CLARK FREEPORT—A status report on “big-ticket projects” on airport and rail undertakings being implemented by the government was made by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) during the recent Philippine Economic Briefing here.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade updated Central Luzon stakeholders, singling out the new passenger terminal building of the Clark International Airport (CIA) that broke ground on December 20, 2017, will be completed as scheduled by 2022.
“Once completed, it will accommodate an additional 8 million passengers annually,” he declared.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), for its part, has bared massive road projects that will complement the transportation projects of the government.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said the P14.94-billion Phase 1 of the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx) is a 30-kilometer road stretch from Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City.
He added during the Philippine Economic Briefing forum here that CLLEx was started in 2016 and will be completed by 2020. It will reduce travel time between Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City from 70 minutes to 20 minutes.
“Upon completion, we will begin construction of Phase 2, which is 35.70 kilometers, spanning Cabanatuan City to San Jose City. Its indicative cost is P9.46 billion,” Villar said.
Tugade also said the preconstruction activities for the Phase 1 of Philippine National Railway Clark (PNR Clark) started in January with actual construction targeted by November this year.
“Phase 1 is a 38-kilometer segment spanning Tutuban to Malolos City in Bulacan. With this line, commuters from Tutuban will reach Malolos in as little as 35 minutes,” Tugade said.
Phase 2, on the other hand, is a 69-kilometer stretch from Malolos City to Clark.
PNR Clark will have a total of 17 stations—Tutuban, Solis, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, Calumpit, Apalit, San Fernando, Angeles, Clark, CIA and New Clark City.
Meanwhile, Tugade said Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is 22.96-percent complete as of February and will meet its target date in 2020.
This is a 22-kilometer rail line that will connect Quezon City to San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan.
The manufacturing of the 108 rolling stocks is in progress. At present, there are five train sets completed, equivalent to 15 cars, he reported.
“Through the trust and confidence of the people, and with the leadership of President Duterte, the DOTr, DPWH and Bases Conversion and Development Authority will work hand in hand toward the implementation and realization of the golden age of infrastructure,” Tugade said.
“There is no doubt and it is a given hypothesis that if you want to develop and grow, there’s got to be infrastructure. Infrastructure must be developed in order for any economy to have its best to really grow,” he added.
Other projects include the Plaridel Bypass Phase 2, which is a 24.61-kilometer, two-lane road that is seen to reduce travel time between Balagtas and San Rafael in Bulacan from 69 minutes to 24 minutes.
“Plaridel Bypass Phase 2 entails the widening of the 24.61-kilometer road from two lanes to four lanes, including 12 bridges, drainage facilities and slope stabilization works. It is estimated to cost P5.26 billion,” Villar said.
The public works secretary added that the Bagac-Mariveles Road, on the other hand, involves improvement/concreting of 20.61-kilometer road sections that will connect the Bataan Export Zone and Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Upon completion, travel time between Mariveles, Bataan, and Subic, Zambales, will be reduced from 120 minutes to 90 minutes, he said.
This P716.290-million project is 94.50-percent complete and will meet the target date in 2022, he stressed.
Another much-awaited project is the Capas-Botolan Road—a 81.63-kilometer east-west road connecting Capas, Tarlac, and Botolan, Zambales.
Upon completion of this P5.91- billion project, travel time will be reduced from three hours to one hour and 20 minutes, Villar said.
“The new Clark-Bamban-Capas Access Road is a P980-million, 16-kilometer road that will reduce travel time between this free port and Capas, Tarlac, from 120 minutes to 90 minutes. It is 47.53-percent complete with target completion date in 2021,” the public works secretary announced.
And finally, the P450-million, 6.98-kilometer New Clark City-McArthur Access Road will reduce travel time between Manila North Road and New Clark City from 90 minutes to 30 minutes, he said.
“I assure you that we are on the right track in completing and implementing these ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects. We made that commitment to you and with the clear vision and political will of President Duterte, we will fulfill our commitment and we will not fail in this [golden] age of infrastructure,” Villar told Central Luzon stakeholders.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade updated Central Luzon stakeholders, singling out the new passenger terminal building of the Clark International Airport (CIA) that broke ground on December 20, 2017, will be completed as scheduled by 2022.
“Once completed, it will accommodate an additional 8 million passengers annually,” he declared.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), for its part, has bared massive road projects that will complement the transportation projects of the government.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said the P14.94-billion Phase 1 of the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx) is a 30-kilometer road stretch from Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City.
He added during the Philippine Economic Briefing forum here that CLLEx was started in 2016 and will be completed by 2020. It will reduce travel time between Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City from 70 minutes to 20 minutes.
“Upon completion, we will begin construction of Phase 2, which is 35.70 kilometers, spanning Cabanatuan City to San Jose City. Its indicative cost is P9.46 billion,” Villar said.
Tugade also said the preconstruction activities for the Phase 1 of Philippine National Railway Clark (PNR Clark) started in January with actual construction targeted by November this year.
“Phase 1 is a 38-kilometer segment spanning Tutuban to Malolos City in Bulacan. With this line, commuters from Tutuban will reach Malolos in as little as 35 minutes,” Tugade said.
Phase 2, on the other hand, is a 69-kilometer stretch from Malolos City to Clark.
PNR Clark will have a total of 17 stations—Tutuban, Solis, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, Calumpit, Apalit, San Fernando, Angeles, Clark, CIA and New Clark City.
Meanwhile, Tugade said Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is 22.96-percent complete as of February and will meet its target date in 2020.
This is a 22-kilometer rail line that will connect Quezon City to San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan.
The manufacturing of the 108 rolling stocks is in progress. At present, there are five train sets completed, equivalent to 15 cars, he reported.
“Through the trust and confidence of the people, and with the leadership of President Duterte, the DOTr, DPWH and Bases Conversion and Development Authority will work hand in hand toward the implementation and realization of the golden age of infrastructure,” Tugade said.
“There is no doubt and it is a given hypothesis that if you want to develop and grow, there’s got to be infrastructure. Infrastructure must be developed in order for any economy to have its best to really grow,” he added.
Other projects include the Plaridel Bypass Phase 2, which is a 24.61-kilometer, two-lane road that is seen to reduce travel time between Balagtas and San Rafael in Bulacan from 69 minutes to 24 minutes.
“Plaridel Bypass Phase 2 entails the widening of the 24.61-kilometer road from two lanes to four lanes, including 12 bridges, drainage facilities and slope stabilization works. It is estimated to cost P5.26 billion,” Villar said.
The public works secretary added that the Bagac-Mariveles Road, on the other hand, involves improvement/concreting of 20.61-kilometer road sections that will connect the Bataan Export Zone and Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Upon completion, travel time between Mariveles, Bataan, and Subic, Zambales, will be reduced from 120 minutes to 90 minutes, he said.
This P716.290-million project is 94.50-percent complete and will meet the target date in 2022, he stressed.
Another much-awaited project is the Capas-Botolan Road—a 81.63-kilometer east-west road connecting Capas, Tarlac, and Botolan, Zambales.
Upon completion of this P5.91- billion project, travel time will be reduced from three hours to one hour and 20 minutes, Villar said.
“The new Clark-Bamban-Capas Access Road is a P980-million, 16-kilometer road that will reduce travel time between this free port and Capas, Tarlac, from 120 minutes to 90 minutes. It is 47.53-percent complete with target completion date in 2021,” the public works secretary announced.
And finally, the P450-million, 6.98-kilometer New Clark City-McArthur Access Road will reduce travel time between Manila North Road and New Clark City from 90 minutes to 30 minutes, he said.
“I assure you that we are on the right track in completing and implementing these ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects. We made that commitment to you and with the clear vision and political will of President Duterte, we will fulfill our commitment and we will not fail in this [golden] age of infrastructure,” Villar told Central Luzon stakeholders.
