Subic Tarlac Expressway Is Already Falling Appart

Comment from a reader on the state of the SCTEX

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the rapid deterioration of the SCTEX?

On July 22, 2009 I traveled to the SM Clark mall. I normally look forward to this leisurely drive via the SCT Expressway. However this time I noticed an ever-increasing number road diversions due to road repairs. This is when they divert the flow of traffic to one side or the other of the roadway. It is done understandably for the safety of the workers making repair to the roadway.

Lately I have noticed that they have been returning to the same sections that were repaired only a few months ago. Evidently the work was either not done properly the first time, or they were using inferior materials.

I am not a civil engineer but I know that asphalt roadways should be able to last more than one year. At least they do in most other countries.

This project cost the Philippine Government P27.40 Billion pesos. That’s $570. million dollars for 94 kilometers (59 miles) of roadway.

Here is the point of my conjecture. The SCTEX is only fifteen months old. They have been making repairs to the roadway for at least the past six months. Doesn’t this raise anyone’s concern?

Now I am sure that the company that built this roadway is standing by its contract to make the necessary repairs as needed until the end of the prescribed contract period. After that, I believe the roadway will rapidly deteriorate to the point of a hazardous condition. Then and only then will someone call for a full blown investigation as to how this unscrupulous construction project occurred. Hello!!!

Someone needs to wake up and smell the asphalt before all the money is gone to properly correct this sham. A taxpayer and concerned motorist.

[The Subic Bulletin] Did anyone noticed what happened to the SCTEX during the recent rain. This readers concerns were exemplified when the rains came down! There was pot holes everywhere especially on the section from Subic to Dinalupihan and on almost every bridge, and 3 or 4 cuttings gave way to mudslides.
When the road started to dry out you could see hundreds of patches that represented weaknesses in the pavement allowing water to come through aka future potholes.

Those of you who remember the NLEX 10 years ago it was the same, but an international contractor rebuilt the NLEX and now it seems unaffected by the rain.

Yes your right the SCTEX is poorly constructed and falling apart. HELP!