The ongoing construction of the 35.89-kilometer Cagayan de Oro (CDO)–Laguindingan–Mountain Diversion Road in Mindanao is now halfway done, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) announced Saturday, July 3.

“The CDO–Mountain Diversion Road is currently at 52.65 percent completion rate. The department aims to finish the works by December next year,” DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said.
Villar added that the project is envisioned to function as a new link to Laguindingan Airport, of which the present access road is experiencing traffic congestion.
Once completed, the usual one-hour of travel time from CDO Airport Road to Laguindingan will be reduced to just 30 minutes.
The P3.120-billion project is a 4-lane road with a total length of 35.89 kilometers. It starts from Pueblo de Oro Road also known as the CDO Airport Road towards the western side of Misamis Oriental passing the barangays of CDO City and the municipalities of Opol, El Salvador, Alubijid, and Laguindingan.