The Duterte administration is planning to construct 17 additional stations for the Pasig River Ferry System to make it a more reliable mode of public transportation.
The government is aiming to have a total of 29 stations for the ferry service system from the current 12, Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) program manager for the Pasig River Ferry Convergence Progam Julia Nebrija told reporters at a breakfast forum in Pasig City on Wednesday.
Apart from additional stations, the government is also planning to have 24 boats to service an estimated 76,000 commuters per day or 19,836,000 a year, Nebrija said.
"This does not yet include passenger volumes for weekend schedules, tours, or express routes," she added.
Nebrija said the new stations are slated to be constructed along the Pasig River in the cities of Manila, Mandaluyong, Makati, Taguig, Pasig, and Marikina all the way to the opening of the Laguna Lake.
The construction of additional stations is also in line with the plan of the government to construct additional 12 bridges along the Pasig River.
The current 12 stations of the Pasig River Ferry System are along Intramuros in Manila to Guadalupe in Makati.
For his part, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the government aims to re-establish the Pasig River Ferry System by the onset of the Christmas season, when there is an expected surge in traffic.
"The ferry system is envisioned to be an accessible, comfortable, and reliable water transport service that will offer the public mobility and connectivity through a pleasant commuting experience on the Pasig River," Diokno said.
The Budget chief said a Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of 10 agencies are still working on the details of the budget needed for the construction of the additional 17 stations and the rehabilitation of the Pasig River Ferry System.
The TWG is composed of the DBM, Department of Transportation its attached agencies, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Tourism, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and Laguna Lake Development Authority.
Aside from the ferry service, the TWG also proposes to construct additional pathways, linear parks, and esplanades leading to the ferry stations, according to Nebrija.
Diokno said the government will invest on infrastructure to improve the ferry system and then offer it to a private consortium or a company to run and maintain the system.
"The revival of the Pasig River Ferry Services is expected to affect the Pasig River system and its surrounding communities, spurring economic activity, renewing interest and citizens' sense of responsibility towards the river, and transforming this historic place into a multi-functional open space network and a life-support system for urban communities," the Budget chief said. — MDM, GMA News
The government is aiming to have a total of 29 stations for the ferry service system from the current 12, Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) program manager for the Pasig River Ferry Convergence Progam Julia Nebrija told reporters at a breakfast forum in Pasig City on Wednesday.
Apart from additional stations, the government is also planning to have 24 boats to service an estimated 76,000 commuters per day or 19,836,000 a year, Nebrija said.
"This does not yet include passenger volumes for weekend schedules, tours, or express routes," she added.
Nebrija said the new stations are slated to be constructed along the Pasig River in the cities of Manila, Mandaluyong, Makati, Taguig, Pasig, and Marikina all the way to the opening of the Laguna Lake.
The construction of additional stations is also in line with the plan of the government to construct additional 12 bridges along the Pasig River.
The current 12 stations of the Pasig River Ferry System are along Intramuros in Manila to Guadalupe in Makati.
For his part, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the government aims to re-establish the Pasig River Ferry System by the onset of the Christmas season, when there is an expected surge in traffic.
"The ferry system is envisioned to be an accessible, comfortable, and reliable water transport service that will offer the public mobility and connectivity through a pleasant commuting experience on the Pasig River," Diokno said.
The Budget chief said a Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of 10 agencies are still working on the details of the budget needed for the construction of the additional 17 stations and the rehabilitation of the Pasig River Ferry System.
The TWG is composed of the DBM, Department of Transportation its attached agencies, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Tourism, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and Laguna Lake Development Authority.
Aside from the ferry service, the TWG also proposes to construct additional pathways, linear parks, and esplanades leading to the ferry stations, according to Nebrija.
Diokno said the government will invest on infrastructure to improve the ferry system and then offer it to a private consortium or a company to run and maintain the system.
"The revival of the Pasig River Ferry Services is expected to affect the Pasig River system and its surrounding communities, spurring economic activity, renewing interest and citizens' sense of responsibility towards the river, and transforming this historic place into a multi-functional open space network and a life-support system for urban communities," the Budget chief said. — MDM, GMA News
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