Government planners believed that the motorway and other connected roads would stimulate agricultural production by reducing transport costs, encourage social and economic development outside existing major urban centres such as Manila, and expand industrial production for domestic and overseas markets.
政府规划人员认为，高速公路和其他连接道路将因减少运输成本而刺激农业生产，鼓励除现有的大中心城市（如马尼拉）外的其它城市的社会和经济发展，为国内和海外市场而扩大工业生产。