The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has completed nearly half of its nationwide bike lane target for 2028 following the expansion of active transport infrastructure in Angeles City, Pampanga.
The agency reported on Wednesday that as of the first quarter of the year, it has constructed a total of 1,100 kilometers of bike lanes nationwide, nearly 46 percent of its 2,400-kilometer target by 2028.
The latest expansion in Angeles City added 11.1 kilometers of cycleways along MacArthur Highway, from San Jacinto Rotunda to J. Valdez Street, and along FilAm Friendship Highway, from Ponsettia Avenue to Don Juico Avenue.
The Angeles bike lane network is classified as a Class 2 cycleway with pavement signs and protected by bollards and rubber delineators.
Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the government is promoting active transport as a cost-efficient mobility alternative amid persistently high fuel prices.
“We have to coordinate with the Land Transportation Office to ensure there are traffic enforcers. We will coordinate with the local government and the DPWH if we can impose a maximum speed limit in areas with bike lanes.
That will help cyclists feel safer so that while they are biking, they no longer have to constantly look behind them,” Lopez said.
The DOTr said the expansion of active transport infrastructure seeks to improve mobility, reduce transportation costs, and provide safer transport alternatives in urban centers nationwide.