The Cebu Trans-Axial Expressway is a proposed 4-lane, 300-kilometer, limited-access toll expressway in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. When completed, it would be the Philippines' longest expressway, being more than three times longer than the

Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), signed as E1 and E4 of the Philippine expressway network and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is controlled-access toll expressway in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. From ...

(SCTEX). It could also decongest most of

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

island's coastal roads and protect the island's coastal areas from unexpected exploits. The expressway will be initially built with two lanes, one for each direction. As soon as these lanes became operational, another

carriageway A carriageway (British English) or roadway (North American English) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of tra ...

will be built. The government shoulders the financing for the construction, but upon completion, the operation and maintenance of toll facility will be offered to the private sector through concession.

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Cebu - North Coastal Road
Proposed roads in the Philippines Roads in Cebu Toll roads in the Philippines {{Philippines-transport-stub