Davao City Bypass Road is a 45.5-kilometer bypass road project–from Barangay Sirawan in Toril, Davao City to Barangay J.P. Laurel in Panabo City, Philippines. It aims to cut the travel time through both cities from 1 hour and 44 minutes to 49 minutes. ^[1] Its objective is to improve the transport logistics and mitigate congestion in Davao City, thereby contributing to economic and social development in Mindanao. ^[2]

It has an estimated total cost of ₱46.80 billion with the construction supervision in a joint venture of Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Katahira and Engineers International, Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. in association with the Philkoei International, Inc. ^[3] In 2024, a supplemental loan of ₱14 billion was approved by the NEDA Board headed by President Marcos. This sums up the total amount of project to ₱70.8 billion. ^[4]

In 2015, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Japanese ODA loan agreements with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines to provide loans of up to a total of ¥33.689 billion (for Metro Manila Priority Bridges Seismic Improvement Project and Davao City Bypass Construction Project (South and Center Sections). ^[5]

On June 16, 2020, the Philippines and Japan signed the loan agreement for the supplemental financing of P18.5 billion (JPY35 billion) for the project. ^[6]

Actual work on the project began in 2017, under former President Duterte. ^[7]

On November 19, 2021, Public Works Secretary Roger Mercado and Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa led in witnessing the start of tunnel boring activity for the 2.3-kilometer twin tunnels of the Davao bypass project, the country's first long-distance mountain tunnel. ^{[8] [9]}

The whole project will be divided into two phases with each divided into sub-phases. These are subject to revisions and changes as the project is still being implemented. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Phase I (funded by a loan agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency) ^[13]

• 1-1 (10.7 km) four (4)-lane highway inclusive of 2.3 kilometer twin road tunnel. (Joint venture group of Shimizu Corporation, Ulticon Builders, and Takenaka Corporation) ^[11]

• 1-2 (12.8 km) four (4)-lane highway has its contract agreement for the civil works underway. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

• 1-3 (5.6 km) four (4)-lane road with one (1) bridge, two (2) cut and cover tunnels, twelve (12) culverts, and one (1) overpass. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Phase II (funded by the General Appropriations Act, is subdivided into three contract packages) ^[13]

• 2-1 (1.28 km) four (4)-lane road and (7) seven bridges. (Joint venture group of Cavite Ideal International Construction and Development Corporation, Wee Eng Construction Inc., and Coastland Construction and Development Corporation) ^{[10] [11] [12]}

• 2-2 (3.52 km) (Consortium of AIMM Builder & Construction Supply, Nationstar Development Corporation, and CRBC) ^{[10] [12]}

• 2-3 (9.7 km) scheduled for procurement this third quarter of 2024. ^{[10] [11] [12]}