As the Department of Transportation (DOTr) breaks ground for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway system, Malacañang has called on the next administrations to exert all efforts until the multi-billion project is fully completed.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the appeal Wednesday, just hours after the ceremonial groundbreaking of the project in Valenzuela City.
The project is an expansive 36-kilometer railway system, which will have 15 stations from Quirino Highway in Quezon City to the Naia Terminal 3 in Pasay and FTI in Taguig.
The DOTr is targeting partial operability by 2022, which marks the end of the Duterte administration.
“With this foundation, we request succeeding administrations to exert the same effort until the railway system is fully completed,” Panelo said in a statement.
The Palace official also hit back at the critics of what it called the “project of the century.”
“The critics say it can never be done. The cynics say it is just a dream. We are pleased to announce today’s groundbreaking ceremony of the Metro Manila Subway, which will be the first-ever underground railway system in the Philippines,” Panelo said.
“The Metro Manila Subway has been dubbed as the project of the century as it is considered a major transformational project in mass transport in the country,” he added.
Panelo further assured that Malacañang will be monitoring the progress of the project and commits its all-out support to the DOTr and all agencies involved.
“We also ask the public to remain patient as it is us who will greatly benefit from gains of this major infrastructure project in the near future,” Panelo noted.
The multi-billion Metro Manila subway is among the flagship projects under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program. /je
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Palace to monitor subway project's progress, asks public to be patient
Malacañang vowed to monitor the progress of the Metro Manila Subway project, which broke ground in Valenzuela City on Wednesday.
Once it becomes serviceable, the riding public can travel from Quezon City to the NAIA Terminal 3 in just 30 minutes.
There will be 15 stations, and the first three stations will be operational in 2022, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The entire 30-kilometer railway system is targeted to be completed in 2025.
“Critics say it can never be done. The cynics say it is just a dream. We are pleased to announce today’s groundbreaking ceremony of the Metro Manila Subway, which will be the first-ever underground railway system in the Philippines,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.
“The Office of the President will be monitoring the progress of this project and commits its all-out support to the DOTr and all agencies involved as they endeavor to deliver this facility to our countrymen,” he added.
Panelo also asked the public to remain patient “as it is us who will greatly benefit from gains of this major infrastructure project in the near future.”
“With this foundation, we request succeeding administrations to exert the same effort until the railway system is fully completed,” he said.
The flagship project under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program will be built with the support of the Government of Japan through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan amounting to ¥104.530-billion or P51-billion loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). —LBG, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/686317/palace-to-monitor-subway-project-s-progress-asks-public-to-be-patient/story/
Once it becomes serviceable, the riding public can travel from Quezon City to the NAIA Terminal 3 in just 30 minutes.
There will be 15 stations, and the first three stations will be operational in 2022, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The entire 30-kilometer railway system is targeted to be completed in 2025.
“Critics say it can never be done. The cynics say it is just a dream. We are pleased to announce today’s groundbreaking ceremony of the Metro Manila Subway, which will be the first-ever underground railway system in the Philippines,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.
“The Office of the President will be monitoring the progress of this project and commits its all-out support to the DOTr and all agencies involved as they endeavor to deliver this facility to our countrymen,” he added.
Panelo also asked the public to remain patient “as it is us who will greatly benefit from gains of this major infrastructure project in the near future.”
“With this foundation, we request succeeding administrations to exert the same effort until the railway system is fully completed,” he said.
The flagship project under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program will be built with the support of the Government of Japan through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan amounting to ¥104.530-billion or P51-billion loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). —LBG, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/686317/palace-to-monitor-subway-project-s-progress-asks-public-to-be-patient/story/
Metro Manila Subway breaks ground
Officials on Wednesday broke ground on the Metro Manila subway, the country's first underground rail system that is among the flagship projects under President Rodrigo Duterte's P8 trillion infrastructure program.
The 36-kilometer subway will stretch from Valenzuela on the capital's northern end to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, promising as fast as 30 minutes of travel time from end to end, the Department of Transportation said.
The government earlier said it hoped to open the first 3 stations in Valenzuela, Tandang Sora and North Avenue before Duterte's term ends in 2022.
"Inaugurating and groundbreaking is one thing, finishing it is another. We will finish this in 2022. Sabi nga sa Ingles, I will be watching you... This is what we want to achieve. Sa mga nagdududa, maniwala kayo," said Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the Duterte government would finish the subway project "as fast as we can, as well as we can and without any whiff of corruption."
The subway spans 7 cities and municipalities and 3 business districts. A joint venture including Shimizu Corp, Fujita Corp and Takenaka Civil Engineering Co of Japan and EEI Corp from the Philippines was tapped to design and build the first 3 stations, the DOTr said.
It will connect to the MRT-3, the LRT-2 and the Philippine National Railway lines, according to Transportation Usec for railways Timothy Batan.
The Metro Manila Subway will leverage on Japanese technology to make the structure flood and earthquake-proof, the DOTr said.
A study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency estimated daily economic losses in Metro Manila due to traffic had risen to P3.5 billion.
Last November, the government opened the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, an airport-style structure that serves as a hub for buses and jeepney in the south of the capital.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/27/19/metro-manila-subway-breaks-ground
The 36-kilometer subway will stretch from Valenzuela on the capital's northern end to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, promising as fast as 30 minutes of travel time from end to end, the Department of Transportation said.
The government earlier said it hoped to open the first 3 stations in Valenzuela, Tandang Sora and North Avenue before Duterte's term ends in 2022.
"Inaugurating and groundbreaking is one thing, finishing it is another. We will finish this in 2022. Sabi nga sa Ingles, I will be watching you... This is what we want to achieve. Sa mga nagdududa, maniwala kayo," said Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the Duterte government would finish the subway project "as fast as we can, as well as we can and without any whiff of corruption."
The subway spans 7 cities and municipalities and 3 business districts. A joint venture including Shimizu Corp, Fujita Corp and Takenaka Civil Engineering Co of Japan and EEI Corp from the Philippines was tapped to design and build the first 3 stations, the DOTr said.
It will connect to the MRT-3, the LRT-2 and the Philippine National Railway lines, according to Transportation Usec for railways Timothy Batan.
The Metro Manila Subway will leverage on Japanese technology to make the structure flood and earthquake-proof, the DOTr said.
A study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency estimated daily economic losses in Metro Manila due to traffic had risen to P3.5 billion.
Last November, the government opened the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, an airport-style structure that serves as a hub for buses and jeepney in the south of the capital.
@DOTrPH targets 2022 to operate 3 out of 15 Metro Manila Subway stations, while full operations in 2025. With speed of 80kph, travel time from Quezon City to NAIA Terminal 3 will go down to 30mins— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) February 27, 2019
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DOTr breaks ground for Metro Manila subway project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday broke ground to start the construction of the first three stations of the Metro Manila Subway system.
Speaking at the groundbreaking rites in Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela City, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade gave assurance that the government would keep an eye on the project, which is funded by a loan from Japan.
“Inaugurating and groundbreaking is one thing, finishing it is another. We will finish this in 2022. Sabi nga sa Ingles, I will be watching you. This is what we want to achieve. Sa mga nagdududa, maniwala kayo,” Tugade said.
The multi-billion Metro Manila subway is among the flagship projects under the government’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program.
Last week, the DOTr signed the main contract of the subway’s depot and first three stations, or its partial operability section, along with the structures and facilities of the Philippine Railway Institute.
READ: DOTr inks deal for Metro Manila subway’s first 3 stations
The first three stations consist of the Quirino Highway-Mindanao Avenue Station, Tandang Sora Station, and North Avenue Station.
The project is an expansive 36-kilometer railway system, which will have 15 stations from Quirino Highway in Quezon City to the Naia Terminal 3 in Pasay and FTI in Taguig.
With a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour, the DOTr said the subway would cut travel time from Quezon City to Naia Terminal 3 to just 30 minutes.
The DOTr is targeting partial operability by 2022, while full operations would be in 2025.
Around 370,000 passengers are expected to benefit from the subway daily in its first year of full operations.
The Metro Manila Subway will be built with the support of the Japanese government through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). /cbb
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1090250/dotr-breaks-ground-for-metro-manila-subway-project
Speaking at the groundbreaking rites in Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela City, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade gave assurance that the government would keep an eye on the project, which is funded by a loan from Japan.
“Inaugurating and groundbreaking is one thing, finishing it is another. We will finish this in 2022. Sabi nga sa Ingles, I will be watching you. This is what we want to achieve. Sa mga nagdududa, maniwala kayo,” Tugade said.
The multi-billion Metro Manila subway is among the flagship projects under the government’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program.
Last week, the DOTr signed the main contract of the subway’s depot and first three stations, or its partial operability section, along with the structures and facilities of the Philippine Railway Institute.
READ: DOTr inks deal for Metro Manila subway’s first 3 stations
The first three stations consist of the Quirino Highway-Mindanao Avenue Station, Tandang Sora Station, and North Avenue Station.
The project is an expansive 36-kilometer railway system, which will have 15 stations from Quirino Highway in Quezon City to the Naia Terminal 3 in Pasay and FTI in Taguig.
With a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour, the DOTr said the subway would cut travel time from Quezon City to Naia Terminal 3 to just 30 minutes.
The DOTr is targeting partial operability by 2022, while full operations would be in 2025.
Around 370,000 passengers are expected to benefit from the subway daily in its first year of full operations.
The Metro Manila Subway will be built with the support of the Japanese government through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). /cbb
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1090250/dotr-breaks-ground-for-metro-manila-subway-project
Construction of Metro Manila Subway begins
Once fully operational in 2025, the Philippines' first intercity underground railway will connect Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City within 30 minutes
The construction of the Philippines' first intercity underground railway officially started Wednesday, February 27.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, along with other government officials and Japanese partners, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the P356.96-billion Metro Manila Subway on Wednesday in Valenzuela City.
"When we announced that we are doing the subway, many sectors did not believe. Marami hong nagduda...pati na ho 'yung utter disbelief. Ang sabi ho nila, 'Subway station? Drawing lang 'yan....' Sir, ma'am, ang subway station ay totoo at totoo at totoo," Tugade said in a speech.
(When we announced that we are doing the subway, many sectors did not believe. Many were doubtful...and even expressed utter disbelief. They said, "Subway station? That's a far-fetched plan...." Sir, ma'am, the subway station is true, true, true.)
The DOTr aims to have the first 3 stations of the 36-kilometer Metro Manila Subway running by 2022.
A Filipino-Japanese joint venture will design and build these first 3 stations – Mindanao Avenue-Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue. The joint venture is composed of Shimizu Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Takenaka Civil Engineering Company Ltd, and EEI Corporation.
By 2025, all 15 stations should be fully operational, connecting Quirino Highway to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City within 30 minutes. Subway trains will run at up to 80 kilometers per hour.
"Matagal nang deprived ang mga Pilipino ng ganitong uri ng mass transit (Filipinos have long been deprived of this kind of mass transit), and we will not take our sweet time. We will deliver this subway to the Filipino people as fast as we can, as well as we can, and without any whiff of corruption," said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in a speech.
The Shimizu joint venture will also construct the depot in Valenzuela City, electromechanical systems and rolling stock, and the facilities of the Philippine Railway Institute.
More than 180 families affected by the first phase of construction will be relocated to Barangay Bignay in Valenzuela City.
'World-class' subway
The Metro Manila Subway will be connected to the Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Metro Rail Transit Lines 3 and 7 via a common station along EDSA.
The DOTr gave assurances that the subway will use "proven Japanese technologies to make the system resilient against natural disasters," given that the capital region is prone to floods.
In a speech, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda said "Japan vows nothing but a world-class mass transit system."
"Far beyond financing and cutting-edge technology, the Philippines can count on Japan to impart our extensive experience not only in subway construction, but also in railway operation and maintenance," added Haneda.
In March 2018, the Philippine government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a ¥104.53-billion (P49.08-billion) loan agreement for the subway, the first in a series of deals.
Of the total project cost, 73% (¥573.73 billion) will be funded by JICA through a loan arrangement comprising 3 to 4 tranches. The remaining 27% (¥215.16 billion) will be shouldered by the Philippine government.
The groundbreaking was originally targeted for December 2018, but was pushed back to February due to scheduling issues.
Other Cabinet members – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar – also attended Wednesday's event.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Danilo Lim, Senate committee on public services vice chairman JV Ejercito, House committee on transportation chairman Cesar Sarmiento, and Valenzuela City, Malabon City, and Quezon City politicians were present as well.
https://www.rappler.com/business/224469-construction-metro-manila-subway-begins-february-2019
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| METRO MANILA SUBWAY. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda (leftmost) and beside him, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Manila Subway on February 27, 2019. Screenshot from RTVM video |
The construction of the Philippines' first intercity underground railway officially started Wednesday, February 27.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, along with other government officials and Japanese partners, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the P356.96-billion Metro Manila Subway on Wednesday in Valenzuela City.
"When we announced that we are doing the subway, many sectors did not believe. Marami hong nagduda...pati na ho 'yung utter disbelief. Ang sabi ho nila, 'Subway station? Drawing lang 'yan....' Sir, ma'am, ang subway station ay totoo at totoo at totoo," Tugade said in a speech.
(When we announced that we are doing the subway, many sectors did not believe. Many were doubtful...and even expressed utter disbelief. They said, "Subway station? That's a far-fetched plan...." Sir, ma'am, the subway station is true, true, true.)
The DOTr aims to have the first 3 stations of the 36-kilometer Metro Manila Subway running by 2022.
A Filipino-Japanese joint venture will design and build these first 3 stations – Mindanao Avenue-Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue. The joint venture is composed of Shimizu Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Takenaka Civil Engineering Company Ltd, and EEI Corporation.
By 2025, all 15 stations should be fully operational, connecting Quirino Highway to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City within 30 minutes. Subway trains will run at up to 80 kilometers per hour.
"Matagal nang deprived ang mga Pilipino ng ganitong uri ng mass transit (Filipinos have long been deprived of this kind of mass transit), and we will not take our sweet time. We will deliver this subway to the Filipino people as fast as we can, as well as we can, and without any whiff of corruption," said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in a speech.
The Shimizu joint venture will also construct the depot in Valenzuela City, electromechanical systems and rolling stock, and the facilities of the Philippine Railway Institute.
More than 180 families affected by the first phase of construction will be relocated to Barangay Bignay in Valenzuela City.
'World-class' subway
The Metro Manila Subway will be connected to the Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Metro Rail Transit Lines 3 and 7 via a common station along EDSA.
The DOTr gave assurances that the subway will use "proven Japanese technologies to make the system resilient against natural disasters," given that the capital region is prone to floods.
In a speech, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda said "Japan vows nothing but a world-class mass transit system."
"Far beyond financing and cutting-edge technology, the Philippines can count on Japan to impart our extensive experience not only in subway construction, but also in railway operation and maintenance," added Haneda.
In March 2018, the Philippine government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a ¥104.53-billion (P49.08-billion) loan agreement for the subway, the first in a series of deals.
Of the total project cost, 73% (¥573.73 billion) will be funded by JICA through a loan arrangement comprising 3 to 4 tranches. The remaining 27% (¥215.16 billion) will be shouldered by the Philippine government.
The groundbreaking was originally targeted for December 2018, but was pushed back to February due to scheduling issues.
Other Cabinet members – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar – also attended Wednesday's event.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Danilo Lim, Senate committee on public services vice chairman JV Ejercito, House committee on transportation chairman Cesar Sarmiento, and Valenzuela City, Malabon City, and Quezon City politicians were present as well.
https://www.rappler.com/business/224469-construction-metro-manila-subway-begins-february-2019
Ground broken for first Metro Manila subway
Construction on the first Metro Manila subway officially began Wednesday, February 27, with the big-ticket project seen to ease traffic gridlock in the capital when completed in 2025.
The Department of Transportation initially planned to hold the groundbreaking ceremony for the project last December 19, but this was pushed back to January and again rescheduled to February due to conflicts in schedule of Philippine and Japanese officials.
In March 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative Yoshio Wada inked the first tranche of a loan deal for the initial phase of a 30-km underground railway, which is estimated to cost P356.96 billion.
The big-ticket project has a total loan financing requirement of P259.6 billion, the biggest amount committed by JICA to a single country. The Japanese funding for the project will be sliced in three to four tranches.
The subway project will have 14 to 16 stations and is expected to be completed in 2025.
Meanwhile, partial operation of the first three stations is set in 2022.
Line to connect Quezon City to Pasay
Once finished, the first underground railroad in the Philippines will run from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s premier gateway.
According to Dominguez, the plan for the subway line envisions a “north zone” that will extend to Bulacan and a “south zone” that will stretch to Cavite.
The flagship infrastructure project will have commercial spaces that will be leased to help pay the hefty Japanese loan and defray the cost of operating the facility.
As he charts an "independent foreign policy" while lessening his country's dependence on traditional treaty ally, the US, President Rodrigo Duterte has courted regional rivals China and Japan to help foot the bill for the country's P8-9 trillion infrastructure plan.
A recent study by JICA found that road congestion in Manila cost the economy P3.5 billion daily in 2017.
The Duterte administration is depending on a mix of foreign borrowings, budgetary allocations and private funding for its ambitious infrastructure push. — Ian Nicolas Cigaral
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/02/27/1897181/ground-broken-first-metro-manila-subway
The Department of Transportation initially planned to hold the groundbreaking ceremony for the project last December 19, but this was pushed back to January and again rescheduled to February due to conflicts in schedule of Philippine and Japanese officials.
In March 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative Yoshio Wada inked the first tranche of a loan deal for the initial phase of a 30-km underground railway, which is estimated to cost P356.96 billion.
The big-ticket project has a total loan financing requirement of P259.6 billion, the biggest amount committed by JICA to a single country. The Japanese funding for the project will be sliced in three to four tranches.
The subway project will have 14 to 16 stations and is expected to be completed in 2025.
Meanwhile, partial operation of the first three stations is set in 2022.
Line to connect Quezon City to Pasay
Once finished, the first underground railroad in the Philippines will run from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s premier gateway.
According to Dominguez, the plan for the subway line envisions a “north zone” that will extend to Bulacan and a “south zone” that will stretch to Cavite.
The flagship infrastructure project will have commercial spaces that will be leased to help pay the hefty Japanese loan and defray the cost of operating the facility.
As he charts an "independent foreign policy" while lessening his country's dependence on traditional treaty ally, the US, President Rodrigo Duterte has courted regional rivals China and Japan to help foot the bill for the country's P8-9 trillion infrastructure plan.
A recent study by JICA found that road congestion in Manila cost the economy P3.5 billion daily in 2017.
The Duterte administration is depending on a mix of foreign borrowings, budgetary allocations and private funding for its ambitious infrastructure push. — Ian Nicolas Cigaral
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/02/27/1897181/ground-broken-first-metro-manila-subway
P355.6-B Metro subway launched today
By Emmie V. Abadilla
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is scheduled to break ground today (Feb. 27, 2019) at Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela the P355.6 -billion Metro Manila Subway Project, the country’s first underground railway system dubbed as the “project of the century.”
The railway system will stretch 36 kilometers, with 15 stations, crossing 7 local governments, passing 3 of Metro Manila’s business districts, connecting all to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, in almost 30 minutes or less.
Just a week ago, the DOTr signed the main contract, or the first part of the design and build contract, for the Metro Manila Subway’s first three stations, or its partially operable section.
The Shimizu Joint Venture of the Shimizu Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Takenaka Civil Engineering Co., Ltd. and EEI Corporation will do the design and build of this specific section of the subway.
The section consists of the first three underground stations – Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue, along with the tunnel structure, the Valenzuela Depot. The joint venture will likewise construct the building and facilities for the Philippine Railway Institute.
The Metro Manila Subway is among the flagship projects under the Duterte Administration’s infrastructure program and the first three stations are slated to be partially operable by 2022.
By 2025, the subway will be fully operational. In its first year of full operations alone, it will serve up to 370,000 passengers per day, with a capacity for up to 1.5 million passengers per day.
Its world-class design features water-stop panels, doors, a high-level entrance for flood prevention, earthquake detection, along with a train stop system, just like subways in Tokyo.
There’s no stopping the construction of the Metro Manila Subway, pledged DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding the project via a P45-billion loan.
https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/02/26/p355-6-b-metro-subway-launched-today/
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is scheduled to break ground today (Feb. 27, 2019) at Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela the P355.6 -billion Metro Manila Subway Project, the country’s first underground railway system dubbed as the “project of the century.”
The railway system will stretch 36 kilometers, with 15 stations, crossing 7 local governments, passing 3 of Metro Manila’s business districts, connecting all to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, in almost 30 minutes or less.
Just a week ago, the DOTr signed the main contract, or the first part of the design and build contract, for the Metro Manila Subway’s first three stations, or its partially operable section.
The Shimizu Joint Venture of the Shimizu Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Takenaka Civil Engineering Co., Ltd. and EEI Corporation will do the design and build of this specific section of the subway.
The section consists of the first three underground stations – Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue, along with the tunnel structure, the Valenzuela Depot. The joint venture will likewise construct the building and facilities for the Philippine Railway Institute.
The Metro Manila Subway is among the flagship projects under the Duterte Administration’s infrastructure program and the first three stations are slated to be partially operable by 2022.
By 2025, the subway will be fully operational. In its first year of full operations alone, it will serve up to 370,000 passengers per day, with a capacity for up to 1.5 million passengers per day.
Its world-class design features water-stop panels, doors, a high-level entrance for flood prevention, earthquake detection, along with a train stop system, just like subways in Tokyo.
There’s no stopping the construction of the Metro Manila Subway, pledged DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding the project via a P45-billion loan.
https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/02/26/p355-6-b-metro-subway-launched-today/
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
NLEX Harbor Link opens Thursday night
By Betheena Unite and Pinky C. Colmenares
By Thursday night, an elevated expressway called NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 that connects Manila and Quezon City will finally be opened, an official from the Department of Public Works and Highways confirmed Tuesday.
The opening of the 5.65-km elevated expressway was initially scheduled Tuesday but it was moved to Thursday night, Build, Build, Build Committee Chair Anna Mae Lamentillo said.
“(It will open) evening of February 28, before midnight,” Lamentillo said, noting that the opening was moved to another date because they are still conducting safety checks and pre-opening construction.
NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is composed of the 5.65-km elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from MacArthur Highway Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, passing through Malabon City and C3 Road, Caloocan City, and the 2.6-km section between C3 Road, Caloocan City and R10, Navotas City.
Major cut in travel time
The opening of the elevated expressway presents a major cut in the travel time from Manila to Quezon City, or vice-versa, Romulo “Junjie” Quimbo Jr., senior vice president for communication and stakeholder management, told motoring journalists Monday.
Driving from Quezon City, motorists will enter the new Harbor Link through the Mindanao Avenue entry of NLEX to the 5th Avenue of the Caloocan Interchange. The new segment will offer a 5.6-kilometer stretch of elevated expressway that spans over Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan.
The toll fee for that convenience is P45, Quimbo said Monday during a tour of the new elevated expressway to members of the Society of Motoring Journalists (SPMJ).
By December, NLEX expects the next 2.6-km portion of the expressway to be completed, to bring the motorist from the C3 Road in Caloocan City to exit at the Road 10 section of the new Harbor Link, in Navotas City.
R-10 leads to an intersection where the motorist can either take the road to Roxas Blvd. or the left to Claro M. Recto Avenue.
The whole stretch of the NLEX Harbor Link, when finally completed in December, will make the motorist coming from Commonwealth in Quezon City avoid the dense traffic at the Elliptical Circle, Quezon Blvd., Mabuhay Rotunda, España Avenue, and Quiapo.
After the completion of the NLEX Harbor Link, the motoring public can look forward to another elevated expressway that will decongest traffic in the Manila area. That will be the opening in 2021 of the España Interchange that will be part of the 8-kilometer NLEX-SLEX Connector Road.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/26/nlex-harbor-link-opens-thursday-night/
By Thursday night, an elevated expressway called NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 that connects Manila and Quezon City will finally be opened, an official from the Department of Public Works and Highways confirmed Tuesday.
The opening of the 5.65-km elevated expressway was initially scheduled Tuesday but it was moved to Thursday night, Build, Build, Build Committee Chair Anna Mae Lamentillo said.
“(It will open) evening of February 28, before midnight,” Lamentillo said, noting that the opening was moved to another date because they are still conducting safety checks and pre-opening construction.
NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is composed of the 5.65-km elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from MacArthur Highway Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, passing through Malabon City and C3 Road, Caloocan City, and the 2.6-km section between C3 Road, Caloocan City and R10, Navotas City.
Major cut in travel time
The opening of the elevated expressway presents a major cut in the travel time from Manila to Quezon City, or vice-versa, Romulo “Junjie” Quimbo Jr., senior vice president for communication and stakeholder management, told motoring journalists Monday.
Driving from Quezon City, motorists will enter the new Harbor Link through the Mindanao Avenue entry of NLEX to the 5th Avenue of the Caloocan Interchange. The new segment will offer a 5.6-kilometer stretch of elevated expressway that spans over Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan.
The toll fee for that convenience is P45, Quimbo said Monday during a tour of the new elevated expressway to members of the Society of Motoring Journalists (SPMJ).
By December, NLEX expects the next 2.6-km portion of the expressway to be completed, to bring the motorist from the C3 Road in Caloocan City to exit at the Road 10 section of the new Harbor Link, in Navotas City.
R-10 leads to an intersection where the motorist can either take the road to Roxas Blvd. or the left to Claro M. Recto Avenue.
The whole stretch of the NLEX Harbor Link, when finally completed in December, will make the motorist coming from Commonwealth in Quezon City avoid the dense traffic at the Elliptical Circle, Quezon Blvd., Mabuhay Rotunda, España Avenue, and Quiapo.
After the completion of the NLEX Harbor Link, the motoring public can look forward to another elevated expressway that will decongest traffic in the Manila area. That will be the opening in 2021 of the España Interchange that will be part of the 8-kilometer NLEX-SLEX Connector Road.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/26/nlex-harbor-link-opens-thursday-night/
The PH’s first subway is really pushing through
Stop pinching yourself, because you aren’t dreaming. Yes, a subway in the Philippines is happening, and it’s expected to be fully operational by the year 2025.
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) already signed the first part of the project’s design and build contract with the Shimizu Corporation on February 20, 2019. The subway system will span 36km, and will consist of 15 stations over seven cities and three business districts. It is also expected to cut travel time from connected areas to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3) to just 30 minutes or less.
A section of the project—composed of underground stations along Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue—is scheduled to be partially operational by 2022. Upon completion in 2025, the subway system is expected to service 370,000 passengers per day, with a capacity of serving up to 1.5 million passengers per day.
DOTr secretary Arthur Tugade, who was recently in Osaka for a committee meeting between the governments of the Philippines and Japan, expressed excitement over idea of the project’s completion, though he acknowledged that there will be some challenges moving forward: “Of course there will be some inconvenience along the way, but that is nothing compared to the long-lasting comfort this project will bring to the Filipino people,” he said in a statement.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines chief representative Yoshio Wada, who was also in Osaka, promised the JICA’s commitment to the project: “It is our honor to assist the Government of the Philippines to implement this historical flagship project in Metro Manila. We appreciate the fact that our Japanese technology will be utilized for this project and make Filipino people’s life better by mitigating congestion in the city with safe and punctual Japanese railway culture.”
Secretary Tugade has already inspected tunnel boring machines (TBM), subway flood control equipment, and other equipment for the subway system’s construction during his visit to Japan.
So, it looks like this is really pushing through. Anyone else excited to ride the country’s first subway system?
https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/ph-first-subway-a962-20190226
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) already signed the first part of the project’s design and build contract with the Shimizu Corporation on February 20, 2019. The subway system will span 36km, and will consist of 15 stations over seven cities and three business districts. It is also expected to cut travel time from connected areas to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3) to just 30 minutes or less.
A section of the project—composed of underground stations along Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora, and North Avenue—is scheduled to be partially operational by 2022. Upon completion in 2025, the subway system is expected to service 370,000 passengers per day, with a capacity of serving up to 1.5 million passengers per day.
DOTr secretary Arthur Tugade, who was recently in Osaka for a committee meeting between the governments of the Philippines and Japan, expressed excitement over idea of the project’s completion, though he acknowledged that there will be some challenges moving forward: “Of course there will be some inconvenience along the way, but that is nothing compared to the long-lasting comfort this project will bring to the Filipino people,” he said in a statement.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines chief representative Yoshio Wada, who was also in Osaka, promised the JICA’s commitment to the project: “It is our honor to assist the Government of the Philippines to implement this historical flagship project in Metro Manila. We appreciate the fact that our Japanese technology will be utilized for this project and make Filipino people’s life better by mitigating congestion in the city with safe and punctual Japanese railway culture.”
Secretary Tugade has already inspected tunnel boring machines (TBM), subway flood control equipment, and other equipment for the subway system’s construction during his visit to Japan.
So, it looks like this is really pushing through. Anyone else excited to ride the country’s first subway system?
https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/ph-first-subway-a962-20190226
We just drove through the soon-to-open NLEX Segment 10, and yes it will make life better
A direct and quick access to Caloocan. A faster way to get to your US Embassy appointment. Plus, it’s going to bring us closer to the City of Manila. These are just three benefits of the NLEX Segment 10.
The opening of the latest section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) called the Segment 10 is almost upon us.
Segment 10 is 5.65 kilometer, 6-lane (3 lanes either direction) divided and elevated toll expressway that will connect Caloocan (via C3) directly to the NLEX, with another 2.6 kilometers under construction to connect Manila (via R10).
The elevated expressway, built largely over the existing PNR railway tracks, is designed to have a capacity of 30,000 vehicles daily and is rated to sustain the weights of semi-trailer trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Segment 10 is also built to the latest standards with solid reinforced concrete guard rails and earthquake safety.
While it may seem like a simple project that will benefit only residents and businesses within the two cities, the impact of NLEX Segment 10 can be far more beneficial the metropolis in general. Let's take a look at five reasons why.
1. Improve transit in and out of Caloocan
The most immediate benefit of the soon-to-be-opened NLEX Segment 10 is that it allows direct and quick access to and from Caloocan and the surrounding areas. So, if you live in Caloocan and have to get to Quezon City, you can do so via Segment 10, 9 and 8 to Mindanao Avenue.
The Department of Public Works and Highways actually says Segment 10 can cut down a trip that normally takes an hour in Caloocan traffic to about 5 minutes. That's 55 minutes in time and cost savings. If you have to drive both ways, that's almost two hours you can save in a day.
2. Will later connect to R10, linking to Roxas Boulevard
Do you have an appointment at the U.S. Embassy (or any of the other diplomatic addresses) on Roxas Boulevard? Travel time will be so much more convenient in the near future thanks to NLEX Segment 10, which will eventually have a terminus at R10 in the Port Area.
When the R10 interchange opens in the near future, it will connect directly to the Manila Bay area. R10, also known as Radial Road 10, is actually somewhat of an extension of Roxas Boulevard; if you're driving northbound on the latter, once you cross the Pasig River, that's R10.
One such benefit was relayed to us by the Chair for the Build Build Build Commitee, Ms. Anna Marie Yu Lamentillo, who holds office at the DPWH in the Port Area, but has to travel to U.P. Diliman in Quezon City to take evening classes for her law degree. A project such as this can drastically cut travel time between her office and the university, and vice versa.
3. Easier access for trucks to and from Manila ports
But beyond the benefits of being able to get to embassies, Intramuros, Luneta Park and many other important destinations in the City Of Manila, NLEX Segment 10 will be of great benefit to big trucks coming in and out of the Port Area.
The project will undoubtedly yield huge benefits for logistics as goods can more easily flow in and out of the country's largest shipping port by tonnage, providing a much-needed boost for imports and exports and, subsequently, the economy. More importantly, the NLEX is not covered by a truck ban—again enhancing the ability of companies to benefit as trucks can be sent out without having to wait out a truck ban.
4. Decongest surrounding areas of vehicles, especially trucks
By providing a faster alternate route for truckers in and out of the Port of Manila and the many industries in the cities of Caloocan, Valenzuela, Manila and more, the traffic in said areas is expected to improve dramatically.
Roads and locales that make up the Northern Truck Route for the Port Area will benefit the most such as Capulong, Tayuman, Gov. Forbes, Aragon, Aurora, Maria Clara, Dimasalang, Blumentritt, and A.Bonifacio. Freeing up these tight and congested roads will undoubtedly be welcomed by residents, and is expected to have a spillover effect and decongest other major roads in the metropolis like EDSA and C-5.
5. Will eventually link up to Skyway Stage 3 via NLEX-SLEX Connector
The master plan for the government's Build Build Build program indicates another road will be constructed called the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road project. It will pick up from the NLEX Segment 10 exit at C3 Road in Caloocan, and link directly to the South Luzon Expressway via a new interchange being constructed near Quirino Avenue.
Once completed in a few years' time, Segment 10 and the NLEX-SLEX Connector will enable trucks to go onto the SLEX, opening up industries of the south to the Port Area and to the north as well. This project will decongest roads such as C-5 which has proved to be the vital link between the NLEX and the SLEX.
This project will also enable motorists to drive directly onto the Metro Manila Skyway to the Manila International Airport, cutting travel time to the metro's four primary air terminals.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/drive/cars-and-bikes/02/25/19/we-just-drove-through-the-soon-to-open-nlex-segment-10
The opening of the latest section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) called the Segment 10 is almost upon us.
Segment 10 is 5.65 kilometer, 6-lane (3 lanes either direction) divided and elevated toll expressway that will connect Caloocan (via C3) directly to the NLEX, with another 2.6 kilometers under construction to connect Manila (via R10).
The elevated expressway, built largely over the existing PNR railway tracks, is designed to have a capacity of 30,000 vehicles daily and is rated to sustain the weights of semi-trailer trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Segment 10 is also built to the latest standards with solid reinforced concrete guard rails and earthquake safety.
While it may seem like a simple project that will benefit only residents and businesses within the two cities, the impact of NLEX Segment 10 can be far more beneficial the metropolis in general. Let's take a look at five reasons why.
1. Improve transit in and out of Caloocan
The most immediate benefit of the soon-to-be-opened NLEX Segment 10 is that it allows direct and quick access to and from Caloocan and the surrounding areas. So, if you live in Caloocan and have to get to Quezon City, you can do so via Segment 10, 9 and 8 to Mindanao Avenue.
The Department of Public Works and Highways actually says Segment 10 can cut down a trip that normally takes an hour in Caloocan traffic to about 5 minutes. That's 55 minutes in time and cost savings. If you have to drive both ways, that's almost two hours you can save in a day.
2. Will later connect to R10, linking to Roxas Boulevard
Do you have an appointment at the U.S. Embassy (or any of the other diplomatic addresses) on Roxas Boulevard? Travel time will be so much more convenient in the near future thanks to NLEX Segment 10, which will eventually have a terminus at R10 in the Port Area.
When the R10 interchange opens in the near future, it will connect directly to the Manila Bay area. R10, also known as Radial Road 10, is actually somewhat of an extension of Roxas Boulevard; if you're driving northbound on the latter, once you cross the Pasig River, that's R10.
One such benefit was relayed to us by the Chair for the Build Build Build Commitee, Ms. Anna Marie Yu Lamentillo, who holds office at the DPWH in the Port Area, but has to travel to U.P. Diliman in Quezon City to take evening classes for her law degree. A project such as this can drastically cut travel time between her office and the university, and vice versa.
3. Easier access for trucks to and from Manila ports
But beyond the benefits of being able to get to embassies, Intramuros, Luneta Park and many other important destinations in the City Of Manila, NLEX Segment 10 will be of great benefit to big trucks coming in and out of the Port Area.
The project will undoubtedly yield huge benefits for logistics as goods can more easily flow in and out of the country's largest shipping port by tonnage, providing a much-needed boost for imports and exports and, subsequently, the economy. More importantly, the NLEX is not covered by a truck ban—again enhancing the ability of companies to benefit as trucks can be sent out without having to wait out a truck ban.
4. Decongest surrounding areas of vehicles, especially trucks
By providing a faster alternate route for truckers in and out of the Port of Manila and the many industries in the cities of Caloocan, Valenzuela, Manila and more, the traffic in said areas is expected to improve dramatically.
Roads and locales that make up the Northern Truck Route for the Port Area will benefit the most such as Capulong, Tayuman, Gov. Forbes, Aragon, Aurora, Maria Clara, Dimasalang, Blumentritt, and A.Bonifacio. Freeing up these tight and congested roads will undoubtedly be welcomed by residents, and is expected to have a spillover effect and decongest other major roads in the metropolis like EDSA and C-5.
5. Will eventually link up to Skyway Stage 3 via NLEX-SLEX Connector
The master plan for the government's Build Build Build program indicates another road will be constructed called the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road project. It will pick up from the NLEX Segment 10 exit at C3 Road in Caloocan, and link directly to the South Luzon Expressway via a new interchange being constructed near Quirino Avenue.
Once completed in a few years' time, Segment 10 and the NLEX-SLEX Connector will enable trucks to go onto the SLEX, opening up industries of the south to the Port Area and to the north as well. This project will decongest roads such as C-5 which has proved to be the vital link between the NLEX and the SLEX.
This project will also enable motorists to drive directly onto the Metro Manila Skyway to the Manila International Airport, cutting travel time to the metro's four primary air terminals.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/drive/cars-and-bikes/02/25/19/we-just-drove-through-the-soon-to-open-nlex-segment-10
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