

In 2015, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Japanese ODA loan agreements with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under the second Aquino administration to provide loans of up to a total of ¥33.689 billion for Metro Manila Priority Bridges Seismic Improvement Project and Davao City Bypass Construction Project (South and Center Sections).
Actual work on the project began in 2017, under the Duterte administration.
On June 16, 2020, the Philippines and Japan signed the loan agreement for the supplemental financing of ₱18.5 billion (¥35 billion) for the project.
On November 19, 2021, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa led in witnessing the start of tunnel boring activity for the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mi) twin tunnels of the project. It is slated as the country's first long-distance mountain tunnel.
In 2024, a supplemental loan of ₱14 billion was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board headed by the Marcos Jr. administration. This sums up the total amount of project to ₱70.8 billion.

## Project phases and progress

The whole project will be divided into two phases with each divided into sub-phases. These are subject to revisions and changes as the project is still being implemented.
Phase I (funded by a loan agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency)
* I-1 (10.7 km or 6.6 mi) four (4)-lane highway inclusive of 2.3 kilometer twin road tunnel. (Joint venture group of Shimizu Corporation, Ulticon Builders, and Takenaka Corporation)
* I-2 (12.8 km or 8.0 mi) four (4)-lane highway has its contract agreement for the civil works underway.
* I-3 (5.6 km or 3.5 mi) four (4)-lane road with one (1) bridge, two (2) cut and cover tunnels, twelve (12) culverts, and one (1) overpass.
Phase II (funded by the General Appropriations Act, is subdivided into three contract packages)
* II-1 (1.28 km or 0.80 mi) four (4)-lane road and (7) seven bridges. (Joint venture group of Cavite Ideal International Construction and Development Corporation, Wee Eng Construction Incorporation, and Coastland Construction and Development Corporation)
* II-2 (3.52 km or 2.19 mi) (Consortium of AIMM Builder & Construction Supply, Nationstar Development Corporation, and China Road and Bridge Corporation.)
* II-3 (9.7 km or 6.0 mi) scheduled for procurement this third quarter of 2024.