LAOAC, March 21 -- Investment and job opportunities in the province are seen to get a boost as the construction of the Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX) begins after the groundbreaking ceremony here Thursday.

"It will serve as a backbone of the province in terms of ease of travel and accessibility. If we are able to construct it, it will open many doors to other towns and cities. There will be growth in investment, jobs created, the ease of travel in and out of the province," Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III said after the groundbreaking and unveiling of the marker.

The ceremony was done five months after officials of Pangasinan's provincial government and San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC) signed the joint venture and tollway concessi...