The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday broke ground for the Phase 1 of the Duterte administration’s Philippine National Railways (PNR) system, which will link Metro Manila to Clark Field, Pampanga.
The first phase will run from Tutuban station in Manila to Malolos City, Bulacan.
The ground breaking ceremony was graced by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Undersecretary Timothy John Batan, PNR General Manager Junn Magno, Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) country representative Yoshio Wada.
On the sidelines of the event, Batan told reporters that the 37.6-kilometer elevated mass railway transportation system costs a total of P149 billion, P93 billion of which was funded by JICA.
The project will have a total of 10 stations, namely Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, and Malolos station.
For his part, Tugade said the project is expected to reduce travel time between Manila and Bulacan from over one hour and 30 minutes to efficiently 35 minutes only once the railway is fully operational.
The railway project is expected to serve an approximately over 300,000 passengers daily.
The PNR Tutuban-Malolos line is targeted to be completed in 2021 and be fully operational by 2022.
The DOTr said in a project briefer that it has been implementing the proper resettlement program for approximately over 300 informal settler families along the project alignment.
The DOTr has entered into and approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Caloocan and Manila, Valenzuela and Guiguinto for Bulacan areas with the PNR, National Housing Authority (NHA), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Local Government Units (LGU’s) for the relocation and resettlement of informal settler families which will be affected by the project.
The PNR Tutuban-Malolos line will also be seamlessly integrated with the PNR Malolos-Clark project and the PNR South Commuter, Manila to Los Banos, Laguna Project, forming one integrated commuter railway system that will serve commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Region III, and Region IV. —KBK, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/685014/dotr-breaks-ground-for-pnr-tutuban-malolos-project/story/
Friday, February 15, 2019
Construction of Tutuban-Malolos railway begins
By Freddie Velez
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Finally, the construction of the Tutuban-Malolos phase of the Philippine National Railway (PNR) North-South Railway started Friday in this city and is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2021.
Present during the groundbreaking ceremony along the PNR railway were Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, PNR general manager Junn Magno, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado, Bulacan (2nd district) Rep. Apol Pancho, Bulacan (4th district) Rep. Linabelle Villarica and representatives from Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
Tugade said the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (Malolos-Tutuban) project is one of the flagship projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) together with the PNR under the Build, Build, Build program of the government.
Governor Alvarado said the 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation will reduce travel time between Manila and Bulacan to 35 minutes from the current one-hour-and-30 minutes. Once the railway will be fully operational it is expected to serve about 300,000 commuters daily.
There will be 10 stations along the alignment project: Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, and Malolos.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with the PNR North 2, Malolos- Clark Project and the PNR South Commuter, Manila to Calamba, Laguna Project, forming one integrated commuter railway system that will serve commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Region III, and Region IV-A.
The project is made possible through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) following a Loan Agreement signed on 27 November 2015. Its Detailed Engineering Design (DED) was approved on August 2017 parallel to the procurement of the General Consultant (GC) which has commenced on January 2018.
Due to the project’s massive and complex nature, the Works has been divided into four packages — the Contract Package 02 that includes the Construction of Civil works for Elevated structures and three (3) stations (Balagtas, Guiguinto and Malolos).
With the help and expertise of the Procurement Services of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) as the project’s procurement agency in accordance with the governing implementing rules and regulations of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and JICA Guidelines, the contract package has gone through in-depth technical and financial evaluation and negotiation. The contract was finally awarded to the contractor last month.
Over 300 informal settler families along the railway project will be resettled properly as part of the social responsibility of the DOTr.
In line with this, the DOTr has entered into and approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Caloocan and Manila, Valenzuela and Guiguinto for Bulacan areas, PNR, National Housing Authority (NHA), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Local Government Units (LGU’s) for the relocation and resettlement of Informal Settler Families (ISFs) who will be affected by the project. This is to ensure that no family will be left behind, but will improve their economic and social life by providing them financing for socialized housing and livelihood programs under the monitoring and supervision of DOTr.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/16/construction-of-tutuban-malolos-railway-begins/
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Finally, the construction of the Tutuban-Malolos phase of the Philippine National Railway (PNR) North-South Railway started Friday in this city and is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2021.
Present during the groundbreaking ceremony along the PNR railway were Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, PNR general manager Junn Magno, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado, Bulacan (2nd district) Rep. Apol Pancho, Bulacan (4th district) Rep. Linabelle Villarica and representatives from Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
Tugade said the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (Malolos-Tutuban) project is one of the flagship projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) together with the PNR under the Build, Build, Build program of the government.
Governor Alvarado said the 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation will reduce travel time between Manila and Bulacan to 35 minutes from the current one-hour-and-30 minutes. Once the railway will be fully operational it is expected to serve about 300,000 commuters daily.
There will be 10 stations along the alignment project: Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, and Malolos.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with the PNR North 2, Malolos- Clark Project and the PNR South Commuter, Manila to Calamba, Laguna Project, forming one integrated commuter railway system that will serve commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Region III, and Region IV-A.
The project is made possible through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) following a Loan Agreement signed on 27 November 2015. Its Detailed Engineering Design (DED) was approved on August 2017 parallel to the procurement of the General Consultant (GC) which has commenced on January 2018.
Due to the project’s massive and complex nature, the Works has been divided into four packages — the Contract Package 02 that includes the Construction of Civil works for Elevated structures and three (3) stations (Balagtas, Guiguinto and Malolos).
With the help and expertise of the Procurement Services of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) as the project’s procurement agency in accordance with the governing implementing rules and regulations of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and JICA Guidelines, the contract package has gone through in-depth technical and financial evaluation and negotiation. The contract was finally awarded to the contractor last month.
Over 300 informal settler families along the railway project will be resettled properly as part of the social responsibility of the DOTr.
In line with this, the DOTr has entered into and approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Caloocan and Manila, Valenzuela and Guiguinto for Bulacan areas, PNR, National Housing Authority (NHA), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Local Government Units (LGU’s) for the relocation and resettlement of Informal Settler Families (ISFs) who will be affected by the project. This is to ensure that no family will be left behind, but will improve their economic and social life by providing them financing for socialized housing and livelihood programs under the monitoring and supervision of DOTr.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/16/construction-of-tutuban-malolos-railway-begins/
Tutuban-Malolos railway construction starts in Bulacan
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — The construction of the Tutuban-Malolos phase of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North-South Railway began in this city on Friday.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, PNR General Manager Jun Magno, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado, Bulacan 2nd District Representative Apol Pancho, Bulacan 4th District Rep. Linabelle Villarrica, and representatives from Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction work along the old PNR railway in Barangay Mabolo here.
Tugade said the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (Malolos- Tutuban) is one of the flagship projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) together with the PNR, in line with the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government.
Tugade said the project is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2021.
“This is the President’s (Rodrigo Duterte) gift not only to the people of Bulacan and Pampanga, but more importantly, to the people of this country, in high hopes of providing them with an efficient and comfortable mode of transport. The President would like to reiterate his commitment, that we are committed to give a comfortable life without any temptation or badge of corruption,” Tugade said.
It is a 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation expected to reduce travel time between Manila and Bulacan from over one hour and 30 minutes to only 35 minutes only. Once the railway is fully operational, it is expected to serve approximately 300,000 commuters daily.
There will be a total of 10 stations along the alignment project that will rise in Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, and Malolos.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with the PNR North 2, Malolos- Clark Project and the PNR South Commuter, Manila to Calamba, Laguna Project, forming one integrated commuter railway system that will serve commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Central Luzon (Region 3), and Calabarzon (Region IV-A).
The project is made possible through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with its loan agreement signed on November 27, 2015 while the Detailed Engineering Design (DED) was approved in August 2017 parallel to the procurement of the General Consultant (GC) which has started in January 2018.
To date, the ongoing development and implementation of the project, include the proper resettlement program of the government as part of the social responsibility of the department for approximately over 300 informal settler families (ISFs) along the project alignment.
With this, the DOTr has entered into an approved a memorandum of agreement for Caloocan and Manila, Valenzuela and Guiguinto for Bulacan areas with the PNR, National Housing Authority, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and Local Government Units for the relocation and resettlement of ISFs, affected by the project.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/15/tutuban-malolos-railway-construction-starts-in-bulacan/
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, PNR General Manager Jun Magno, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado, Bulacan 2nd District Representative Apol Pancho, Bulacan 4th District Rep. Linabelle Villarrica, and representatives from Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction work along the old PNR railway in Barangay Mabolo here.
Tugade said the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (Malolos- Tutuban) is one of the flagship projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) together with the PNR, in line with the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government.
Tugade said the project is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2021.
“This is the President’s (Rodrigo Duterte) gift not only to the people of Bulacan and Pampanga, but more importantly, to the people of this country, in high hopes of providing them with an efficient and comfortable mode of transport. The President would like to reiterate his commitment, that we are committed to give a comfortable life without any temptation or badge of corruption,” Tugade said.
It is a 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation expected to reduce travel time between Manila and Bulacan from over one hour and 30 minutes to only 35 minutes only. Once the railway is fully operational, it is expected to serve approximately 300,000 commuters daily.
There will be a total of 10 stations along the alignment project that will rise in Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, and Malolos.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with the PNR North 2, Malolos- Clark Project and the PNR South Commuter, Manila to Calamba, Laguna Project, forming one integrated commuter railway system that will serve commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Central Luzon (Region 3), and Calabarzon (Region IV-A).
The project is made possible through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with its loan agreement signed on November 27, 2015 while the Detailed Engineering Design (DED) was approved in August 2017 parallel to the procurement of the General Consultant (GC) which has started in January 2018.
To date, the ongoing development and implementation of the project, include the proper resettlement program of the government as part of the social responsibility of the department for approximately over 300 informal settler families (ISFs) along the project alignment.
With this, the DOTr has entered into an approved a memorandum of agreement for Caloocan and Manila, Valenzuela and Guiguinto for Bulacan areas with the PNR, National Housing Authority, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and Local Government Units for the relocation and resettlement of ISFs, affected by the project.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/15/tutuban-malolos-railway-construction-starts-in-bulacan/
Tugade leads groundbreaking for PNR Clark Phase 1 in Bulacan
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Friday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the phase 1 (Malolos-Tutuban) of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project here.
The railway project is expected to ease traffic congestion and cut travel time from here to Manila.
Phase 1, which is called Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark, is expected to be completed by 2021.
This segment will connect Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila to this city.
The PNR Clark Phase 1 will have 10 stations spanning 38 kilometers and is expected to serve around 340,000 passengers daily.
The construction will be funded through Japan International Cooperation Agency Official Development Assistance’s soft loan package worth P149 billion.
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda and Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, together with other Japanese and transportation officials, also joined the groundbreaking./lzb
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1086269/tugade-leads-groundbreaking-for-pnr-clark-phase-1-in-bulacan
The railway project is expected to ease traffic congestion and cut travel time from here to Manila.
Phase 1, which is called Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark, is expected to be completed by 2021.
This segment will connect Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila to this city.
The PNR Clark Phase 1 will have 10 stations spanning 38 kilometers and is expected to serve around 340,000 passengers daily.
The construction will be funded through Japan International Cooperation Agency Official Development Assistance’s soft loan package worth P149 billion.
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda and Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, together with other Japanese and transportation officials, also joined the groundbreaking./lzb
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1086269/tugade-leads-groundbreaking-for-pnr-clark-phase-1-in-bulacan
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