SLEX Bicol Expressway (TR4 and TR5)

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== Section 1 ==
Manila to Bicol in under 6 hours, this is the Slex extension to Bicol, and it will have 6 lanes, and a max speed of 120kph
This is the Slex extension to Bicol
A 460-470km+ under construction greenfield Expressway linking Calamba, Laguna, to Matnog, Sorsogon
It is part of bridge and expressway network web that spans across the country planned by the 17th President of the Philippines
It has 2 phases, which is the Phase 1 with a length of 60km between Calamba, Laguna to Lucena, Quezon, and the Phase 2 with a length of 410-415km+ between Lucena, Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon
It will be also an eco-friendly, and high-tech expressway which will be like an upgrade of old expressways in the country
Because the whole stretch of this 470km+ long expressway will have indigenous tree planted on its center island to absorb CO2 emissions by vehicles, it will be powered by renewable energies like solar panels especially in streetlights
It will use also a yet-to-be invented technology when it comes to expressway construction, which will be concrete that comes from carbon emissions from plants called calcium carbonate concrete, while the earthworks of this expressway will be done using recycled materials, and carbon fly ash, and more eco-friendly construction tech
and the expressway will be also smart, because it will use AI-powered surveillance camera every 2-5km of expressway to detect speeding, ETC card collection on toll plazas, it will support also the driverless cars, and it supports also electric cars for future-proofing of expressway
== Service Area Amenities: ==
In this expressway, there will be an wayside amenities every 25-50km of expressway in either side of lanes
Service areas will have amenities like: Gas stations, electric vehicle charging, restaurants, motels, retail shops, and for medical emergencies, there will be helipads, and fully equipped trauma center
At mountains between Pagbilao and Atimonan, Quezon, there will be a tunnel with service area, and tunnel will be built using tunnel boring machine with concrete recycled
and at Albay Province between Ligao and Legazpi City, there will be ash barrier that will be the first of its kind and it shields the expressway in case the Mayon Volcano erupts, and there will be also an service area inside the ash barrier section
== The rest ==
The expressway will have major bridges at Iyam River [Arch bridge], Pagbilao Bay [Cable stayed bridge], Bicol River, river that borders the province of Camarines Sur and Albay [Balanced cantilever], and Sorsogon Bay [Cable stayed]
It will have an interchange at:
#Calamba
#Santo Tomas Propoer [Provision]
#Makban
#Alaminos [Provision]
#San Pablo
#Tiaong
#Candelaria
#Sariaya
#Lucena
#Pagbilao
#Atimonan
#Agdangan
#Plaridel
#Gumaca
#Lopez
#Calauag
#Tagkawayan
#Del Gallego
#Liboro
#Ragay
#Lupi
#Sipocot
#Libmanan
#Pamplona
#San Fernando
#Naga City
#Pili
#Baao
#Iriga City
#Libon
#Polangui
#Ligao City
#Guinobatan
#Camalig
#Legazpi City
#Daraga
#Pilar
#Castilla
#Sorsogon City
#Casiguran
#Juban
#Irosin, and...
#Matnog [w/ connection to Matnog-Allen Bridge]
The construction period is expected to take 3 years, and its contractors of SLEX Phase 2 to Bicol will be by Indian contractors that built the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, as well as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, local, and other country contractors, and to prevent project delay, there will be a collaboration between the contractors
If completed, we will be able to travel from Manila to southernmost part of Bicol in just only 6-7 hours from original 12 hours
and spur economic development in Region 4A and Bicol Region, because when this expressway is completed, the new cities will rise and emerge along this expressway corridor
== Update as of this posting: ==
The Phase 1 of Slex Extension [Slex Tr4] construction is in full swing, but the progress is slow and only in Alaminos, few parts of Santo Tomas, Tiaong, and few parts of San Pablo only, because of ROW/Land acquisition issues
and Slex extension to Bicol Phase 2 is yet to begin construction but the owner of this project is now busy in choosing right contractors, and supplemental toll operations agreement is now signed already as of June 2022
== See Also ==
*South Luzon Expressway
**SLEX TR4
**SLEX TR5
**SLEX TR6 - Samar-Leyte Expressway, Extension to Tacloban and Surigao
**Pan-Philippine Expressway
Category:Highways or Expressways
Category:Pan-Philippine Expressway