San Miguel Corp. said Monday that one of its affiliates, SMC Plex Inc., recently broke ground on a P34 billion toll road project in Pangasinan.
San Miguel signed the deal for the 42.7-kilometer toll road with the Province of Pangasinan last year. It will also include building spur roads.
The expressway will start from the town of Binalonan and terminate in Lingayen. The toll road will have four segments, with the longest section the 22.7-kilometer link between Calasiao and Lingayen.
The toll road is expected to drive economic growth in Pangasinan.