By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter
LIGHT RAIL Manila Corp. (LRMC), operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), said it is on track to meet the Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) timeline to open the first phase of the Cavite extension project for partial operations by the last quarter of next year.
“The DoTr is pushing us to finish as early as possible. I think kaya naman (it’s possible) based on the timeline nila (of the department). They requested to finish by next year. We are coordinating with them. Right now it seems na kaya naman s’ya (it can be met),” LRMC President and Chief Executive Officer Juan F. Alfonso told reporters on Wednesday on the sidelines of the operator’s launching of its annual “LRT-1 Love Train” ahead of Valentine’s Day.
The P64.9-billion LRT-1 Cavite extension project, a public-private partnership (PPP) venture that the National Economic and Development Authority board approved in November 2013, aims to add an 11.7-kilometer Baclaran-Bacoor, Cavite segment to the existing 18.1-kilometer train line. The new stretch will have eight stations.
The first phase of the extension consists of a seven-kilometer stretch with five stations between the Redemptorist Church area in Baclaran and Dr. Santos Ave. in Parañaque.
As for the status of the rights-of-way acquired for the first phase, Mr. Alfonso said it remains over 90% as what was reported in October last year.
“May ilang inaaayos sa ibang stations pero (Some issues are being resolved for some stations, but) I think we have solutions,” he said.
Mr. Alfonso said piling works for the first phase are “continuing,” and that construction works have started in the Parañaque portion of the extension project.
He said right-of-way is being worked out for the second phase, which will have three stations from Las Piñas to Niog.
The remaining three stations are scheduled for completion in 2022.
Mr. Alfonso said part of the project is the acquisition of 30 new train sets from Mitsubishi Corp. and its technical partner Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles.
“I think may darating na (some are arriving) — for the pilot test — two or three train sets. In fact, ‘yung engineers namin papunta na sa abroad, tsini-check ‘yung train sets natin (our engineers are going abroad to check our train sets),” he said.
Once LRT-1’s Cavite extension opens to the public, the DoTr expects daily ridership along the entire line to increase to 800,000 passengers from 500,000 currently, and Baclaran-Bacoor travel time to be cut to 25 minutes from up to two hours.
LRMC is the joint venture of Ayala Corp., Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp. and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte. Ltd. It holds the P65-billion, 32-year PPP contract to operate LRT-1 and build its extension to Cavite.
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is one of three Philippine subsidiaries of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being PLDT, Inc. and Philex Mining Corp. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., maintains interest in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group which it controls.
https://www.bworldonline.com/lrt-1-cavite-extension-on-track-to-partly-operate-by-end-2021/
Thursday, February 13, 2020
LRMC expects completion of LRT 1 extension project next year
Light Rail Manila Corp., the operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1, said Wednesday it is optimistic the construction of the first section of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project will be completed by the end of 2021.
“The DOTR is pushing us to finish as early as possible. They requested to finish [the first phase ] by next year. We are coordinating with them. Right now it seems achievable,” LRMC president and chief executive Juan Alfonso told reporters at the sidelines of the launching of LRT-1 Love Train.
Alfonso said the right-of-way acquisition for the Phase 1 was 90-percent completed.
Phase 1 covers 7 kilometers of the 11-kilometer LRT-1 Cavite Extension, including the Redemptorist Station, MIA Station, Asiaworld Station, Ninoy Aquino Station, and Dr. Santos Station.
“The progress is going well,” Alfonso said.
The DOTR earlier said the partial operability of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project Phase 1 was expected to start by the fourth quarter of 2021.
The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog in Bacoor, Cavite are scheduled for fully-operational by 2022.
The project is expected to increase LRT-1’s ridership from 500,000 to 800,000 a day and reduce travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite from 1 to 2 hours to only 25 minutes.
MPIC, through Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp., owns 55 percent of Light Rail Manila Consortium which earlier won the bidding for the P64.9-billion LRT1 Cavite Extension, one of the public-private partnership projects of the Aquino administration.
AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp. holds a 35-percent stake in LRMC, while Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Inc. owns the remaining 10 percent.
Under the concession, LRMC will assume the operations and maintenance of the existing 20-kilometer LRT1 and construct the 11.7-kilometer extension of the rail line southward from the Baclaran station to Bacoor, Cavite.
Meanwhile, LRMC launched its annual LRT-1 Love Train which now on its fourth year. The theme for this year’s edition is “Love is in the Train” with the three coaches made up to display the different stages of Love.
“We hope that through this special Valentine’s month display, LRMC can make our passengers’ days extra brighter and happier this season,” Alfonso said.
https://www.manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/317140/lrmc-expects-completion-of-lrt-1-extension-project-next-year.html
“The DOTR is pushing us to finish as early as possible. They requested to finish [the first phase ] by next year. We are coordinating with them. Right now it seems achievable,” LRMC president and chief executive Juan Alfonso told reporters at the sidelines of the launching of LRT-1 Love Train.
Alfonso said the right-of-way acquisition for the Phase 1 was 90-percent completed.
Phase 1 covers 7 kilometers of the 11-kilometer LRT-1 Cavite Extension, including the Redemptorist Station, MIA Station, Asiaworld Station, Ninoy Aquino Station, and Dr. Santos Station.
“The progress is going well,” Alfonso said.
The DOTR earlier said the partial operability of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project Phase 1 was expected to start by the fourth quarter of 2021.
The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog in Bacoor, Cavite are scheduled for fully-operational by 2022.
The project is expected to increase LRT-1’s ridership from 500,000 to 800,000 a day and reduce travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite from 1 to 2 hours to only 25 minutes.
MPIC, through Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp., owns 55 percent of Light Rail Manila Consortium which earlier won the bidding for the P64.9-billion LRT1 Cavite Extension, one of the public-private partnership projects of the Aquino administration.
AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp. holds a 35-percent stake in LRMC, while Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Inc. owns the remaining 10 percent.
Under the concession, LRMC will assume the operations and maintenance of the existing 20-kilometer LRT1 and construct the 11.7-kilometer extension of the rail line southward from the Baclaran station to Bacoor, Cavite.
Meanwhile, LRMC launched its annual LRT-1 Love Train which now on its fourth year. The theme for this year’s edition is “Love is in the Train” with the three coaches made up to display the different stages of Love.
“We hope that through this special Valentine’s month display, LRMC can make our passengers’ days extra brighter and happier this season,” Alfonso said.
https://www.manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/317140/lrmc-expects-completion-of-lrt-1-extension-project-next-year.html
Monday, February 10, 2020
Common station’s Area A to start construction soon
THE construction of Area A of the common station project in North Avenue, Quezon City is expected to begin this month, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said.
Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John R. Batan said the Ayala Corp. has completed Area B, where the concourses connecting Areas A and C of the common station project are located.
“Area B, tapos na ’yun (that’s done). For Area A, construction works will begin already, alam ko maghuhukay na ’yan sila sa EDSA by February or March (They’ll be digging on EDSA by February or March),” he told BusinessWorld in a recent interview.
BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC) will construct Area A, where the platform and concourse for the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 is to be located.
“They are in the process of completing their submission of the detailed engineering design, but since (the contract is) design-build, construction works will begin already,” Mr. Batan added.
The common station project aims to link four commuter train lines: LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, and eventually, the Metro Manila Subway.
Area A, Mr. Batan said, is targeted for completion by the first quarter of 2021.
San Miguel Corp. is in charge of the construction of Area C, where the platform for MRT-7 is located.
“2021 ang partial operations ng MRT-7 (MRT-7 is targeted for partial operations in 2021); so we expect that by 2021, Areas A, B and C should all be completed and ready,” Mr. Batan said.
In January 2017, the government and private companies involved in the project signed a memorandum of agreement after years of deadlock on the matter of the common station’s location.
The agreement was signed by Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade; Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar; Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan; SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Director Hans T. Sy; Ayala Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jaime Zobel de Ayala; and San Miguel Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang.
Under the agreement, the common station will be built at a compromise site near the original 2009 site in front of SM Annex (North EDSA) and the 2014 location near Ayala-owned TriNoma Mall.
https://www.bworldonline.com/common-stations-area-a-to-start-construction-soon/
Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John R. Batan said the Ayala Corp. has completed Area B, where the concourses connecting Areas A and C of the common station project are located.
“Area B, tapos na ’yun (that’s done). For Area A, construction works will begin already, alam ko maghuhukay na ’yan sila sa EDSA by February or March (They’ll be digging on EDSA by February or March),” he told BusinessWorld in a recent interview.
BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC) will construct Area A, where the platform and concourse for the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 is to be located.
“They are in the process of completing their submission of the detailed engineering design, but since (the contract is) design-build, construction works will begin already,” Mr. Batan added.
The common station project aims to link four commuter train lines: LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, and eventually, the Metro Manila Subway.
Area A, Mr. Batan said, is targeted for completion by the first quarter of 2021.
San Miguel Corp. is in charge of the construction of Area C, where the platform for MRT-7 is located.
“2021 ang partial operations ng MRT-7 (MRT-7 is targeted for partial operations in 2021); so we expect that by 2021, Areas A, B and C should all be completed and ready,” Mr. Batan said.
In January 2017, the government and private companies involved in the project signed a memorandum of agreement after years of deadlock on the matter of the common station’s location.
The agreement was signed by Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade; Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar; Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan; SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Director Hans T. Sy; Ayala Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jaime Zobel de Ayala; and San Miguel Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang.
Under the agreement, the common station will be built at a compromise site near the original 2009 site in front of SM Annex (North EDSA) and the 2014 location near Ayala-owned TriNoma Mall.
https://www.bworldonline.com/common-stations-area-a-to-start-construction-soon/
NLEX pushes P20 billion Phase 3 plan
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is keen on pursuing the third phase of its North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) project, a P20-billion toll road that would support the increase in economic activities in Pampanga, Zambales and Bataan.
The planned extension is a 40-kilometer expressway that would extend NLEX to Bataan.
MPTC president and chief executive officer Rodrigo Franco said the project is part of the concession awarded to MPTC unit NLEX Corp. in 1998.
“That is part of the concession agreement but we haven’t started it yet. In the concession it says it starts in Apalit and will go westward to Subic direction. The initial contemplation was it would connect to Subic-Tipo, but as you know the Tipo to Dinalupihan was already constructed via SCTEX so maybe we’ll just need to connect now to Dinalupihan,” he said.
Franco said MPTC is keen on pushing through with the NLEX Phase 3, but a new alignment for the project would have to be finalized first.
“Yes we plan to pursue it, in due time,” Franco said.
“We’re hoping that the final alignment will be approved. The project will be given the greenlight, and then the right of way acquisition will commence,” he said.
Franco said it is possible for the project to start in the near term, but construction could take time given because of design and right of way acquisition considerations. The project will be passing through a mountainous terrain.
Nonetheless, the MPTC official believes the project is a must.
“It’s implementation was also pushed back because SCTEX partially served that corridor already, but we think eventually we still need it, specially when Clark develops and that portion becomes more active. Along the way it would also pass through areas like Guagua and Lubao which are also very important and rapidly developing,” Franco said.
“Eventually there will be more economic activity in Subic. And also, don’t forget Bataan is going to develop with its export processing zone so that road will actually shorten travel time to Bataan,” he said.
NLEX is part of the portfolio of projects of MPTC, the tollways arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investment Corp.
NLEX is currently implementing P7.7 billion worth of projects to help alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila and key areas of the NLEX-SCTEX network.
The projects under construction include new interchanges, bridges, and expressway lanes.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/02/10/1991749/nlex-pushes-p20-billion-phase-3-plan
The planned extension is a 40-kilometer expressway that would extend NLEX to Bataan.
MPTC president and chief executive officer Rodrigo Franco said the project is part of the concession awarded to MPTC unit NLEX Corp. in 1998.
“That is part of the concession agreement but we haven’t started it yet. In the concession it says it starts in Apalit and will go westward to Subic direction. The initial contemplation was it would connect to Subic-Tipo, but as you know the Tipo to Dinalupihan was already constructed via SCTEX so maybe we’ll just need to connect now to Dinalupihan,” he said.
Franco said MPTC is keen on pushing through with the NLEX Phase 3, but a new alignment for the project would have to be finalized first.
“Yes we plan to pursue it, in due time,” Franco said.
“We’re hoping that the final alignment will be approved. The project will be given the greenlight, and then the right of way acquisition will commence,” he said.
Franco said it is possible for the project to start in the near term, but construction could take time given because of design and right of way acquisition considerations. The project will be passing through a mountainous terrain.
Nonetheless, the MPTC official believes the project is a must.
“It’s implementation was also pushed back because SCTEX partially served that corridor already, but we think eventually we still need it, specially when Clark develops and that portion becomes more active. Along the way it would also pass through areas like Guagua and Lubao which are also very important and rapidly developing,” Franco said.
“Eventually there will be more economic activity in Subic. And also, don’t forget Bataan is going to develop with its export processing zone so that road will actually shorten travel time to Bataan,” he said.
NLEX is part of the portfolio of projects of MPTC, the tollways arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investment Corp.
NLEX is currently implementing P7.7 billion worth of projects to help alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila and key areas of the NLEX-SCTEX network.
The projects under construction include new interchanges, bridges, and expressway lanes.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/02/10/1991749/nlex-pushes-p20-billion-phase-3-plan
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Meralco’s relocation projects to cost P14b
Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity in Metro Manila, is seeking approval to implement several contingency projects costing totaling P14.21 billion to relocate electrical facilities affected by the Build Build Build program of the Department of Transportation.
Meralco, in a filing with the Energy Regulatory Commission, said the projects include the Common Station Project at a cost of P55.355 million, Metro Manila Station Project–Phase 1 (P1 billion), North-South Commuter Railway System through PNR North 1 (Tutuban-Malolos) at P1.44 billion, PNR North 2 (Malolos-Clark) at P310.322 million, PNR South Commuter (Tutuban-Los Banos) at P2.048 billion and PNR South Long Haul (Manila-Sorsogon-Batangas) at P5.11 billion.
“It is necessary that the construction and implementation of the Meralco projects shall follow the schedule of the relocation of the affected facilities and that both be completed within their respective target dates, to avoid unnecessary costs and resources and to ensure that the implementation of both the relocation of the affected facilities and the Meralco facilities is economically viable and optimal,” Meralco said.
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/316761
Meralco, in a filing with the Energy Regulatory Commission, said the projects include the Common Station Project at a cost of P55.355 million, Metro Manila Station Project–Phase 1 (P1 billion), North-South Commuter Railway System through PNR North 1 (Tutuban-Malolos) at P1.44 billion, PNR North 2 (Malolos-Clark) at P310.322 million, PNR South Commuter (Tutuban-Los Banos) at P2.048 billion and PNR South Long Haul (Manila-Sorsogon-Batangas) at P5.11 billion.
“It is necessary that the construction and implementation of the Meralco projects shall follow the schedule of the relocation of the affected facilities and that both be completed within their respective target dates, to avoid unnecessary costs and resources and to ensure that the implementation of both the relocation of the affected facilities and the Meralco facilities is economically viable and optimal,” Meralco said.
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/316761
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
LRT-2 to resume Santolan to Anonas run by end of June 2020 — DOTr
The Light Rail Transit-2 (LRT-2) line is expected to resume its Santolan to Anonas run after the repair on the line’s fire-damaged power rectifier is expected to be finished by end of June this year, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced.
“In a related development, we wish to inform the public that after a highly-technical intervention, the currently suspended operations from Santolan to Anonas is expected TO RESUME by the end of June 2020,” the DOTr management said in a statement. The target date is a month earlier than the expected nine-month closure as previously disclosed by Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) spokesperson Hernando Cabrera in October last year.
The DOTr also disclosed that the government has procured the needed equipment for the line’s repair. It also noted that the “delivery, installation and testing” of the equipment will require a “significant repair period.”
To recall, the power rectifier tripped and caught fire between the Santolan and Katipunan stations of the line. The fire prompted the LRTA, which manages the LRT-2 line, to implement partial operations and shut down the line’s Santolan, Katipunan, and Anonas stations.
At present, the LRT-2 starts operation at 5 a.m. from the Cubao Station in Quezon City to the C.M. Recto Avenue Station in Manila and vice versa.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1223989/operations-of-lrt-2-santolan-to-anonas-stations-to-resume-by-end-of-june-2020-dotr
“In a related development, we wish to inform the public that after a highly-technical intervention, the currently suspended operations from Santolan to Anonas is expected TO RESUME by the end of June 2020,” the DOTr management said in a statement. The target date is a month earlier than the expected nine-month closure as previously disclosed by Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) spokesperson Hernando Cabrera in October last year.
The DOTr also disclosed that the government has procured the needed equipment for the line’s repair. It also noted that the “delivery, installation and testing” of the equipment will require a “significant repair period.”
To recall, the power rectifier tripped and caught fire between the Santolan and Katipunan stations of the line. The fire prompted the LRTA, which manages the LRT-2 line, to implement partial operations and shut down the line’s Santolan, Katipunan, and Anonas stations.
At present, the LRT-2 starts operation at 5 a.m. from the Cubao Station in Quezon City to the C.M. Recto Avenue Station in Manila and vice versa.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1223989/operations-of-lrt-2-santolan-to-anonas-stations-to-resume-by-end-of-june-2020-dotr
Thursday, January 30, 2020
NEDA Board OK’s P548-B projects
EIGHT infrastructure projects worth P547.6 billion bagged final approval from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board on Wednesday, including proposals for new bridges, an elevated monorail, and pedestrian walkways along Metro Manila’s main highway.
In a statement, NEDA said the Board, chaired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, gave the go-signal for six projects to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), including the P189.53-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges and the P175.7-billion Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB).
The PGN Island Bridges project involves the construction of a 32.47-kilometer (km), four-lane, two sea-crossing bridges that will connect Panay, Guimaras and Negros islands.
The BCIB project aims to reduce traffic congestion in Metro Manila by building a 32.15-km, four-lane bridge over Manila Bay from Mariveles, Bataan to Naic, Cavite.
A P76.41-billion project involving the construction of a new Cebu-Mactan bridge and coastal road was also approved by the NEDA Board, along with the P28.26-billion Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Project, including Bucana bridge.
Likewise, NEDA Board also approved the 35.64-km road and eight bridges that will be built under the P5.89-billion Capas-Botolan road project. This will cut the travel time between Tarlac and Zambales to one-and-a-half hours from four hours. The project is expected to start operating by 2025.
The NEDA Board also gave the green light for the P57.07-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) and the P8.51-billion EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) Greenways project.
The MRT-4 is expected to cut travel time between Metro Manila and Rizal province. The 18.4-kilometer elevated monorail transit system will begin at the V. Mapa Station in Manila and end at the proposed Taytay Station near the Taytay Diversion Road-Manila East Road rotunda in Rizal. It will run through Ortigas Avenue, Ortigas Avenue Extension and Taytay Diversion Road.
The EDSA Greenways project involves the construction of five kilometers of covered and elevated walkways in four areas along the main highway.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will finance both the MRT-4 and the EDSA Greenways projects.
“These projects are the building blocks of our people’s dreams and aspirations. As such, we intend to roll out as many as we can to ease congestion and spread growth throughout the country,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia was quoted as saying.
The P6.25-billion Maritime Safety Enhancement program by the Department of Transportation (DoTr) was also greenlit by the NEDA Board.
At the same time, the NEDA Board also okayed the proposals to change the scope and cost of the Davao City bypass construction project (P46.8 billion), as well as to extend the loan validity and the implementation period and increase the cost of the Samar Pacific Coastal road project (P1.13 billion). — B.M.Laforga
https://www.bworldonline.com/neda-board-oks-p548-b-projects/
In a statement, NEDA said the Board, chaired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, gave the go-signal for six projects to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), including the P189.53-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges and the P175.7-billion Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB).
The PGN Island Bridges project involves the construction of a 32.47-kilometer (km), four-lane, two sea-crossing bridges that will connect Panay, Guimaras and Negros islands.
The BCIB project aims to reduce traffic congestion in Metro Manila by building a 32.15-km, four-lane bridge over Manila Bay from Mariveles, Bataan to Naic, Cavite.
A P76.41-billion project involving the construction of a new Cebu-Mactan bridge and coastal road was also approved by the NEDA Board, along with the P28.26-billion Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Project, including Bucana bridge.
Likewise, NEDA Board also approved the 35.64-km road and eight bridges that will be built under the P5.89-billion Capas-Botolan road project. This will cut the travel time between Tarlac and Zambales to one-and-a-half hours from four hours. The project is expected to start operating by 2025.
The NEDA Board also gave the green light for the P57.07-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) and the P8.51-billion EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) Greenways project.
The MRT-4 is expected to cut travel time between Metro Manila and Rizal province. The 18.4-kilometer elevated monorail transit system will begin at the V. Mapa Station in Manila and end at the proposed Taytay Station near the Taytay Diversion Road-Manila East Road rotunda in Rizal. It will run through Ortigas Avenue, Ortigas Avenue Extension and Taytay Diversion Road.
The EDSA Greenways project involves the construction of five kilometers of covered and elevated walkways in four areas along the main highway.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will finance both the MRT-4 and the EDSA Greenways projects.
“These projects are the building blocks of our people’s dreams and aspirations. As such, we intend to roll out as many as we can to ease congestion and spread growth throughout the country,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia was quoted as saying.
The P6.25-billion Maritime Safety Enhancement program by the Department of Transportation (DoTr) was also greenlit by the NEDA Board.
At the same time, the NEDA Board also okayed the proposals to change the scope and cost of the Davao City bypass construction project (P46.8 billion), as well as to extend the loan validity and the implementation period and increase the cost of the Samar Pacific Coastal road project (P1.13 billion). — B.M.Laforga
https://www.bworldonline.com/neda-board-oks-p548-b-projects/
Approval of NAIAx expansion expected in first quarter
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is expecting the approval of the NAIA Expressway (NAIAx) expansion project within the first quarter of the year.
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) proposed the project, which is awaiting the nod of the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
“The NAIA Expressway expansion, I think it is moving forward. So hopefully soon, I think within the first quarter we can expect NEDA [approval],” Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said in Malabon City Friday on the sidelines of the inspection of NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 C3-R10 Section, when asked for an update regarding the project.
The DPWH chief said his office wanted the project to be extended up to Lawton Ave., including Imelda Ave.
SMC announced in 2017 that it had submitted to the government a three-year plan to expand toll roads in southern Metro Manila, as a way to address traffic congestion.
The expansion plan includes NAIAx along with South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), Skyway system, and Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.
SMC was also planning to extend the new NAIAx to Bonifacio Global City (BGC), which aims to reduce traffic on the Sales Bridge and cut travel time from the airport to BGC to 10 minutes. The project will include additional NAIAx ramps from the NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 to SM Sucat, where it can connect with the C-5 extension.
The NAIAx is a private-public partnership with SMC. — Arjay L. Balinbin
https://www.bworldonline.com/approval-of-naiax-expansion-expected-in-first-quarter/
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) proposed the project, which is awaiting the nod of the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
“The NAIA Expressway expansion, I think it is moving forward. So hopefully soon, I think within the first quarter we can expect NEDA [approval],” Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said in Malabon City Friday on the sidelines of the inspection of NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 C3-R10 Section, when asked for an update regarding the project.
The DPWH chief said his office wanted the project to be extended up to Lawton Ave., including Imelda Ave.
SMC announced in 2017 that it had submitted to the government a three-year plan to expand toll roads in southern Metro Manila, as a way to address traffic congestion.
The expansion plan includes NAIAx along with South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), Skyway system, and Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.
SMC was also planning to extend the new NAIAx to Bonifacio Global City (BGC), which aims to reduce traffic on the Sales Bridge and cut travel time from the airport to BGC to 10 minutes. The project will include additional NAIAx ramps from the NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 to SM Sucat, where it can connect with the C-5 extension.
The NAIAx is a private-public partnership with SMC. — Arjay L. Balinbin
https://www.bworldonline.com/approval-of-naiax-expansion-expected-in-first-quarter/
DPWH upbeat on San Miguel’s proposal to extend NAIA Expressway
The Department of Public Works and Highways expects the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee to approve the proposal of San Miguel Corp. to extend the NAIA Expressway to Taguig and Parañaque by the first quarter of 2020.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the agency was awaiting the approval from NEDA-ICC on the proposal of San Miguel to extend the portion of the Naiax along Imelda Avenue in Parañaque and to Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
“Hopefully, will approve it by first quarter,” Villar said.
The project is seen to ease traffic on the Sales Bridge and lessen travel time from the Coastal Road, Airport Terminal 1,2 & 3, and SM Mall of Asia areas to BGC to just 10 minutes.
The project is also expected to decongest Magallanes and the Edsa-Pasay area.
Also included is the additional NAIAX ramps extension from the NAIA Terminal 1 and 2 areas all the way to SM Sucat, where it can link up with the C5 extension.
This will benefit motorists heading to Sucat, Las Piñas, and C5 who usually spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour just getting out of gridlock along airport roads.
NAIA Expressway, which started operations in December 2016 is a 5.4-km, four-lane, elevated expressway, which connects the Skyway system to all three NAIA airport terminals and the Entertainment City of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
It provides access to NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3, as well as an interface with the Skyway and Cavitex. The NAIA Expressway alignment follows the road along Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Electrical Road (Parañaque River) and NAIA Road.
Besides NAIA Expressway, San Miguel operates the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, South Luzon Expressway and the Skyway System .
San Miguel is constructing the Skyway Stage 3, an 18.68-km, six-lane elevated expressway that will extend the Skyway from Buendia in Makati City to Balintawak, Quezon City and link the South Luzon Expressway to NLEX. The project aims to decongest major thoroughfares, including EDSA while creating new transport routes.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the agency was awaiting the approval from NEDA-ICC on the proposal of San Miguel to extend the portion of the Naiax along Imelda Avenue in Parañaque and to Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
“Hopefully, will approve it by first quarter,” Villar said.
The project is seen to ease traffic on the Sales Bridge and lessen travel time from the Coastal Road, Airport Terminal 1,2 & 3, and SM Mall of Asia areas to BGC to just 10 minutes.
The project is also expected to decongest Magallanes and the Edsa-Pasay area.
Also included is the additional NAIAX ramps extension from the NAIA Terminal 1 and 2 areas all the way to SM Sucat, where it can link up with the C5 extension.
This will benefit motorists heading to Sucat, Las Piñas, and C5 who usually spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour just getting out of gridlock along airport roads.
NAIA Expressway, which started operations in December 2016 is a 5.4-km, four-lane, elevated expressway, which connects the Skyway system to all three NAIA airport terminals and the Entertainment City of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
It provides access to NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3, as well as an interface with the Skyway and Cavitex. The NAIA Expressway alignment follows the road along Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Electrical Road (Parañaque River) and NAIA Road.
Besides NAIA Expressway, San Miguel operates the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, South Luzon Expressway and the Skyway System .
San Miguel is constructing the Skyway Stage 3, an 18.68-km, six-lane elevated expressway that will extend the Skyway from Buendia in Makati City to Balintawak, Quezon City and link the South Luzon Expressway to NLEX. The project aims to decongest major thoroughfares, including EDSA while creating new transport routes.
SMC proposal to extend Naia Expressway likely to get Neda okay, DPWH chief says
DIVERSIFIED conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has proposed to further extend the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Expressway, an offer that is expected to be approved by the government’s planning body within the first half of the year, a Cabinet official said.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said the SMC group wants to extend the airport expressway all the way to Sucat in Parañaque and the port area in Manila to cut travel time and promote better mobility in Metro Manila.
“We want to extend it to Lawton to reach the port, and extend it to Imelda Avenue to reach Sucat,” he said in a recent interview.
Operated by Vertex Tollways Development Inc., Naia Expressway is a four-lane thoroughfare that runs between Sales Avenue and Macapagal Boulevard, almost directly integrated into the Skyway System. It serves as an access point to Naia Terminals 1, 2, and 3, as well as the Entertainment City in Pasay.
Villar said the extension is “not that long, but it’s just a few kilometers.”
“The cost is still being finalized, and we are still vetting it in the Neda to be approved, hopefully, this quarter,” Villar said, referring to the National Economic and Development Authority.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/01/30/smc-proposal-to-extend-naia-expressway-likely-to-get-neda-okay-dpwh-chief-says/
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said the SMC group wants to extend the airport expressway all the way to Sucat in Parañaque and the port area in Manila to cut travel time and promote better mobility in Metro Manila.
“We want to extend it to Lawton to reach the port, and extend it to Imelda Avenue to reach Sucat,” he said in a recent interview.
Operated by Vertex Tollways Development Inc., Naia Expressway is a four-lane thoroughfare that runs between Sales Avenue and Macapagal Boulevard, almost directly integrated into the Skyway System. It serves as an access point to Naia Terminals 1, 2, and 3, as well as the Entertainment City in Pasay.
Villar said the extension is “not that long, but it’s just a few kilometers.”
“The cost is still being finalized, and we are still vetting it in the Neda to be approved, hopefully, this quarter,” Villar said, referring to the National Economic and Development Authority.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/01/30/smc-proposal-to-extend-naia-expressway-likely-to-get-neda-okay-dpwh-chief-says/
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