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| maint = [[Department of Public Works and Highways]]
| maint = [[Department of Public Works and Highways]]
| name =Plaridel Bypass Road
| name = Plaridel Bypass Road
| alternate_name =
| alternate_name =
| image = FvfBustosBypass9921 22.JPG
| image = FvfBustosBypass9921 22.JPG
| image_notes = The road in [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]
| image_notes = The road in [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]], [[Bulacan]]
| length_km = 24.61
| length_km = 24.61
| length_ref = <ref name="ppp">{{cite web|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/Plaridel_phase2|title=PLARIDEL BY-PASS ROAD (ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, PHASE II)|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="eis">{{cite web|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/Resource/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/southeast/philippines/c8h0vm0000bmhnt6-att/c8h0vm0000bmhnwr.pdf|title=Environmental Impact Statement (Updated) Plaridel Bypass Road Project, Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III|date=August 2017|website=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
| length_ref = <ref name="ppp">{{cite web|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/Plaridel_phase2|title=PLARIDEL BY-PASS ROAD (ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, PHASE II)|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="eis">{{cite web|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/Resource/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/southeast/philippines/c8h0vm0000bmhnt6-att/c8h0vm0000bmhnwr.pdf|title=Environmental Impact Statement (Updated) Plaridel Bypass Road Project, Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III|date=August 2017|website=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
| allocation =
| allocation =
| established = 2018
| established = 2012
| direction_a = North
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Pan-Philippine Highway]]}} in [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Pan-Philippine Highway]]}} in [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
| direction_b = South
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = {{jct|country=PHL|AH|E1|name1=[[North Luzon Expressway]]}} in [[Guiguinto]]
| terminus_b = {{jct|country=PHL|AH|E1|name1=[[North Luzon Expressway]]}} in [[Guiguinto]]
| provinces = [[Bulacan]]
| provinces = [[Bulacan]]
| towns = {{flatlist|
| towns = [[Balagtas]], [[Guiguinto]], [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]], [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]], [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
* [[Balagtas]]
* [[Guiguinto]]
* [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]]
* [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]
* [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
}}
| previous_type = N
| previous_type = N
| previous_route = 243
| previous_route = 243
| next_type = N
| next_type = N
| next_route = 301
| next_route = 301
| junctions = {{plainlist|
* Plaridel Bypass Access Road in [[Plaridel]]
* Pandi–Bustos Road in [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]
* Gen. Alejo G. Santos Highway in [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]
* Mayor Francisco Viola Highway in [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
* Mabalas-balas Road in [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]
}}
}}
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'''Plaridel Bypass Road''' is a {{convert|24.61|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} national secondary road in the province of [[Bulacan]], [[Philippines]]. Traversing agricultural lands, it bypasses the town propers of [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]] (to which it is named after), [[Pulilan]], [[Baliwag]], and [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]] and serves as an alternative route to the [[Pan-Philippine Highway]].<ref name="ppp" />
'''Plaridel Bypass Road''' is a {{convert|24.61|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} national secondary road in the province of [[Bulacan]], [[Philippines]]. Traversing agricultural lands, it [[Bypass (road)|bypasses]] the town propers of [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]] (to which it is named after), [[Pulilan]], [[Baliwag]], and [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]] and serves as an alternative route to the [[Pan-Philippine Highway]].<ref name="ppp" />


The entire road is designated as '''National Route 247''' ('''N247''') of the [[Philippine highway network]].<ref name="dashboard">{{Cite web|url=https://dpwh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4bc4f2dc3a5644088c57de02108a8fd3|title=Road and Bridge Inventory|website=[[Department of Public Works and Highways]]|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
The entire road is designated as '''National Route 247''' ('''N247''') of the [[Philippine highway network]].<ref name="dashboard">{{Cite web|url=https://dpwh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4bc4f2dc3a5644088c57de02108a8fd3|title=Road and Bridge Inventory|website=[[Department of Public Works and Highways]]|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
[[File:915Plaridel Bypass Arterial Road Bypass Project.jpg|thumb|left|Plaridel Bypass Road under construction in San Rafael, 2017]]
[[File:915Plaridel Bypass Arterial Road Bypass Project.jpg|thumb|left|Plaridel Bypass Road under construction in San Rafael, 2017]]
The first phase of the road project, a 14-kilometer segment between NLEX and Plaridel, was opened in March 2012 and funded through Japan's [[Official Development Assistance (Japan)|official development assistance]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2012 |title=DPWH Chief opens Plaridel By-Pass Road linked to NLEX New Balagtas interchange |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/03/21/dpwh-chief-opens-plaridel-by-pass-road-linked-to-nlex-new-balagtas-interchange/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Official Gazette}}</ref>
During the administration of President [[Benigno Aquino III]], the road was initially planned to be a toll road named Plaridel Bypass Toll Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ppp.gov.ph/in_the_news/plaridel-bypass-toll-road/|title=Plaridel Bypass Toll Road|date=October 13, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=Public-Private Partnership Center}}</ref> However, it was revised to become an untolled road, which was later known as the Plaridel–San Rafael Bypass Road Project.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rtvm.gov.ph/aerial-inspection-of-plaridel-san-rafael-bypass-road/|title=Aerial Inspection of Plaridel-San Rafael Bypass Road Project|date=February 24, 2016|website=Radio Television Malacañang|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref>


Construction of the road began in 2016, funded by a loan agreement with the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]. On April 30, 2018, Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galas-Maasim_San_Rafael,_Bulacan_12.jpg] was inaugurated[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippines_Japan_friendship_marker1.jpg] by [[Benigno Aquino III]],[[Rogelio Singson]], [[Pedro Pancho]] and [[Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/986517/plaridel-bypass-road-open-to-bulacan-traffic-in-two-weeks|title=Plaridel Bypass Road open to Bulacan traffic in two weeks|first= Carmela |last=Reyes-Estrope|date=May 3, 2018|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref> followed by the {{convert|10|km|adj=on|sp=us}} Phase 2 section from Balagtas to Bustos on May 5.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/987374/bustos-bulacan-section-of-plaridel-bypass-road-opens-on-may-5|title=Bustos, Bulacan section of Plaridel Bypass Road opens on May 5|first= Carmela |last=Reyes-Estrope|date=May 3, 2018|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref>
During the administration of President [[Benigno Aquino III]], the road was initially planned to be a [[toll road]] named Plaridel Bypass Toll Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ppp.gov.ph/in_the_news/plaridel-bypass-toll-road/|title=Plaridel Bypass Toll Road|date=October 13, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=Public-Private Partnership Center}}</ref> However, it was revised to become an untolled road, which was later known as the Plaridel–San Rafael Bypass Road Project.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rtvm.gov.ph/aerial-inspection-of-plaridel-san-rafael-bypass-road/|title=Aerial Inspection of Plaridel-San Rafael Bypass Road Project|date=February 24, 2016|website=Radio Television Malacañang|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}</ref>


Construction of the road began in 2016, funded by a loan agreement with the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]. On April 30, 2018, Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II was inaugurated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/986517/plaridel-bypass-road-open-to-bulacan-traffic-in-two-weeks|title=Plaridel Bypass Road open to Bulacan traffic in two weeks|first= Carmela |last=Reyes-Estrope|date=May 3, 2018|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref> followed by the {{convert|10|km|adj=on|sp=us}} Phase 2 section from Balagtas to Bustos on May 5.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/987374/bustos-bulacan-section-of-plaridel-bypass-road-opens-on-may-5|title=Bustos, Bulacan section of Plaridel Bypass Road opens on May 5|first= Carmela |last=Reyes-Estrope|date=May 3, 2018|accessdate=June 27, 2023|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref>
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In March, 2021 [[Mark Villar]] inaugurated widened Angat Bridge (1,120 meters, 8.25 meters [[carriageway]], Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III) Luzon’s longest bridge across [[Angat River]] in [[Bustos, Bulacan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=DPWH opens widened Angat Bridge along Arterial Bypass Road in Bulacan|url= https://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/dpwh-opens-widened-angat-bridge-along-arterial-bypass-road-in-bulacan|accessdate=February 17, 2024 |publisher= [[SunStar]]|date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>


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In March 2021, [[Secretary of Public Works and Highways|Public Works and Highways Secretary]] [[Mark Villar]] inaugurated the widened Angat Bridge, Luzon’s longest river bridge across [[Angat River]] in [[Bustos, Bulacan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=DPWH opens widened Angat Bridge along Arterial Bypass Road in Bulacan|url= https://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/dpwh-opens-widened-angat-bridge-along-arterial-bypass-road-in-bulacan|accessdate=February 17, 2024 |publisher= [[SunStar]]|date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
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[[Bongbong Marcos]] with [[Antonio Lagdameo Jr.]], Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Kashikawa, and [[Manuel Bonoan]] inaugurated the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (Contract Package 4) on October 9, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Maralit|first1=Kristina |title=Widened part of Plaridel Bypass opened|url= https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/10/regions/widened-part-of-plaridel-bypass-opened/1913984|accessdate=February 13, 2024 |publisher=[The Manila Times]] |date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> The 7.64-kilometer bypass road with cost of P5.26 billion has been widened from two lanes to four.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=PBBM admin inaugurates Arterial Road Bypass Project, further reducing travel time between two towns in Bulacan|url= https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pbbm-admin-inaugurates-arterial-road-bypass-project-further-reducing-travel-time-between-two-towns-in-bulacan/|accessdate=February 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Presidential Communications Group]] |date=October 9, 2023}}</ref>It includes the 318-meter second San Rafael Flyover (while the 210-meter first Bustos Flyover was opened on July 12, 2022). Construction of the third P227 million [[Guiguinto]] Flyover at Barangay Tiaong is already 70 % complete in February, 2024 from [[w:en: North_Luzon_Expressway|North Luzon Expressway]] Exit 34, [[w:en: Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]] toll plaza and interchange.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=PBBM admin inaugurates Arterial Road Bypass Project, further reducing travel time between two towns in Bulacan|url= https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pbbm-admin-inaugurates-arterial-road-bypass-project-further-reducing-travel-time-between-two-towns-in-bulacan/|accessdate=February 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Presidential Communications Group]] |date=October 9, 2023}}</ref>
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<gallery class="center" caption="Bridges of Bypass Road" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:1689Construction_of_New_Angat_Bridge_(views_from_Sitio_VII,_Tambubong,_San_Rafael)_24.jpg|Angat Bridge 1,120 meters (2021)
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File:Bustos_Flyover_Bulacan_38.jpg|[[Bustos, Bulacan|Bonga Menor]] overpass (2022)
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File:San_Rafael_Flyover_Bulakan_(Province;_2023-08-28)_E911a_10.jpg|[[San Rafael, Bulacan|Caingin]] overpass (2023)
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File:Tiaong_Overpass_Construction2.jpg|[[Guiguinto|Tiaong]] overpass construction (2024)
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</gallery>


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President [[Ferdinand Marcos Jr.]] with [[Antonio Lagdameo Jr.]], [[List of ambassadors of Japan to the Philippines|Japanese Ambassador]] Kazuhiko Kashikawa, and [[Manuel Bonoan]] inaugurated the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (Contract Package 4) on October 9, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Maralit|first1=Kristina |title=Widened part of Plaridel Bypass opened|url= https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/10/regions/widened-part-of-plaridel-bypass-opened/1913984|accessdate=February 13, 2024 |publisher=[[The Manila Times]] |date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> The road, with a cost of {{Philippine peso|5.26 billion}}, has been widened from two lanes to four.<ref name="pco.gov.ph">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=PBBM admin inaugurates Arterial Road Bypass Project, further reducing travel time between two towns in Bulacan|url= https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pbbm-admin-inaugurates-arterial-road-bypass-project-further-reducing-travel-time-between-two-towns-in-bulacan/|accessdate=February 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Presidential Communications Group]] |date=October 9, 2023}}</ref> It includes the {{convert|318|m|adj=on|sp=us}} second San Rafael Flyover, while the {{convert|210|m|adj=on|sp=us}} first Bustos Flyover was opened on July 12, 2022).
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Construction of the 4-lane third {{Philippine peso|227 million}} 561-meter [[Guiguinto]] Flyover at Barangay Tiaong was finished in August 2024.<ref name="pco.gov.ph"/> The ceremonial [[w:en: Topping_out| topping out]] and Catholic [[w:en: Blessing|blessing]]-inauguration by Bulacan LGU official were held on April 25 and August 14, respectively. The installation of the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III historical marker dated August 30, 2024 was held also on August 14. Its 283.10 meters main Bridge has approaches of 138.66 and 139.38 meters with a concrete [[jersey barrier]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iglesias |first1=Myla |title=Plaridel bypass on track to open by June|url= https://malaya.com.ph/news_business/plaridel-bypass-on-track-to-open-by-june/|accessdate=August 5, 2024 |publisher=[[Malaya (newspaper)]] |date=May 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Arterial Road Bypass in Bulacan reaches milestone with ceremonial topping off|url= https://journal.com.ph/561-meter-flyover-1-component-of-arterial-road-bypass-in-bulacan-reaches-milestone-with-ceremonial-topping-off/|accessdate=August 16, 2024 |publisher= [[People's Journal]]|date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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<gallery class="center" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:1689Construction_of_New_Angat_Bridge_(views_from_Sitio_VII,_Tambubong,_San_Rafael)_24.jpg|Angat Bridge
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File:Bustos_Flyover_Bulacan_38.jpg|[[Bustos, Bulacan|Bonga Menor]] overpass
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File:San_Rafael_Flyover_Bulakan_(Province;_2023-08-28)_E911a_10.jpg|[[San Rafael, Bulacan|Caingin]] overpass
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File:Tiaong_Guiguinto_Overpass_Plaridel_Bypass_Road1.jpg|[[Guiguinto|Tiaong]] overpass completed August, 2024
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</gallery>


==Intersections==
==Intersections==
{{PHLinttop|province=Bulacan|append=Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with [[Rizal Park]] in [[Manila]] designated as [[Kilometre zero|kilometer zero]].|km_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/gis|title=Road and Bridge Inventory|website=www.dpwh.gov.ph|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>}}{{PHLint|road={{jct|country=PHL|E|1|name1=[[North Luzon Expressway|NLEX]] Balagtas Exit|location1=[[Pampanga]]|location2=[[Manila]]|location3=[[Bocaue]]|location4=[[Marilao]]}}|lspan=4|notes=Southern terminus.|location=Guiguinto}}{{PHLint|road=Tiaong Barangay Road — [[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]], [[Pandi, Bulacan|Pandi]]|notes=Accessible via Tiaong Flyover service road.}}{{PHLint|road=Mercado Street|notes=|type=incomplete}}{{PHLint|road=Cut-Cut–Daungan Road|notes=}}{{PHLint|road=Guiguinto Diversion Road — [[Baliwag]], [[Gapan]], [[Cabanatuan]], [[Malolos]]|notes=Access to {{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Maharlika Highway]]}} near {{jct|country=PHL|E|1|name1=[[North Luzon Expressway|NLEX]] Santa Rita Exit}}. Under construction.|location_special=[[Guiguinto]] – [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]] boundary|lspan=1|type=unbuilt}}{{PHLint|road=Plaridel Bypass Access Road — Plaridel town proper|lspan=2|location=Plaridel}}{{PHLint|notes=|km=|road=Bulihan Provincial Road}}{{PHLint|road=Pandi–Bustos Road — [[Pandi, Bulacan|Pandi]]|km=|location_special=[[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]] – [[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]] boundary|notes=Brgy. Camachilihan crossing.}}{{PHLint|road=Pandi–Bustos Road|lspan=2|location_special=[[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]|notes=Brgy. Malamig crossing.}}{{PHLint|road=Gen. Alejo G. Santos Highway — [[Norzagaray]], [[Angat, Bulacan|Angat]], [[Santa Maria, Bulacan|Santa Maria]], [[Doña Remedios Trinidad|DRT]]|notes=Also known as the Plaridel–Bustos–Angat–Norzagaray–Santa Maria Highway. Crossing accessible via Bustos Flyover service road.}}{{PHLint|road=Kalsadang Bago — [[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]], [[Baliwag]]|notes=Accessible via San Rafael Flyover service road.|location_special=[[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]|lspan=6}}{{PHLint|road=Mayor Francisco Viola Sr. Highway — [[Doña Remedios Trinidad|DRT]], [[Angat, Bulacan|Angat]], [[Baliwag]]}}{{PHLint|road=San Roque Barangay Road}}{{PHLint|road=Mabalas-balas Provincial Road}}{{PHLint|type=unbuilt|road=San Rafael–San Ildefonso Bypass Road — [[San Ildefonso, Bulacan|San Ildefonso]]|notes=Under construction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Consulting Services for the Feasibility Study of Several Roads |url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/sites/default/files/webform/consultancy/advertisement/19CSC004%20TOR.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=Department of Public Works and Highways}}</ref>}}{{PHLint|road={{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Maharlika Highway]]|location1=[[Cagayan Valley]]|location2=[[Cabanatuan]]|location3=[[Gapan]]}}|notes=Northern terminus.}}{{Jctbtm|keys=unbuilt,incomplete}}


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[[Category:Roads in Bulacan]]
[[Category:Roads in Bulacan]]
[[Category:Bypasses]]
[[Category:Roads in the Philippines]]

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Plaridel Bypass Road
FvfBustosBypass9921 22.JPG
The road in Bustos, Bulacan
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length24.61 km[1][2] (15.29 mi)
Existed2012–present
Major junctions
North end AH 26 (N1) (Pan-Philippine Highway) in San Rafael
Major intersections
South end AH 26 (E1) (North Luzon Expressway) in Guiguinto
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesBulacan
Towns
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N243→ N301

Plaridel Bypass Road is a 24.61-kilometer (15.29 mi) national secondary road in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Traversing agricultural lands, it bypasses the town propers of Plaridel (to which it is named after), Pulilan, Baliwag, and San Rafael and serves as an alternative route to the Pan-Philippine Highway.[1]

The entire road is designated as National Route 247 (N247) of the Philippine highway network.[3]

Route description

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From the south, the two- to four-lane bypass road starts at Balagtas Exit of North Luzon Expressway in Barangay Borol, Balagtas. It turns north, bypassing the town propers of Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliwag, and San Rafael; it also traverses the town of Bustos. It ends at its intersection with Pan-Philippine Highway in Barangay Maasim, San Rafael.

History

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Plaridel Bypass Road under construction in San Rafael, 2017

The first phase of the road project, a 14-kilometer segment between NLEX and Plaridel, was opened in March 2012 and funded through Japan's official development assistance.[4]

During the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, the road was initially planned to be a toll road named Plaridel Bypass Toll Road.[5] However, it was revised to become an untolled road, which was later known as the Plaridel–San Rafael Bypass Road Project.[6]

Construction of the road began in 2016, funded by a loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency. On April 30, 2018, Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II was inaugurated.[7] followed by the 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) Phase 2 section from Balagtas to Bustos on May 5.[8]

In March 2021, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar inaugurated the widened Angat Bridge, Luzon’s longest river bridge across Angat River in Bustos, Bulacan.[9]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with Antonio Lagdameo Jr., Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Kashikawa, and Manuel Bonoan inaugurated the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (Contract Package 4) on October 9, 2023.[10] The road, with a cost of ₱5.26 billion, has been widened from two lanes to four.[11] It includes the 318-meter (1,043 ft) second San Rafael Flyover, while the 210-meter (690 ft) first Bustos Flyover was opened on July 12, 2022).

Construction of the 4-lane third ₱227 million 561-meter Guiguinto Flyover at Barangay Tiaong was finished in August 2024.[11] The ceremonial topping out and Catholic blessing-inauguration by Bulacan LGU official were held on April 25 and August 14, respectively. The installation of the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III historical marker dated August 30, 2024 was held also on August 14. Its 283.10 meters main Bridge has approaches of 138.66 and 139.38 meters with a concrete jersey barrier.[12][13]

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Intersections

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The entire route is located in Bulacan. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

City/Municipalitykm[14]miDestinationsNotes
Guiguinto E1 (NLEX Balagtas Exit) – Pampanga, Manila, Bocaue, MarilaoSouthern terminus.
Tiaong Barangay Road — Balagtas, PandiAccessible via Tiaong Flyover service road.
Mercado Street
Cut-Cut–Daungan Road
Guiguinto – Plaridel boundaryGuiguinto Diversion Road — Baliwag, Gapan, Cabanatuan, MalolosAccess to AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) near E1 (NLEX Santa Rita Exit). Under construction.
PlaridelPlaridel Bypass Access Road — Plaridel town proper
Bulihan Provincial Road
Plaridel – Bustos boundaryPandi–Bustos Road — PandiBrgy. Camachilihan crossing.
BustosPandi–Bustos RoadBrgy. Malamig crossing.
Gen. Alejo G. Santos Highway — Norzagaray, Angat, Santa Maria, DRTAlso known as the Plaridel–Bustos–Angat–Norzagaray–Santa Maria Highway. Crossing accessible via Bustos Flyover service road.
San RafaelKalsadang Bago — San Rafael, BaliwagAccessible via San Rafael Flyover service road.
Mayor Francisco Viola Sr. Highway — DRT, Angat, Baliwag
San Roque Barangay Road
Mabalas-balas Provincial Road
San Rafael–San Ildefonso Bypass Road — San IldefonsoUnder construction.[15]
AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) – Cagayan Valley, Cabanatuan, GapanNorthern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References

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  1. ^ a b "PLARIDEL BY-PASS ROAD (ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, PHASE II)". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Environmental Impact Statement (Updated) Plaridel Bypass Road Project, Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. August 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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