Traversing the mountainous towns of the three provinces, the Datu-Paglas-Colombio-Matanao Road will be completed this year, according to Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar.Once the road link is finished, the travel time from Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat to Matanao, Davao del Sur will be reduced from four hours and 10 minutes to only two hours and 20 minutes, he bared.
According to DPWH Regional Office 12 Director Basir M. Ibrahim, the road project covers the opening and concreting of 23.17 kilometers of road starting from the municipality of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao. The concreting is now nearing the town of Matanao, Davao del Sur.