The 5.65-kilometer North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10 is set to open on February 26, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Wednesday.
DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said once the elevated expressway is opened, the travel time from Circumferential Road 3 (C3) to NLEX will only be 10 minutes.
“We are glad that this much-awaited traffic decongestion project will soon be open to our motorists. With this new road, travel time between C3 and NLEX will only take 10 minutes,” he said in a statement.
“Aligned with the vision of the Duterte administration’s massive infrastructure plan --- the “Build Build Build” program --- the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is being anticipated to improve accessibility and connectivity between key areas of Metro Manila and the northern provinces of Luzon via the NLEX,” said Villar, who led the final inspection of the project.
Traversing the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan, the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is seen to ease traffic bottlenecks as it diverts 30,000 vehicles daily away from the busy streets of Metro Manila.
It will also facilitate the efficient delivery of goods as cargo trucks will have 24/7 direct access from the port area to the provinces in northern Luzon and vice versa.
This alternative route will enable travelers from Manila to Central and North Luzon to have shorter travel time, as they can head straight to the NLEX bypassing Edsa and the Balintawak Toll Plaza. The next phase of this project is the 2.6-km section from C3 Road, Caloocan City to R10, Navotas City.
Along with the full opening of the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is the partial opening of the new Caloocan Interchange --- the fourth gateway of NLEX to Metro Manila, after Balintawak, Mindanao Avenue, and Karuhatan.
The new Caloocan Interchange serves as the point, where the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, the C3-R-10 section, and the NLEX Connector will converge. This junction is located along the PNR tracks in 5th Avenue/C3 Road in Caloocan City.
Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) chairman Manuel Pangilinan said they are very pleased with the government’s help in speeding up important infrastructure projects.
“Apart from our team’s commitment to support the administration’s ‘Build Build Build’ program, the government’s help in ramping up the acquisition of right-of-way made us deliver this vital infrastructure which aims to bolster development and ease traffic congestion in the country,” he added.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) president Rodrigo Franco noted that “NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is just one of Metro Pacific’s expansion projects geared towards providing further convenience to motorists and bringing more opportunities in nearby cities and provinces.”
The undertaking will also pave the way for the NLEX Connector, which is expected to decongest major thoroughfares and improve linkages between the north and south.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062496
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Sec. Villar inspects soon-to-open NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10
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| Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar (center) leads the inspection of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Harbor Link Segment 10. He was joined by (from left) NLEx Corporation Chief Operating Officer Raul Ignacio, DPWH Undersecretary for planning and public-private partnership Maria Catalina Cabral, DPWH National Capital Region Dir. Ador Canlas, and NLEx Corporation Senior Vice President for Communication and Stakeholder Management Romulo Quimbo Jr. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO |
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday made an early morning inspection of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Harbor Link Segment 10 that is expected to officially open next week.
The 5.65-kilometer elevated expressway, which will connect C3 in Caloocan City to NLEX Valenzuela City, will cut the travel time from one hour to 10 minutes.
“The NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 will be a traffic game changer since this will reduce travel time from C3 to NLEX to just 10 minutes,” said Villar.
He said some 30,000 vehicles would benefit from the new expressway.
Villar was joined by NLEx and other DPWH officials in the inspection.
Shipment of goods from Northern and Central Luzon to the Port Area in Manila and vice versa would become faster and easier when the road link finally opens on Feb. 26, Villar said.
He said its completion is envisioned to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila as it will serve as an alternate corridor for motorists traveling from Central and North Luzon provinces, Valenzuela City, and Quezon City to Manila.
“The next phase of this project is the 2.6-km section from C3 Road, Caloocan City to R10, Navotas City which we hope to finish by the end of this year,” Villar said./lzb
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1088099/sec-villar-inspects-soon-to-open-nlex-harbor-link-segment-10
There seems to be a direction / plan in opening / prioritizing the road projects
With NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 open this serve as alternate route to NLEX along with Segment 8.1 and 9 now that NLEX Balintawak is partially close for Skyway Segment 5.
Then according to DPWH Sec Villar Guadalupe bridge will be closed by the end of the year, when Skyway mainline is open.
Could the NAIA Expressway extension start once the flyover from C-5 over SLEX is done, as this will be again an alternate route from BGC to airport should they start extending NAIA Expressway to Lawton Ave.
Comelec asked to exclude priority infra projects from ban
Economic managers of the administration have formally asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exclude at least 145 priority infrastructure projects nationwide from the ban imposed on such projects during election season.
In a letter dated February 18, 2019, obtained by journalists Wednesday, and said to be submitted to Comelec Chairman Sheriff M. Abas, economic managers said allowing these projects to continue even during the election period will enable the Duterte administration to increase public infrastructure investments' share on domestic output to 6.9 percent by 2022, from only 4.4 percent in 2017.
“In order to ensure timely implementation of the priority infrastructure projects, the Economic Team of the Administration is respectfully requesting the Commission for an exemption of the priority infrastructure projects from the election ban,” the letter said.
It also pointed out that “the exemption will facilitate implementation and ensure that there are no delays and disruption of these national priority projects.”
The letter was signed by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno.
Earlier, economic managers said that their request for exemptions were brought about by the delayed approval of the 2019 national budget, which held back the implementation of numerous projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program, among others.
Citing Comelec Resolution No. 10429, which in turn, referred to Omnibus Election Code (OEC), the letter stated that “release, disbursement or expenditures of public funds” and the “construction of public works, delivery of materials for public works and issuance of treasury warrant or similar devises for a future undertaking chargeable against public funds” are prohibited from March 29 to May 12, 2019.
The letter, however, noted that Section 261 (v) of the OEC states that the ban “shall not apply to ongoing public works projects commenced before the campaign period or similar projects under foreign agreements” and that “it shall be the duty of the government officials or agencies concerned to report to the Commission the list of all such projects being undertaken by them.”
Included in the projects that are requested to be exempted from the election ban are the Mindanao Rail Project, Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 rehabilitation project, Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, Philippine National Railway (PNR) North 1 (Tutuban-Malolos), PNR South Commuter (Solis-Los Banos), all of which are to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highway’s (DPWH).
Other DPWH projects that are included in the list are the Tacloban Airport, Davao International Airport, Catbalogan Airport, and Central Mindanao (M’lang) Airport.
Diokno, in his weekly “Breakfast with Ben” briefing Wednesday, said school building projects of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) are also included in the request.
Cost of these projects are “substantial”, he said.
He added that DPWH Secretary Mark Villar has submitted a separate request to the Comelec.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062467
In a letter dated February 18, 2019, obtained by journalists Wednesday, and said to be submitted to Comelec Chairman Sheriff M. Abas, economic managers said allowing these projects to continue even during the election period will enable the Duterte administration to increase public infrastructure investments' share on domestic output to 6.9 percent by 2022, from only 4.4 percent in 2017.
“In order to ensure timely implementation of the priority infrastructure projects, the Economic Team of the Administration is respectfully requesting the Commission for an exemption of the priority infrastructure projects from the election ban,” the letter said.
It also pointed out that “the exemption will facilitate implementation and ensure that there are no delays and disruption of these national priority projects.”
The letter was signed by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno.
Earlier, economic managers said that their request for exemptions were brought about by the delayed approval of the 2019 national budget, which held back the implementation of numerous projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program, among others.
Citing Comelec Resolution No. 10429, which in turn, referred to Omnibus Election Code (OEC), the letter stated that “release, disbursement or expenditures of public funds” and the “construction of public works, delivery of materials for public works and issuance of treasury warrant or similar devises for a future undertaking chargeable against public funds” are prohibited from March 29 to May 12, 2019.
The letter, however, noted that Section 261 (v) of the OEC states that the ban “shall not apply to ongoing public works projects commenced before the campaign period or similar projects under foreign agreements” and that “it shall be the duty of the government officials or agencies concerned to report to the Commission the list of all such projects being undertaken by them.”
Included in the projects that are requested to be exempted from the election ban are the Mindanao Rail Project, Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 rehabilitation project, Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, Philippine National Railway (PNR) North 1 (Tutuban-Malolos), PNR South Commuter (Solis-Los Banos), all of which are to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highway’s (DPWH).
Other DPWH projects that are included in the list are the Tacloban Airport, Davao International Airport, Catbalogan Airport, and Central Mindanao (M’lang) Airport.
Diokno, in his weekly “Breakfast with Ben” briefing Wednesday, said school building projects of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) are also included in the request.
Cost of these projects are “substantial”, he said.
He added that DPWH Secretary Mark Villar has submitted a separate request to the Comelec.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062467
Philippines starts North-South Commuter Railway Project works
The Government of Philippines has started construction of the North-South Commuter Railway Project in Manila.
Construction works started with the ground-breaking ceremony the Tutuban to Malolos section of the project called the PNR Clark Phase I.
A 37.6 km.-long section, PNR Clark Phase I will be implemented by the government’s Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
It will feature ten stations and a depot in Valenzuela City.
Once completed, the section will be served by 13 eight-car train sets and will reduce travel time between Manila and Malolos from one hour and 45 minutes to just 35 minutes.
"The section will reduce travel time between Manila and Malolos from one hour and 45 minutes to just 35 minutes."
PNR Clark Phase I is expected to serve more than 300,000 passengers daily.
Additionally, the section will be connected with the PNR Clark Phase II (Malolos-Clark) and PNR Calamba to form an integrated commuter railway system.
DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said: “This is the President’s 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 construction works for the PNR Clark Phase I begin within one month of signing of the loan agreement between the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Last month, JICA agreed to provide a $1.53bn loan towards the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project.
The ground breaking for the Metro Manila Subway, also funded through a JICA loan, is scheduled on 26 February.
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/philippines-starts-north-south-commuter-railway-project-works/
Construction works started with the ground-breaking ceremony the Tutuban to Malolos section of the project called the PNR Clark Phase I.
A 37.6 km.-long section, PNR Clark Phase I will be implemented by the government’s Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
It will feature ten stations and a depot in Valenzuela City.
Once completed, the section will be served by 13 eight-car train sets and will reduce travel time between Manila and Malolos from one hour and 45 minutes to just 35 minutes.
"The section will reduce travel time between Manila and Malolos from one hour and 45 minutes to just 35 minutes."
PNR Clark Phase I is expected to serve more than 300,000 passengers daily.
Additionally, the section will be connected with the PNR Clark Phase II (Malolos-Clark) and PNR Calamba to form an integrated commuter railway system.
DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said: “This is the President’s 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 construction works for the PNR Clark Phase I begin within one month of signing of the loan agreement between the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Last month, JICA agreed to provide a $1.53bn loan towards the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project.
The ground breaking for the Metro Manila Subway, also funded through a JICA loan, is scheduled on 26 February.
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/philippines-starts-north-south-commuter-railway-project-works/
P600-million Naia 2 makeover completed in Q1 of 2020
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) aims to complete the P600-million makeover of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2 by the first quarter of 2020, a government official said on Monday.
Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) General Manager Ed V. Monreal said with the renovation of Naia 2 now in “full swing,” the government expects project contractor A.G. Araja Construction and Development Corp. to complete the facelift initiative by March next year.
“We started last September 2018 and despite the challenges, we shall proceed as planned. I say challenge because we are business as usual despite ongoing works. We hope to deliver on our promise to finish everything by March next year,” he said.
The project involves the replacement of damaged floor finishes, and the restoration and chemical cleaning of stained floor finishes in the arrival and departure passenger movement areas.
Aside from these, the contract also calls for the replacement of damaged ceilings, baggage claim area and elevated roadway; and the repair of 32 skylight roofing materials.
The contractor will also upgrade the walls, columns, beams and soffit finishes at the arrival and departure passenger movement areas, as well as the aerobridge areas and elevated roadways.
Replacement of glass doors at the predeparture gates and fixed bridge gates, and cleaning and polishing of metal frames, metal louvers and claddings will also be undertaken.
Monreal said a marked improvement will soon greet passengers with the expansion of the departure check-in hall and the arrival baggage area.
The work includes the construction of a drop wall, installation of structural framing, installation of new glass wall panels and partitions, glass doors and metal ceiling panels.
To complement the expansion of these two areas, additional air-conditioning system, power, lightings, fire protection, electronics and communications systems will also be installed. The contractor will also build a power room to host additional power supply requirements.
Likewise, it will fix and waterproof exterior ledges, walls, beams, soffit, pathways and pocket gardens, and add tubular bars at the bottom of existing railings at the well-wishers area.
Display systems and public address system will also be improved.
“Given the spatial constraints that we have in Terminal 2 vis-à-vis the growing passenger traffic, we assure air travelers that we are doing all we can to be of better service to them. We appeal to all airport users to bear with us at this time,” Monreal said.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/02/19/p600-million-naia-2-makeover-completed-in-q1-of-2020/
Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) General Manager Ed V. Monreal said with the renovation of Naia 2 now in “full swing,” the government expects project contractor A.G. Araja Construction and Development Corp. to complete the facelift initiative by March next year.
“We started last September 2018 and despite the challenges, we shall proceed as planned. I say challenge because we are business as usual despite ongoing works. We hope to deliver on our promise to finish everything by March next year,” he said.
The project involves the replacement of damaged floor finishes, and the restoration and chemical cleaning of stained floor finishes in the arrival and departure passenger movement areas.
Aside from these, the contract also calls for the replacement of damaged ceilings, baggage claim area and elevated roadway; and the repair of 32 skylight roofing materials.
The contractor will also upgrade the walls, columns, beams and soffit finishes at the arrival and departure passenger movement areas, as well as the aerobridge areas and elevated roadways.
Replacement of glass doors at the predeparture gates and fixed bridge gates, and cleaning and polishing of metal frames, metal louvers and claddings will also be undertaken.
Monreal said a marked improvement will soon greet passengers with the expansion of the departure check-in hall and the arrival baggage area.
The work includes the construction of a drop wall, installation of structural framing, installation of new glass wall panels and partitions, glass doors and metal ceiling panels.
To complement the expansion of these two areas, additional air-conditioning system, power, lightings, fire protection, electronics and communications systems will also be installed. The contractor will also build a power room to host additional power supply requirements.
Likewise, it will fix and waterproof exterior ledges, walls, beams, soffit, pathways and pocket gardens, and add tubular bars at the bottom of existing railings at the well-wishers area.
Display systems and public address system will also be improved.
“Given the spatial constraints that we have in Terminal 2 vis-à-vis the growing passenger traffic, we assure air travelers that we are doing all we can to be of better service to them. We appeal to all airport users to bear with us at this time,” Monreal said.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/02/19/p600-million-naia-2-makeover-completed-in-q1-of-2020/
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