With the construction of a connector, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. expressed hope that the travel time between the cities of Caloocan and Manila could be lessened to five minutes.“This road project will form an integral part of the Luzon’s spine expressway network which in turn is a component of the Philippine high standard highway network. Once completed this connector shall provide another alternate route that will reduce travel time for our motorists,” Marcos said in his speech.
The President said the connector would also contribute to the easing of the movement of cargo and goods from North to South and vice versa. Marcos promised that under his administration’s Build Better More program, the government will “continue to push for the interconnectivity of major roads and expressways as well as build even more roads and bridges in strategic places within the archipelago.”