North vs. South, SCTEx vs. SLEx!!!

Why does it take a GENERATION to complete the SLEx,

and only a few short years to finish the SCTEx,
(Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway)
the brand-spanking-new highway bisecting the NLEX?

above : looks like the Autobahn!!!
below : looks like auto banggaan!!!






above : gorgeous concrete embankments
below : dangerous concrete barriers






above : lamp post wings soaring into the sky
below : the rusty sky-high cranes are eyesores