A second elevated expressway that will bridge the northern and southern parts of Metro Manila, the country’s congested capital district, is set to begin construction by November this year, according to its project proponent.
Luigi Bautista, president and general manager of toll road concessionaire NLEx Corp., said construction firm D.M Consunji Inc. had been selected to build the first section of the 8-kilometer “connector road.”
Bautista told reporters the first bored pile, part of the foundation of the toll road, would be installed in the second week of November.
“Between today and the second week of November, DMCI will start preparing for mobilization,” he said.
The P23.3-billion project would extend the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) in C3 Road, Caloocan City through PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila, where it would then connect to Manila’s southern toll road network that included the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx).
Travel time between the northern and southern portions of the capital district typically takes two hours or more as motorists weave through traffic-snarled streets.
Once finished, the connector road would cut the drive to about 20 minutes, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.
Bautista said the connector road project, which would mainly run above the train tracks operated by the Philippine National Railways, was divided into two sections. The first 5-km section would start from C-3 and end in España, Manila. This would take about 20 months to complete, Bautista said.
NLEx Corp. planned to launch the bidding process for the connector road’s second phase next month.
“By around February next year we would have appointed the contractor for section two,” he said. “We will open it by phases,” he added.
NLEx Corp. is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., which operates the NLEx, Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and the Cavite Expressway. The companies are part of infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp., led by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan.
The connector road project was proposed during the Arroyo administration over a decade ago but its construction was delayed throughout the term of President Aquino due to a series of reviews and policy shifts on the mode of implementation. The project held its groundbreaking ceremony on March 1 this year.
It is Metro Manila’s second NLEx-SLEx elevated expressway after San Miguel Corp.’s Skyway Stage 3, which would open during the first quarter of 2020.
https://business.inquirer.net/282111/2nd-nlex-slex-link-set-for-construction
Monday, October 28, 2019
DM Consunji tapped for NLEx-SLEx connector
NLEX Corp. said the construction of the first section of the North Luzon Expressway-South Luzon Expressway (NLEx-SLEx) connector road will begin by the second week of November.
“[On the] connector road, we had a final meeting last week with the contractor, so we made final our appointment of DMCI, D.M. Consunji as the contractor for the NLEX Connector Project Section 1. Because the connector project is divided into two sections, we will start with Section 1 first,” Luigi L. Bautista, president and general manager of NLEX, told reporters on Oct. 24.
Mr. Bautista said the contract with construction giant D.M. Consunji, Inc. will be signed next week.
“Next week, we will sign the contract and then the first bored pile that will be executed will be second week of November. So between today and the second week of November, DMCI will start preparing for mobilization.”
Mr. Bautista said the construction on the NLEx-SLEx connector road will take about 20 months.
The P23.3-billion 8-kilometer toll road linking the tail of NLEx Harbor Link Segment 10 in C3 Road, Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila aims to provide an alternate route for trucks coming from the port area. From Sta. Mesa, vehicles traversing the expressway may connect to the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 through an elevated road.
Mr. Bautista said the Section 1 covers five kilometers of the entire 8-kilometer project. “That’s from Caloocan connecting to C3 all the way to España, so five kilometers,” he said.
NLEX has completed preliminary works on the project after a ground-breaking ceremony held last February. Preliminary works included the ground survey, finalization of design, and clearing of roads through tree cutting and relocation of informal settlers.
The target is to open the expressway by December 2021. Once operational, it is expected to reduce travel time from NLEx to SLEx to 20 minutes from the usual two hours. It will have a capacity of 35,000 motorists daily.
“We will open by phases. For the second phase, by next month we will start the bid process to select the contractor for Section 2. So maybe by around February next year, we would have appointed also the contractor for Section 2,” Mr. Bautista said.
NLEX is part of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
MPIC is one of three key Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has a majority stake in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. — Arjay L. Balinbin
https://www.bworldonline.com/dm-consunji-tapped-for-nlex-slex-connector/
“[On the] connector road, we had a final meeting last week with the contractor, so we made final our appointment of DMCI, D.M. Consunji as the contractor for the NLEX Connector Project Section 1. Because the connector project is divided into two sections, we will start with Section 1 first,” Luigi L. Bautista, president and general manager of NLEX, told reporters on Oct. 24.
Mr. Bautista said the contract with construction giant D.M. Consunji, Inc. will be signed next week.
“Next week, we will sign the contract and then the first bored pile that will be executed will be second week of November. So between today and the second week of November, DMCI will start preparing for mobilization.”
Mr. Bautista said the construction on the NLEx-SLEx connector road will take about 20 months.
The P23.3-billion 8-kilometer toll road linking the tail of NLEx Harbor Link Segment 10 in C3 Road, Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila aims to provide an alternate route for trucks coming from the port area. From Sta. Mesa, vehicles traversing the expressway may connect to the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 through an elevated road.
Mr. Bautista said the Section 1 covers five kilometers of the entire 8-kilometer project. “That’s from Caloocan connecting to C3 all the way to España, so five kilometers,” he said.
NLEX has completed preliminary works on the project after a ground-breaking ceremony held last February. Preliminary works included the ground survey, finalization of design, and clearing of roads through tree cutting and relocation of informal settlers.
The target is to open the expressway by December 2021. Once operational, it is expected to reduce travel time from NLEx to SLEx to 20 minutes from the usual two hours. It will have a capacity of 35,000 motorists daily.
“We will open by phases. For the second phase, by next month we will start the bid process to select the contractor for Section 2. So maybe by around February next year, we would have appointed also the contractor for Section 2,” Mr. Bautista said.
NLEX is part of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
MPIC is one of three key Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has a majority stake in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. — Arjay L. Balinbin
https://www.bworldonline.com/dm-consunji-tapped-for-nlex-slex-connector/
MPTC taps DMCI for NLEX-SLEX connector phase 1
Construction of an expressway linking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) to South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) is expected to commence early next month as Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) was able to finalize the contractor for the connector road project.
MPTC-unit NLEX Corp. has tapped D.M. Consunji Inc., the construction arm of DMCI Holdings Inc., as the contractor for the first section of the NLEX-SLEX connector road project.
NLEX president and general manager Luigi Bautista said formal signing of the contract would happen this week and actual start of construction would commence by the second week of November.
“So between today and the second week of November, DMCI will start preparing for mobilization,” Bautista said.
“Actual start will be the first bored pile. When I say first bored pile, that’s the first work on the ground so that will be second week of November. And then construction will continue. It will be for 20 months,” he said.
The P23.3 billion NLEX-SLEX connector road project is an eight-kilometer all-elevated highway which would extend the NLEX southward from the end of Segment 10 in C3/5th Avenue, Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila and connect to the Skyway Stage 3, mostly traversing the Philippine National Railways’ track.
It will include two interchanges located at C3 Road in Caloocan and España in Manila.
Bautista said the project would be undertaken in two phases, with the first phase consisting of the initial five-kilometer section starting from C3 Road in Caloocan City up to España in Manila.
He said the contractor for the second section covering the remaining three kilometers would be finalized by the first quarter of next year.
“We will open by phases. The second phase by next month we will start the bid process to select the contractor, so by around February next year we would have appointed also the contractor for Section 2,” Bautista said.
Once completed, the project is expected to decongest major thoroughfares and improve linkages between the north and south.
The groundbreaking for the project was held last February, which was two months ahead of its original May 2019 schedule.
Since then, NLEX has undertaken preliminary works such as ground survey, finalization of design, clearing of tree cutting, and clearing for informal settlers in preparation for the projects’s actual construction.
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.
NLEX is part of the portfolio of projects of MPTC, the tollways arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investment Corp.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/10/28/1963874/mptc-taps-dmci-nlex-slex-connector-phase-1
MPTC-unit NLEX Corp. has tapped D.M. Consunji Inc., the construction arm of DMCI Holdings Inc., as the contractor for the first section of the NLEX-SLEX connector road project.
NLEX president and general manager Luigi Bautista said formal signing of the contract would happen this week and actual start of construction would commence by the second week of November.
“So between today and the second week of November, DMCI will start preparing for mobilization,” Bautista said.
“Actual start will be the first bored pile. When I say first bored pile, that’s the first work on the ground so that will be second week of November. And then construction will continue. It will be for 20 months,” he said.
The P23.3 billion NLEX-SLEX connector road project is an eight-kilometer all-elevated highway which would extend the NLEX southward from the end of Segment 10 in C3/5th Avenue, Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila and connect to the Skyway Stage 3, mostly traversing the Philippine National Railways’ track.
It will include two interchanges located at C3 Road in Caloocan and España in Manila.
Bautista said the project would be undertaken in two phases, with the first phase consisting of the initial five-kilometer section starting from C3 Road in Caloocan City up to España in Manila.
He said the contractor for the second section covering the remaining three kilometers would be finalized by the first quarter of next year.
“We will open by phases. The second phase by next month we will start the bid process to select the contractor, so by around February next year we would have appointed also the contractor for Section 2,” Bautista said.
Once completed, the project is expected to decongest major thoroughfares and improve linkages between the north and south.
The groundbreaking for the project was held last February, which was two months ahead of its original May 2019 schedule.
Since then, NLEX has undertaken preliminary works such as ground survey, finalization of design, clearing of tree cutting, and clearing for informal settlers in preparation for the projects’s actual construction.
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.
NLEX is part of the portfolio of projects of MPTC, the tollways arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investment Corp.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/10/28/1963874/mptc-taps-dmci-nlex-slex-connector-phase-1
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