ANOTHER segment of the 17.8-kilometer Davao City Coastal Road is expected to be opened by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) XI this June.
The opening completes Segment C (Roxas to Sta. Ana Wharf), covering 1.75 kilometers, while the remaining Segment D–Sta. Ana to Jerome, R. Castillo–spans 3.57 kilometers.
The agency’s regional office revealed that it will cut travel time from Toril to Poblacion from 45 minutes to just 15 minutes.
The new segments will serve as an alternative route for motorists who contribute daily to heavy traffic congestion along the Davao-Cotabato Road.
“The opening follows repeated directives from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to accelerate the completion of bypass and access roads nationwide to strengthen road connectivity,” DPWH said in a statement.
The entire stretch of the Davao City Coastal Road traverses the coastal areas of Davao City from Barangay Bago Aplaya in Talomo District to Barangay Jerome, Agdao District.
This opening marks the third and fourth phases in the series of phased openings since construction began in 2017.
President Marcos inaugurated the project in July 2023 in Davao City, covering the 8.019-kilometer Segment A, which runs from Bago Aplaya to Tulip Drive, passing through the coastal lines of the Bago Aplaya–Times Beach Section in Talomo–Matina.
Meanwhile, Segment B of the project, which is from Tulip Drive to Roxas Avenue, spanning 4.435 kilometers, was opened to motorists on Dec. 19, 2025, after it was postponed twice due to safety concerns.
The newly opened segment covered the stretch from Times Beach Rotonda to the Roxas Exit. Segment B also includes the 1.34-kilometer Davao River (Bucana) Bridge.
