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whatuwan

February 24th, 2010, 01:01 PM

Japan fund eyed for NLEX-SLEX link project

Posted on: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:16:10 EST

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/mepif_japan-fund-eyed-for-nlex-slex-link-project-799296.html

Feb 24, 2010 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --

METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) said it is exploring a loan from the Japanese government to finance the link between the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).

"We are continuing to explore JICA [Japan International Cooperation Agency] funding," Rodrigo Franco, president of Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC), told The Manila Times in a text message. MNTC, which operates NLEX, is a unit of MPTC.

Franco said loan negotiations haven't begun because the study for the construction of a 13-kilometer expressway using the Philippine National Railways' railroad alignment has yet to wrap up.

The toll road is estimated to cost about P16.3 billion, including the right of way acquisition.

The NLEX-SLEX Skyway, construction for which is expected to start next year, will connect C3 in Caloocan City and the end of the Skyway in Buendia in Makati City.

MPTC earlier said it was eyeing to acquire the 20 percent share of state-led Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) in the South Luzon Tollway Corp. (SLTC), which is rehabilitating SLEX.

However, any sale of PNCC's stake should first be discussed with MTD Capital, the parent firm of SLTC.

A successful bid for the SLEX would entail handing over to the Metro Pacific group the two main entry and exit points north and south of the Philippine capital.

The group also holds an interim agreement to operate and maintain the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), another key transportation node linking two former US military bases that had since been turned into the Philippines' most dynamic export processing zones.

The government is also bidding out a long-term operation and maintenance agreement for SCTex. MPTC is eyeing a negotiated deal for the SCTEx contract after state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) turned down its earlier bid.

MPTC also holds a 5-percent stake in Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp., which operates the Skyway--the 35-kilometer elevated toll road that ends at the SLEX.

Last year, MPTC posted a net income of P581.7 million from P783.9 million in 2008.Revenues rose five percent to P1.62 billion year-on-year.

Its unit MNTC earned P1.5 billion last year, up 18 percent from P1.27 billion in 2008.

Mithril Cloud

February 24th, 2010, 01:12 PM

My question lang po ako, ano ang porpose ng pier na nakatayo near alabang viaduct....

That's for the South Station exit.

ICHUO_MX

February 24th, 2010, 03:09 PM

whatuwan

February 24th, 2010, 03:19 PM

Lucentino

February 24th, 2010, 04:37 PM

^
@0:47, looks like the bump (fault line)... IMO, the video seems done in fast clip, but eventhough, the driver looked undisciplined (swerving on yellow lane, etc.)... :lol:

I hope the exits will take shape soon... :)

PS. daming bus na nakuha... pwede rin ito i-post sa bus thread!

Planning Democracy

February 24th, 2010, 05:20 PM

fall_17

February 24th, 2010, 06:46 PM

That's for the South Station exit.

Yung pier na sinasabo ko yung nasa dulo ng alabang viaduct, pagbaba galing ng Filinvest, para kasing malayo na ang distance yun sa south station exit..

Mithril Cloud

February 24th, 2010, 06:54 PM

It leads to South Station.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangramp_mc.jpg

dewlin07

February 26th, 2010, 03:23 PM

Based sa video, ^^ Parang napasin ko na before sucat exit 2 lanes ata sya (kasi maiksi ang pierhead nito eh) tapos after sucat exit bigla sya humaba (pierhead)... :nuts:Am I right?

anonymous_filipino

February 26th, 2010, 03:30 PM

That is because right after Sucat, Skyway becomes 4 lanes then after Hillsborough it becomes 2 lanes. But they will construct the main toll barrier of Skyway after Sucat, so for a few meters after Sucat, Skyway is still 6 lanes, but right after the main toll barrier it becomes 4 lanes until Hillsborough, then 2 lanes going to South Station.

dewlin07

February 26th, 2010, 04:37 PM

whatuwan

February 26th, 2010, 04:46 PM

^^ possibly lack of funds :lol: :nuts:

anonymous_filipino

February 26th, 2010, 04:55 PM

Skyway becomes 2 lanes from Hillsborough up to South Station because the former will have the entry and exit ramps for Manila and Bicol bound vehicles.

spearhead

February 26th, 2010, 04:59 PM

:banana::banana:
This covers from Alabang all the way to Buendia exit ramp, where the skyway currently terminates.:banana: Video was taken at February 2 2010
m_x-RDz3coc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_x-RDz3coc

I seen progress! That's good! :cheers:

Pero yung driver medyo agresibo, parang hindi dumaan ng driving school where defensive driving is being taught all the times. Mabuti sana kung sya lang ang masasaktan kung madisgrasya, pero kung may mapatay syang iba dyan, tsk.... :ohno:

fall_17

February 26th, 2010, 07:05 PM

ordunapaulo

February 28th, 2010, 01:48 AM

absinthe_888

February 28th, 2010, 03:46 AM

Traffic at the service roads yesterday was heavy due to pile boring works done by DMCI.

Meh tanong ako, sa Alabang segment, pano nakapag girder lauching ang DMCI na if you're heading northbound, meh mga girders na nakalagay, tapos meh segment na wala pang rotated pierhead, tapos meh segment na meron na ulit girders na nakalagay? So bali parang sa gitna nila, meh segment na putol yet nagawa padin nila?

anonymous_filipino

February 28th, 2010, 04:11 AM

3 lanes from bicutan to sucat but 2 lanes from sucat to alabang.. nakakalito ang pag downsize in to 4 lanes ang skyway stage 2 from 6 lanes:nuts: Para ba sa exit ramp ng sucat yon kaya nabawasan ang lanes?

I dont think saw then nagtataka ako sa 6 lanes na magiging 4 lanes nalang, saan kaya papunta ang 2 lanes ng N-S bound?

Let me explain. The Skyway is 3 lanes both directions from Buendia up to its Main Toll Plaza a few meters away from Sucat. That's why there are pierheads after Sucat (if you are traveling southbound) that are being constructed using the Sosrobahu Method. After the Main Toll Plaza near Sucat, the Skyway becomes two lanes both directions until Hillsborough. In Hillsborough, the entry and exit ramps for the Manila and Laguna bound motorists are here, then from Hillsborough up to its terminus in South Station, the Skyway is one lane both directions.

kratos1211

February 28th, 2010, 06:00 AM

It leads to South Station.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangramp_mc.jpg

Skyway to close South Station exit
(The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Tollway operator Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCO) announced yesterday that all the lanes at its Alabang’s South Station exit plaza will be closed for around one month starting at 10 p.m. on March 3.

This will allow Skyway contractor DMCI to widen the South Station roadway and construct the Stage 2 Alabang on and off ramps. Motorists going to the business, commercial and residential centers in Alabang or Las Piñas can use the Filinvest or Alabang Southbound exits.

Ed Nepomuceno, SOMCO’s head of special operations and projects, said the closure will allow DMCI to complete the Skyway Stage 2 project faster.

The Skyway Stage 2 project involves the extension of the Skyway’s elevated toll road from Bicutan to Alabang.

TtoS

February 28th, 2010, 06:11 AM

bluesgnt30

February 28th, 2010, 06:33 AM

Thank you very much for all the interesting and useful information foound on this thread.

Clarification please:

I live in Posadas Village which is at the Ease service road almost at the corner of the SLEX entrance. If I want to take the Skyway to Buendia, I will have to go to Dr. A. Santoas and find the Skyway entrance? My other choice will be to take the SLEX? No other way to take the Skyway between Sucat and Buendia?

Thank you very much in advance. Sorry for the ignorance.

As I know, yes, you have to take Dr. Santos Ave. (just like at Bicutan, where motorists coming from Taguig will have to pass at Dona Soledad Ave to take the Skyway entry). But if you find it convenient, yes, you may take SLEX.

absinthe_888

February 28th, 2010, 08:16 AM

Skyway to close South Station exit
(The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Tollway operator Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCO) announced yesterday that all the lanes at its Alabang’s South Station exit plaza will be closed for around one month starting at 10 p.m. on March 3.

This will allow Skyway contractor DMCI to widen the South Station roadway and construct the Stage 2 Alabang on and off ramps. Motorists going to the business, commercial and residential centers in Alabang or Las Piñas can use the Filinvest or Alabang Southbound exits.

Ed Nepomuceno, SOMCO’s head of special operations and projects, said the closure will allow DMCI to complete the Skyway Stage 2 project faster.

The Skyway Stage 2 project involves the extension of the Skyway’s elevated toll road from Bicutan to Alabang.

Just hope DMCI can expedite construction in the South Station Area. Mashado magtratraffic sa meh area na to pag sinara na nila temporarily ang South Station Exit.

sosrobahu101

February 28th, 2010, 09:27 AM

Meh tanong ako, sa Alabang segment, pano nakapag girder lauching ang DMCI na if you're heading northbound, meh mga girders na nakalagay, tapos meh segment na wala pang rotated pierhead, tapos meh segment na meron na ulit girders na nakalagay? So bali parang sa gitna nila, meh segment na putol yet nagawa padin nila?

ISN'T IT INTERESTING!:banana:

sosrobahu101

February 28th, 2010, 09:37 AM

3 lanes from bicutan to sucat but 2 lanes from sucat to alabang.. nakakalito ang pag downsize in to 4 lanes ang skyway stage 2 from 6 lanes:nuts: Para ba sa exit ramp ng sucat yon kaya nabawasan ang lanes?

the design, the transition from 3 lanes each direction to 2 lanes and finally 1 lane each at alabang, in my opinion, is based on the projected traffic count at their respective area.

why not have it 3 lanes all the way...? i guess its financial in nature...

zetlog

March 1st, 2010, 12:12 AM

Planning Democracy

March 1st, 2010, 03:36 AM

the design, the transition from 3 lanes each direction to 2 lanes and finally 1 lane each at alabang, in my opinion, is based on the projected traffic count at their respective area.

why not have it 3 lanes all the way...? i guess its financial in nature...

I think 2 lanes would have been better instead of tapering off to one lane in alabang. Slow moving vehicles like trucks might create queuing and thus it will be slow at that portion of the skyway. Besides, "derecho" buses take the Skyway, the traffic count study might be outdated since it might have been done before Phase 1 was completed, which was about 10 years ago (?),they might not have anticipated that "derecho" buses would adapt and start using the Skyway.

I guess it would be possible to expand capacity in the future, but that would be an expensive investment compared to having anticipated it from the start. That would be bad for the operator but good for the contractors and consultants because it would give them more work, however as a motorist that's my main concern that there might be queuing in the alabang portion.

absinthe_888

March 1st, 2010, 04:45 AM

ISN'T IT INTERESTING!:banana:

that's what you call MAGIC!!! :banana:

Kung pano man ginawa ng DMCI yun, kudos sa kanila :cheers:

pusa21

March 2nd, 2010, 09:09 AM

hi everyone. earthquake resistant ba ang metro manila skyway? sakaling magkaroon ng magnitude 7 plus na earthquake at ang epicenter eh nasa valley fault system sa metro manila, makaka-survive ba ito? nakita ko kasing may bumagsak na kalye sa chile dahil sa earthquake. nakakatakot isipin kung mababagsakan yung maraming motorista sa slex.

balay_1

March 2nd, 2010, 10:48 AM

May I ask why?:)

Yung sa tanong ng ilang mga forumers na kung bakit from Sucat to Hillsborough, e 4 lanes na lang at from Hillsborough to South Station, e 2 lanes na lang at hindi yung usual na 6 lanes, e sa tingin ko ay financial in nature.

Siyempre, gusto ng Citra at DMCI, mga private companies, na mabilis ang kanilang return on investment. Kapag 6 lanes hanggang South Station, siyempre mas malaki ang cost o halaga ng pagpapagawa compared ninyo kapag nireduce to 2 lanes, e obvious na liliit ang cost. Sa ganoong scenario, mas mabilis ang return on investment ng dalawang kumpanya.

Traffic congestion dahil 2 lanes? Well, IMO, para di magkaroon ng ganyan, kailangan efficient at mabilis ang pagkolekta ng mga toll sa toll booths para di mag-pile ang mga sasakyan. Kapag ganoon, malaki ang chance na walang traffic going to South Station.:cheers:

Also, kung tutuusin, tatlo ang exit pa-Alabang. Filinvest Exit, Alabang Exit, at yung South Station Exit ng Skyway. Kaya pili na lang kayo doon kung saan kayo mage-exit.

kratos1211

March 2nd, 2010, 11:27 AM

^^The toll terminal will be build still at the 6 lane portion of skyway after sucat, After the plaza, it will narrow down to 4 lane there will be exit/entry ramp on both side of skyway to return traffic to the at-grade level of sltc and the two remaining lane will go to south station exit. So there will be no congestion at the exit ramp. And the current tollbooth of the skyway in nichols will be removed.

zetlog

March 2nd, 2010, 02:24 PM

Kung pano man ginawa ng DMCI yun, kudos sa kanila :cheers:

actually what dmci did is they did tandem lifting using two cranes to install the girders along P144-P149... same methodology as what they did in LRT1 North Extension Project...

bluesgnt30

March 2nd, 2010, 02:51 PM

I admire DCMI with their performance in this project! :banana:

I passed at SLEX just this morning and I saw that the line from Sucat to Alabang has 1 direction each lines, are they expecting that the traffic from Sucat-Alabang will be much lesser compare to the traffic occurring along Magallanes - Bicutan?

absinthe_888

March 3rd, 2010, 02:03 AM

actually what dmci did is they did tandem lifting using two cranes to install the girders along P144-P149... same methodology as what they did in LRT1 North Extension Project...

Talagang hinapit na nila pag girder launching ah :cheers:

Meh pics kaw? :D

balay_1

March 3rd, 2010, 10:32 AM

anonymous_filipino

March 3rd, 2010, 03:23 PM

sosrobahu101

March 4th, 2010, 12:25 AM

anonymous_filipino

March 4th, 2010, 06:36 AM

^^
What's the right theory then? Hirap manghula talaga.

balay_1

March 5th, 2010, 10:17 AM

I have observed in the recent construction pics of Skyway that some round columns still do not have pierheads, and this starts after the square columns after Sucat until the Hillsborough area. My theory for that is those columns will be for the 4 lane section of Skyway

Round columns po ba ang tinutukoy ninyo?

Based on my previous observations from the construction site and some readings from this thread, the square columns after Sucat up until Hillborough are for 4 lanes while the rounded columns from Hillborough until South Station are for 2 lanes.:)

Actually, kaya wala pang mga pierheads ang ilang mga rounded columns kasi di pa ito naaabot. Nag-start kasi ang construction ng mga pierheads for the rounded ones from Alabang then towards Hillsborough. Kaya wala pa. Sa ngayon, ginagawa na siya.:)

Mithril Cloud

March 5th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Late update: The girder launcher near Sucat has been disassembled.

absinthe_888

March 6th, 2010, 06:08 AM

^^Saw this too while going southbound.

Traffic at the Service roads was again heavy yesterday due to pile boring works.

Also, the South Station exit is now temporarily closed as advised by DMCI.
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@ Zetlog: Will DMCI employ tandem lifting to install the girders after Sucat Exit? Medyo mataas kz yung mga pierheads dito.

Planning Democracy

March 7th, 2010, 05:52 AM

Just wondering, near Hillsborough, they're gonna make an exit ramp going down slex right? So does that mean slex will lose 1 lane to accommodate the exit ramp?

whatuwan

March 7th, 2010, 06:43 AM

^^i dont think so. I think they will use the service roads and realign the service roads. I think. Maybe mithril cloud has a model of it :cheers:

Planning Democracy

March 7th, 2010, 07:11 AM

^^i dont think so. I think they will use the service roads and realign the service roads. I think. Maybe mithril cloud has a model of it :cheers:

That should be a better solution, if there's a reduction in lanes it might cause a bottleneck.

Mithril Cloud

March 7th, 2010, 07:14 AM

Just wondering, near Hillsborough, they're gonna make an exit ramp going down slex right? So does that mean slex will lose 1 lane to accommodate the exit ramp?

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangexit2_mc.jpg

Planning Democracy

March 7th, 2010, 12:38 PM

^^

So it looks as if SLEX will be widened and the East and West service roads will be made to accommodate the widening.

After the Stage 2 is finished I feel there's still gonna be traffic over the viaduct during rush hours, that place has a tendency to bottleneck for some reason.

apiong

March 7th, 2010, 02:49 PM

^^

After the Stage 2 is finished I feel there's still gonna be traffic over the viaduct during rush hours, that place has a tendency to bottleneck for some reason.

that area is indeed a bottleneck for the simple reason that while the Alabang viaduct and rehabilitated SLEX are 4 lanes per direction from Sta. Rosa to Alabang, it gets reduced to 3 lanes per direction right after the Alabang viaduct towards Sucat and beyond...

the possible choke point later will be the 3-lane stretch from Alabang viaduct to the skyway on-off ramps at Hillsborough... I hope they at least maintain it to 3 lanes unlike what they did with the Bicutan temporary steel on/off ramps...

absinthe_888

March 8th, 2010, 02:20 AM

manila_eye

March 9th, 2010, 01:53 PM

They did some adjustment to Alabang viaduct but to no avail... there's still traffic. Hopefully, after the stage 2 is finish everything will flow easily.

Mithril Cloud

March 9th, 2010, 04:38 PM

Girder launcher is now being installed at P98-P101.

absinthe_888

March 12th, 2010, 01:34 PM

Skyway Advisory from Philstar 03.12.10

East Service Road from Sucat Toll Entry up to Laguna de Bay Inn will be closed to traffic for 10 hours starting at 10 pm tomorrow up to 8 am on Sunday, March 14. Meralco will relocate and erect transmission poles and transfer power lines in the area for the Skyway Stage 2 project.

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Also, the perimeter walls on the Service Roads near the entrance gate of Hillsborough have been demolished for road widening project I presume for the exit ramp.

Mithril Cloud

March 14th, 2010, 06:01 AM

March 13, 2010

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_3_mc.jpg
South Station ramps

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_2_mc.jpg
Girder Launcher #2

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_1_mc.jpg
Girder Launcher #1

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_4_mc.jpg
Somewhere between Bicutan and Sucat

Planning Democracy

March 14th, 2010, 03:36 PM

March 13, 2010

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_3_mc.jpg
South Station ramps

Somewhere between Bicutan and Sucat

Wohoo! Pretty excited about the South Station, malapit na matapos Skyway ang bilis. But I remember when it was FF Cruz who was making it, 1 pier a month, sobrang bagal. :lol:

I'm already thinking about Phase 3. :lol:

Vegas Visitor

March 14th, 2010, 05:26 PM

March 13, 2010

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_1_mc.jpg

Ito ba ang section na 4 lanes 2 lanes on both direction?

Mithril Cloud

March 14th, 2010, 06:01 PM

Yes, the Sucat-Alabang segment.

absinthe_888

March 15th, 2010, 04:35 AM

Saw the Meralco guys yesterday night at the closed section I posted last Friday moving the electric lines/posts into their new location.

dewlin07

March 15th, 2010, 07:53 AM

March 13, 2010

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_03-13_4_mc.jpg
Somewhere between Bicutan and Sucat

Wow.... Full Blast talaga ang DMCI!!! :banana:

Meron ba schedule kung kailan matatapos ang Phase II? At kailan sisimulan ang Phase 3?

balay_1

March 15th, 2010, 08:09 AM

Mithril Cloud

March 15th, 2010, 08:10 AM

It's scheduled to be finished by May 2011, but reports say that it might be finished four months ahead of the scheduled completion date.

absinthe_888

March 15th, 2010, 08:10 AM

^^ According to the timetable, May 2011 will be the full completion of the Stage 2 project.

Stage 3? Nako...good luck :D

dewlin07

March 15th, 2010, 03:31 PM

^^May nabasa akong post na baka sa December 2010 ang completion ng Stage 2, which is ahead ng mga 5 months sa tentative na May 2011 target. Sana nga sa December 2010 na ang completion nito.:banana:

Stage 3-wala pang mga schedule kung kailan masisimulan at matatapos. Planning and financing muna ang dapat mauna.:cheers:

^^ According to the timetable, May 2011 will be the full completion of the Stage 2 project.

Stage 3? Nako...good luck :D

Ah okay! talagang mabilis na ang skyway Phase II! Aantayin ko nalang ang Phase III, malay mo next president, itutuloy niya ang project nito... :)

thescene

March 15th, 2010, 05:20 PM

It it true that the right of way for the off-ramps in Sucat hasn't been acquired yet and that may delay completion of the project?

Mithril Cloud

March 15th, 2010, 05:33 PM

They're building the Sucat off-ramps at full blast.

Planning Democracy

March 16th, 2010, 03:14 AM

^^

Any pictures? Will it be the same as that in Bicutan?

Mithril Cloud

March 16th, 2010, 09:30 AM

None yet.

In other news, the "Lay-By" signs at the at-grade section has been replaced with "Emergency Bay."

arnolds

March 16th, 2010, 01:51 PM

manilamini

March 16th, 2010, 05:57 PM

It's traffic once again on the Northbound Alabang to Sucat stretch of the SLEX since they have started pile boring near the Sucat entry point of the SLEX. So it's really a bottle neck in the area with both left and right sides of the SLEX having construction works.

So in the Sucat area, there are pile boring work on the sidewalk of the east service road and on the perimeter fence dividing the SLEX and service road

Sky Harbor

March 16th, 2010, 06:24 PM

None yet.

In other news, the "Lay-By" signs at the at-grade section has been replaced with "Emergency Bay."

I was always intrigued what Lay-By means..and i guess its a british term that got adopted here.

Yes, "lay-by" is the British (and, by extension, Malaysian) term for "emergency bay". No, it has not been adopted, and a lot of people have no idea what a "lay-by" is.

kratos1211

March 16th, 2010, 06:50 PM

absinthe_888

March 17th, 2010, 02:55 AM

^^ Based sa nakikita kong civil works ng Stage 2, kaya ng DMCI na matapos to by December. Yung 2nd girder launcher inilipat na ng DMCI after Sucat exit para makapag lagay na sila ng girder dun sa matataas na pierheads. Yung 2 lane portion naman, iilang piers nalang ang walang pormadong pierheads at pormado na rin isang girder launcher dun. Tuloy-tuloy din ang pile boring nila sa Service Roads para sa future toll plaza at Sucat Exit ng Skyway.

Kudos to DMCI. Magaling na gumawa, mabilis pa. Really helping move our country forward. :cheers:

RonnieR

March 17th, 2010, 08:13 AM

DMCI disclosed they will complete the Skyway II project four months ahead of schedule and will open the Sucat interchange before the end of June.

The elevated expressway connecting Bicutan, Parañaque to Alabang, Muntinlupa City is worth P8 billion. The Alabang interchange which was scheduled for April 2011 will be operational before the end of the year. Consunji said.

source (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=558566)

Great news:banana:

^^ Based sa nakikita kong civil works ng Stage 2, kaya ng DMCI na matapos to by December. Yung 2nd girder launcher inilipat na ng DMCI after Sucat exit para makapag lagay na sila ng girder dun sa matataas na pierheads. Yung 2 lane portion naman, iilang piers nalang ang walang pormadong pierheads at pormado na rin isang girder launcher dun. Tuloy-tuloy din ang pile boring nila sa Service Roads para sa future toll plaza at Sucat Exit ng Skyway.

Kudos to DMCI. Magaling na gumawa, mabilis pa. Really helping move our country forward. :cheers:

Wow, by December, travel to the southern part of M. Manila will be a breeze. :cheers:

Looking forward to the Stage 3 of Skyway that will connect to NLEX.

absinthe_888

March 17th, 2010, 08:16 AM

^^ Let's hope that DMCI will still be the general contractor if ever Stage 3 pushes through in the next administration or in 2016 (hopefully wag yung latter :lol:)

dewlin07

March 17th, 2010, 08:28 AM

^^ Let's hope that DMCI will still be the general contractor if ever Stage 3 pushes through in the next administration or in 2016 (hopefully wag yung latter :lol:)

2016? Wag naman... :nuts::lol: Sa 2012 pwede na.... Baka madedo pa tayo sa mga sinabi ng Mayans... :nuts:

balay_1

March 17th, 2010, 09:57 PM

^^Wag naman sana mangyari ang sinabi ng mga Mayans...:nuts:

Kailangan ko pang makita ang crush ko...:lol:

fall_17

March 18th, 2010, 11:21 AM

2016? Wag naman... :nuts::lol: Sa 2012 pwede na.... Baka madedo pa tayo sa mga sinabi ng Mayans... :nuts:

^^Wag naman sana mangyari ang sinabi ng mga Mayans...:nuts:

Kailangan ko pang makita ang crush ko...:lol:

^^After ng Stage 2, sisimulan na ang stage 3, by next year sigurado na..

absinthe_888

March 18th, 2010, 03:20 PM

^^ You 100% sure?

anonymous_filipino

March 18th, 2010, 03:56 PM

That's not yet sure. MPTC and the PNR are still doing the feasibility study of Stage 3. Question lang, pano nila ikokonek yung Stage 3 sa NLEX kung sa may C3 Rd. ang dulo nito?

dewlin07

March 18th, 2010, 04:44 PM

That's not yet sure. MPTC and the PNR are still doing the feasibility study of Stage 3. Question lang, pano nila ikokonek yung Stage 3 sa NLEX kung sa may C3 Rd. ang dulo nito?

Baka idadaan ito sa A. Bonifacio Avenue? :) or iba?

ICHUO_MX

March 18th, 2010, 05:49 PM

That's not yet sure. MPTC and the PNR are still doing the feasibility study of Stage 3. Question lang, pano nila ikokonek yung Stage 3 sa NLEX kung sa may C3 Rd. ang dulo nito?

yung segment 9 & Segment 10 ng NLEX Expansion Proj. kaya matagal pa talaga ito. Segment 8.1 palang ang ginagawa ng NLEX.

anonymous_filipino

March 18th, 2010, 06:20 PM

Baka idadaan ito sa A. Bonifacio Avenue? :) or iba?

Iba dadaanan nito. AFAIK, sa taas ito ng PNR gagawin.

kratos1211

March 19th, 2010, 01:43 AM

Road Rail over Rail Concept of PNR and Skyway
(From Buendia to C3-Road)
Top: Dual 2-Lane Expressway with 3 meter shoulder.
Middle: Double Track Railway with 12 meter clearance/easement for high speed operation.
Ground: Triple Track Railway configuration with Single Track Freight
line.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4369506464_f9bfe13406_o.jpg

Feasibility study pa lang ang stage 3, uunahin nila yun segment 9 & Segment 10 ng NLEX. Segment 10 is also a stacked elevated expressway over the PNR ROW to C-4 Letre in Malabon.

Planning Democracy

March 19th, 2010, 03:41 AM

fall_17

March 19th, 2010, 06:31 AM

^^ You 100% sure?

hindi pa ako 100% sure kasi may mga proseso pang pagdadaanan.

Sky Harbor

March 20th, 2010, 02:53 AM

Sweet! :banana:

I hope they build a new interchange for the Buendia-SLEX intersection before they build Stage 3, kinda ugly if the Skyway has to go over that ugly flyover.

Wohoo, Stage 3 here we come! :cheers:

Reportedly Binay wouldn't want that to happen because his beautification project under the SLEX-Buendia flyover would have been for naught.

And he wants the Philippines to be like Makati? :ohno:

absinthe_888

March 20th, 2010, 10:50 AM

Drove by the Sucat - Alabang construction area last night around 2:45 am, DMCI did tandem lifting on some of the girders placed yesterday. One lane closed for the massive girders to be put into place.

NicknameForLife

March 20th, 2010, 04:13 PM

^^ yes!! tuloy-tuloy na.... sapalagay nyo..aabot kaya ito sa takdang araw ng opening??

Planning Democracy

March 21st, 2010, 06:56 AM

Reportedly Binay wouldn't want that to happen because his beautification project under the SLEX-Buendia flyover would have been for naught.

And he wants the Philippines to be like Makati? :ohno:

Sheesh, I hope they demolish that thing and build a new one, that place is accident prone and there's a lot of traffic, the cars have to slow down going over the railways where the asphalt seems to be in constant disrepair. And that flyover is also in a state of constant disrepair. :ohno:

fall_17

March 21st, 2010, 07:49 AM

^^ yes!! tuloy-tuloy na.... sapalagay nyo..aabot kaya ito sa takdang araw ng opening??

^^Sana mas maaga sa tinakdang araw ang open nito.:)

absinthe_888

March 21st, 2010, 04:19 PM

Just passed the construction area, the second girder launcher seems ready for action tonight.

balay_1

March 23rd, 2010, 04:13 PM

Kapag nakumpleto na ang buong Skyway, mabilis na ang pag-biyahe from North to South and vice versa. Bale dalawa na ang "access points", C5 and Skyway in the future.:banana:

Planning Democracy

March 24th, 2010, 04:06 AM

^^

Don't forget C-6 :banana:

balay_1

March 26th, 2010, 04:14 PM

^^Tama, kasama rin ang C-6.:cheers:

Good job, Madam President.:banana:

miko_skyhigh1

March 26th, 2010, 04:29 PM

^^Tama, kasama rin ang C-6.:cheers:

Good job, Madam President.:banana:

I think the credit goes to those who planned it in the beginning. Let us not give the full credit to GMA as she might just be a part of it.

Besides its their job to provide solutions to our infrastracture problems.

At the same time, we should also be vigilant with our leaders because they can also be the principal reasons why these infrastructure projects are delayed or stopped altogether.:bash::bash:

fall_17

March 27th, 2010, 09:39 AM

^^Tama, kasama rin ang C-6.:cheers:

Good job, Madam President.:banana:

I dont know pero ang c-6 ay malabo pang mai-connect sa Skyway lalo na kung natutulog ang construction nito.

watcher09

March 27th, 2010, 11:52 AM

^^Tama, kasama rin ang C-6.:cheers:

Good job, Madam President.:banana:

If I'm not mistaken, Skyway was planned and started during the term of Ramos. It was put on hold during Erap's tenure and on the early part of GMA's governance.

edly

March 27th, 2010, 06:27 PM

^^True. It was during FVR's time that this idea was coined and project started.
Actually, this is of National Interest and no president should cripple or stall this great plan. This may be ambitious and costly, but the impact that will give to motorists plying North-South of Luzon dealing with everyday Manila traffic will be huge! Hopefully the 3rd phase will finally be started regardless of who will be GMA's successor. Once again, this is a Government Priority project, and should not be used as apolitical issue or else, this will be affected again upon transition of administration this year.

Sky Harbor

March 28th, 2010, 01:48 AM

^^ Tell that to Noynoy. :ohno:

Mithril Cloud

March 29th, 2010, 04:34 PM

Update: NAIA Terminal 3 exit ramp now open. Old ramp is now being used exclusively for Skyway-bound vehicles. For those headed to Fort Bonifacio, use the Circulo del Mundo rotunda because the new exit ramp ends after the Maligayang Pagdating rotunda.

absinthe_888

March 29th, 2010, 04:39 PM

^^ Great news indeed.

Sana naman ay paganahin na ng DPWH yung mga streetlights hindi lang sa toll plaza. Kahit intervals yung distance.

Nakita ko yung 2nd girder launcher kanina bukas mga ilaw at mukang getting ready for girder launching bago mag Lenten rush siguro.

Mithril Cloud

March 29th, 2010, 04:41 PM

Actually, the lights at the new ramp are open, but only on that area. :ohno:

absinthe_888

March 29th, 2010, 04:44 PM

^^ Yun nga eh...:ohno:

kratos1211

March 29th, 2010, 05:06 PM

Blackraven

March 29th, 2010, 09:23 PM

Yikes, ang trapik pa pala sa Skyway noong Friday evening (March 26th, 2010).

Heh took me two hours to get to Ayala Alabang.

I dunno though kung bakit ang trapi though (any idea kaya???). Kasi I noticed super trapik ang Skyway pero after pagbaba sa current off-ramp sa may Bicutan, medyo gumagalaw-galaw naman.

Any ideas or thoughts?

P.S.
Sarado na pala ang South Station Exit........pero in exchange bukas uli ang Filinvest exit :).

I know the reason why.........may ginagawa sila na structures along South Station tollbooth.

So I guess...........dito ang magiging babaan ng Skyway. Tama ba? :)

absinthe_888

March 30th, 2010, 02:49 AM

^^ Meron bus na natanggal ang 2 gulong sa kaliwa bago mag Alabang exit. Yan ang rason nang usad pagong na trapik noong Friday. Bwisit na bwisit nako. :lol:

Temporary lang ang pagsara ng South Station exit para sa South Station Skyway ramps sa area na ito. Magbubukas din yan ulit eventually. Aayusin nila ang alignment gawa nang mga kinain na lanes ng Skyway ramps.

Mithril Cloud

March 30th, 2010, 04:18 AM

Is the skyway NAIA3 exit still toll free coming/going to makati or maybayad na?

Since the toll booths aren't done and they're still doing road fixes on that segment, it's still free.

Blackraven

March 30th, 2010, 07:36 AM

thescene

April 6th, 2010, 01:15 AM

Have they completed the construction of the pillars near the South Station exit?

absinthe_888

April 6th, 2010, 03:06 AM

^^ Construction is still on going.

fall_17

April 6th, 2010, 10:29 AM

^^ Construction is still on going.

^^yung pier head from sucat to alabang ay ready to rotate na..

niknok

April 6th, 2010, 04:51 PM

Is the skyway NAIA3 exit still toll free coming/going to makati or maybayad na?

as of today libre freeway pa rin siya.
Actually last week until Monday vehicles were already allowed to use the actual downramp. However, they closed the downramp yesterday.

If they would collect toll for vehicles makati-terminal 3 and vice versa, how much do you think would be reasonable. The posted sign is P85.
As for me I think about P20 or less would be reasonable. Considering that I pay toll at coastal road everyday, and additional 65 or 85 would be too much. Maybe I would just go back again to edsa.

In todays issue of the inquirer it was mentioned that R1 extn. would be finished before PGMA steps down, as a gift to Cavitenos. However, I doubt they would finish that project by June 30. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100406-262572/Road-project-gains-cited-but-fishing-families-unhappy

===
CAVITE LRT?
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100225-255327/Arroyo-wants-LRT-1-extended-to-Cavite

absinthe_888

April 8th, 2010, 03:28 AM

Excerpts form the column of Mr. Romualdez today at PhilStar

Why do legitimate Filipino businessmen stay away from the Philippines? (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=564387&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS By Babe Romualdez (The Philippine Star)

... Incidents such as these can really discourage not only foreign investors but even local businessmen (many of whom are doing well in other places) from increasing their investments into the country. But I’m very happy to see that the government for once has been able to convince a reputable company like DM Consunji to take on the Skyway project encompassing Bicutan in Parañaque to Alabang in Muntinlupa, with the entire bidding process conducted with transparency.

It was amazing how the local construction company has been able to help the traffic flow rather efficiently, in contrast to the frustrating pace when CITRA – an Indonesian firm – was handling the project months ago. As a matter of fact, DM Consunji is set to finish the second phase of the Skyway project in the South four months ahead of schedule, with the Sucat interchange most probably opening before the advent of a new administration in June.

The P8-billion project will link the Skyway to the South Luzon Expressway, and Consunji is understandably proud that they are able to accomplish the project at a much lower cost. If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time that a local construction company is handling a major infrastructure project – which proves that legitimate and reputable Filipino firms can deliver the same quality of work done by foreign companies if given the opportunity.

Since its inception in 1954, DM Consunji has developed a reputation as the “builder of landmarks,” pioneering the use of advanced construction and engineering technologies in its projects. It’s also the same firm that is involved in the construction of the LRT extension project from North Avenue to Monumento – which I am told is proceeding very smoothly with very minimal if not inexistent disruption to the regular flow of vehicles in the covered areas.

The country needs more business investments to sustain economic growth – let’s not make the business climate unattractive even to Filipino businessmen.

absinthe_888

April 8th, 2010, 06:29 AM

Englehart

April 8th, 2010, 06:43 AM

^^

i remeber yan nakasakay pa ako sa excavator ng tatay ko hukay dun sa may astra:):)

edly

April 8th, 2010, 06:45 AM

^^This coverage is nice!

OT: @Absinthe:Is this book still out in the market? I want to buy this one.:)

absinthe_888

April 8th, 2010, 07:17 AM

^^ I really don't know. Nakita ko lang dito sa Library sa Office kz. :D

I think this was not released to the public. Walang ISBN number eh. It was published by the Office of the Press Secretary.

Mithril Cloud

April 8th, 2010, 07:48 AM

Englehart

April 9th, 2010, 08:16 AM

^^

kasi wala pa yung harang in between PNR and SSH:lol::lol:

at BTW nasan na pala yung girder launcher(< tama yung term?)

balay_1

April 10th, 2010, 10:45 AM

absinthe_888

April 11th, 2010, 06:58 AM

^^

kasi wala pa yung harang in between PNR and SSH:lol::lol:

at BTW nasan na pala yung girder launcher(tama yung term?)

Yung isa after lang nang Sucat exit, asa Pier 99 kagabi mukang nag girder launching at bukas ang ilaw nya at maraming mga tao at bisor. Yung second malapit na sa Alabang, hindi ko tanda kung san pierhead pero patay ilaw nya kagabi.

Ang bilis ng DMCI sa pierhead at girder placing. Ilang circular piers nalang ang wala pang pierhead. Yung sa Sucat exit, yung 2 pierhead sa ilalim ng Sucat bridge ready to be rotated na. Ang taas ng pierheads dito, sana makuhanan ng video ni sosrabahu ang girder launching. :D

Englehart

April 11th, 2010, 02:51 PM

^^

baka kasing taas lang ng katulad sa Bicutan yung sa sucat di kaya?

hmmmmm ang bilis talaga nila ah.....

at buti na lang tapos na talaga sa NAIA exit finishing touches na lang..... at concrete barriers sa ilalim ng tulay:)

absinthe_888

April 11th, 2010, 05:03 PM

^^ Parang mas mataas yung Sucat kz diba downward sloping na sha pa Alabang.

Anyway kanina gawa medyo matrapik ng unti sa Northbound lane, naobserbahan ko ng unti ang Stage 2 project.

- mga 15 circular piers nalang walang pierhead.
- yung 1st 4 exit/entry pierhead ramps ng South Station exit ay tapos na.
- pierhead 136-148 wala pang girders (Hillsborough area)
- 2nd girder launcher at pierhead 141
- 1st girder launcher at pierhead 97 (last night asa pierhead 99)
- pierheads 88 and 89 have no girders yet due to the electric wires traversing them in the middle (dun sa meh bandang Yellow Cab na malaking signage sa East Service Road malapit sa Sucat)
- pierheads 79-80 (sa meh Sucat bridge) ay hindi pa rotated sa tamang position.
- pile boring machine at the West Service Road at pier 62.
- installation of the electric lines for lightning systems for the at-grade section also on-going.
- installation of the steel median barriers being done at the Bicutan elevated segment.

Mithril Cloud

April 15th, 2010, 07:48 AM

UPDATES (4/15/10)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-1.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-3.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-4.jpg
Pier near the Hillsborough fault

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-11.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-5.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-10.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-6.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-7.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skywayS2_415-9.jpg

fall_17

April 15th, 2010, 12:47 PM

RonnieR

April 15th, 2010, 01:00 PM

^^cool....mabilis at magaling talaga ang DMCI

barrera_marquez

April 16th, 2010, 03:58 AM

^^nice update, from now ko lang napansin yung size ng pier head na sa part ng sucat with 8 girders, mas maliit pala yung size ng pier head near sa alabang with 5 girders..

Bakit 5 lang ang girders? Bakit 2 lanes lang ba iyan?

Mithril Cloud

April 16th, 2010, 06:24 AM

Again, the Alabang segment will only have 2 lanes.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangexit_mc.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangramp_mc.jpg

whatuwan

April 16th, 2010, 07:31 AM

^^its basically just an exit ramp. 6 lanes from bicutan to Sucat. After sucat it narrows to 4 lanes . Around hillsbourgh it narrows to 2 lanes

s40

April 16th, 2010, 08:06 AM

^^its basically just an exit ramp. 6 lanes from bicutan to Sucat. After sucat it narrows to 4 lanes . Around hillsbourgh it narrows to 2 lanes

The onramp to skyway if you are north bound is on the opposite side of Hillsborough too?

whatuwan

April 16th, 2010, 08:25 AM

The onramp to skyway if you are north bound is on the opposite side of Hillsborough too?

I think there is a Skyway entrance ramp from slex (if youre northbound) and a skyway exit ramp to Slex (if youre southbound) at that area. this is where the road narrows to just 2 lanes

Mithril Cloud

April 16th, 2010, 11:46 AM

Expect heavier traffic once they start building the Sucat toll plaza and the Hillsborough entry/exit ramps.

ICHUO_MX

April 16th, 2010, 01:04 PM

ang ganda pala ng tanawin kapag sa part ng simula ng slex sa may magallanes.
ganda ng mga buildings.

first time ko mag skyway kahapon.

barrera_marquez

April 16th, 2010, 02:38 PM

Again, the Alabang segment will only have 2 lanes.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangexit_mc.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangramp_mc.jpg

Hindi pa kinabit sa Alabang viaduct e... anyway, thanks na rin.

Saan papasok yung mga N/B vehicles from SLEx to Skyway sa Alabang?

absinthe_888

April 16th, 2010, 03:21 PM

Expect heavier traffic once they start building the Sucat toll plaza and the Hillsborough entry/exit ramps.

Good thing the DMUs now service Alabang. :D

In the original feasibility study for the Skyway, was it really intended that the Sucat-Alabang segment would have reduced lanes?

Mithril Cloud

April 16th, 2010, 04:22 PM

Hindi pa kinabit sa Alabang viaduct e... anyway, thanks na rin.

Saan papasok yung mga N/B vehicles from SLEx to Skyway sa Alabang?

It's not that visible on the first image, so here's a highlighted version.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangexit2_mc.jpg

Good thing the DMUs now service Alabang. :D

What about people further down south? :D

They should consider increasing the trips to and from Biñan at least.

barrera_marquez

April 17th, 2010, 01:28 AM

It's not that visible on the first image, so here's a highlighted version.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_alabangexit2_mc.jpg

What about people further down south? :D

They should consider increasing the trips to and from Biñan at least.

Ah... now I see, thanks.

absinthe_888

April 19th, 2010, 07:18 AM

The first girder launcher is now located in P139.

Is the second one (near Sucat Exit) still there? Hindi ko napansin kagabi kz.

Planning Democracy

April 20th, 2010, 04:44 AM

Just like Skyway's connection direct to Terminal 3, I think there should be direct connections also to the North and South harbors.

I think it might be feasible since there would be a market for the trucks wanting to avoid traffic going North and South.

noli-kun

April 20th, 2010, 10:46 AM

Construction of the Skyway Stage 1 near the former Villamor Golf Course. From the coffee table book "Faith Vision Resilience" highlighting the FVR presidency.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8792/skyway.jpg

I do hope magkaroon rin ng coffee table book that will feature the good and ever ambitious works and projects of PGMA. I'm sure it will be very informative and jampacked of concrete pictures, and will be way better than FVR's. :)

fall_17

April 20th, 2010, 01:59 PM

Bakit 5 lang ang girders? Bakit 2 lanes lang ba iyan?

Base on picture this is two lane ends in Alabang exit near south station.

Mithril Cloud

April 20th, 2010, 05:50 PM

The two lane segments end at South Station exit.

balay_1

April 21st, 2010, 08:25 PM

Go go go DMCI!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Truly 100% Filipino company.:banana::banana::banana:

Mithril Cloud

April 23rd, 2010, 07:24 PM

Update: Additional piers are being constructed in-between piers 165-168.

happosai

April 24th, 2010, 02:43 AM

^^revision kaya yan sa original plan?

balay_1

April 24th, 2010, 02:19 PM

^^I think so.

absinthe_888

April 24th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Update: Additional piers are being constructed in-between piers 165-168.

I saw this too last Thursday. Para saan kaya ito? Malapit na tuloy yung intervals ng piers.

Hindi kaya baka hindi stable ang rockbed sa area na to?

Englehart

April 24th, 2010, 03:46 PM

baka para sa exit ramp?

kratos1211

April 24th, 2010, 04:30 PM

Update: Additional piers are being constructed in-between piers 165-168.

Saan area ito? baka para sa bagong terminal toll plaza na itatayo dahil lalaparan nila ang section na ito ng skyway for more toll booths and tatangalin nila ang toll plaza sa taguig.

ilikefries

April 24th, 2010, 04:31 PM

Update: Additional piers are being constructed in-between piers 165-168.

I'm guessing it's for the tollgates.

Mithril Cloud

April 24th, 2010, 08:03 PM

Nope, it's near the curve for the South Station exit ramp. The area for the new toll plaza is in the vicinity of Sucat, where the square piers are located.

metalblock

April 26th, 2010, 02:32 AM

First time I saw DMCI installing the girders during daytime. Quite impressive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Dwight_Ta-ala/DSC00224.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Dwight_Ta-ala/DSC00223.jpg

balay_1

April 27th, 2010, 08:58 PM

^^Civil engineering at its finest!:cheers::banana:

Lucentino

April 27th, 2010, 10:45 PM

Planning Democracy

April 28th, 2010, 01:36 AM

^Dont forget, it's more "Mechanical Engineering at it's finest!" (hirap talaga... mas nakakaligtaan ang Mechanical... lagi na lang Civil ang sikat... sa Engineering, mas mahirap yung una kesa sa huli... pero syempre sa lahat ng mga bagay, mas mainam na may harmony ang 2 Engineering branches na ito) :lol:

Thanks for the updates guys!

OT: Haha, ang hirap mag hanap ng mechanical engineer, by the way if you guys know of any mechanical engineers with 10 years experience PM me! :lol:

It's a good thing I only go home to Muntinlupa once a week, I feel like the progress is going fast (and it is). I wonder how long it will take before they start Phase 3 after they finish Phase 2? Hopefully not years again, DMCI is doing a great job! :banana:

edly

April 28th, 2010, 02:33 AM

s40

April 28th, 2010, 01:14 PM

^^Definitely. Phase 3 should start ASAP regardless of who will win the presidency this May, for this is a National Gov't Priority Project. We still need to catch up with SEA neighbors in terms of connectivity through skyways and expressways, or we'll be left behind.

you said it..... LEFT BEHIND..... kahit manlang kasing ganda ng Malaysia highways.... we don't need super big highways just efficient 4 lane carriage ways to all over the place malaking tulong.....

absinthe_888

April 28th, 2010, 02:42 PM

April 27, 2010

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2599/dsc03213d.jpg

RonnieR

April 30th, 2010, 07:56 AM

^^ nice.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000647.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000682.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000683.jpg
^^ I hope Phase 3 will start soon.

manila_eye

April 30th, 2010, 09:03 AM

phase 3 will be the engineering marvel of this country because they have to do that without stopping the operation of PNR. that's tough!

xandro

May 1st, 2010, 05:06 AM

Metro Pacific wants to link two expressways (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/189827/metro-pacific-wants-to-link-two-expressways)
via www.gmanews.tv
05/01/2010 | 03:59 AM

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has submitted an unsolicited proposal for the final link of a project connecting the North Luzon and South Luzon expressways (NLEx and SLEx).

Speaking at the launch of the groundbreaking of an NLEx segement, MPIC chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan told reporters that Metro Pacific Tollway Corp. (MPTC) was offering to spend P17 billion to build the extension to Buendia.

"The project cost is around P17 billion for this road. This will have some elevated roads and a bridge over [the[ Pasig and we estimate that the right of way would cost the government P2.41 billion," Mr. Pangilinan said.

The connector road is expected to decongest Metro Manila by providing an alternative to the main C-5 and EDSA highways, plus other major thoroughfares, with travel time savings of approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

MPTC’s proposal involves a start at the C-3 interchange and ending at the Buendia ramps going into the SLEx.

Mr. Pangilinan said MPTC would also be constructing the segments connecting the Manila North Harbor to the expressways.

"We’re also doing segments nine and 10. This is mostly an elevated expressway and will connect the North Harbor via C-3 which will cost about P6.8 billion to P7 billion," he said.

The full project, said Mr. Pangilinan, would cost some P23 billion and could be funded via internal equity or assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Representatives of MPTC sister firm Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) and the government staged a final inspection of the Mindanao exit of the NLEx extension on Friday. The road is scheduled to be opened to the general public next month.

In another development, MNTC president Ramoncito S. Fernandez said a planned dilution of shares was still be up in the air.

"We are coordinating with our mother company Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and looking at how a possible refloat will affect it. It’s still one option but we are being asked to evaluate if we are going to float, offering public or private funds or equity," Mr. Fernandez said.

He said MPIC needed to raise $200 million for projects and that Evercore Wealth Management had been tapped as a financial adviser.

MNTC is also awaiting formal notice from the Bases Conversion Development Authority regarding a negotiated bid for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.

absinthe_888

May 1st, 2010, 05:43 AM

The girder launcher is now 2-3 pier heads away from Sucat exit yesterday. With a long weekend ahead, maybe they can finish installing girders this week.

RonnieR

May 1st, 2010, 03:13 PM

phase 3 will be the engineering marvel of this country because they have to do that without stopping the operation of PNR. that's tough!

The answer....:cheers:

This is really good news! Finally...

Metro Pacific unit set to bag NLEX-SLEX deal

Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/16396-metro-pacific-unit-set-to-bag-nlex-slex-deal
BY DARWIN G. AMOJELAR Senior Reporter

THE tollway unit of the Pangilinan group said it expects to bag a project linking the two main thoroughfares leading north and south from the Philippines’ capital region.

Ramon Fernandez, president of Metro Pacific Tollway Corp. (MPTC), told reporters that he expects the government to approve within a month their unsolicited proposal to construct an expressway linking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).

Fernandez said the company would spend P17 billion to construct the 13-kilometer expressway on top of the railroad of state-owned Philippine National Railways (PNR).

The NLEX-SLEX Skyway will connect C3 in Caloocan City to the Skyway in Buendia Avenue in Makati City.

Fernandez said that MPTC is setting aside about P6 billion to P8 billion to fund an expressway connecting NLEX to the Port Area and C3.

In addition, the construction of a 2.3-kilometer road—the NLEX Segment 8.1—connecting Mindanao Avenue to NLEX, south of the existing Valenzuela interchange, will cost the company about P2.1 billion.

Fernandez said the NLEX Segment 8.1 can accommodate 6,000 vehicles per day at the initial stage of its operations next month.

He said the project would reduce traffic volume at the Cubao to Balintawak stretch of EDSA.

Official development assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency as well as additional equity would fund the project, the MPTC official said.

He said parent firm Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) plans to raise $200 million this year to fund its toll road projects.

MPIC had said that it plans to dilute its share in MPTC to 75 percent from nearly 100 percent at present. Evercore Wealth Management has been tapped as financial advisor for the purpose.

Chaired by Manuel Pangilinan, MPIC is the local unit of Hong Kong-listed First Pacific Co. Ltd., which also controls Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

In 2009, MPIC registered a 337 percent jump in its consolidated net income to P2.3 billion, from the previous year’s P526 million, mainly because of a rate re-basing of its water unit, Maynilad Water Services Inc.

MPTC’s profit however fell 25.8 percent to P581.5 million last year from P783.9 million in 2008 as provisions for potential write-off of certain tax assets in unit Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) affected the bottom line.

MNTC operates the NLEX.

The tollway unit of MPIC is also entering negotiations with the government for the long-term maintenance and operations contract of the Sublic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). The group holds an interim agreement to operate and maintain the SCTEx, a key transportation node linking two former US military bases-turned-economic zones—Clark and Subic.

MPTC also wants to bid for the 20-percent stake of state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. in South Luzon Tollway Corp., the contractor of the SLEX.

MPTC also holds a 5-percent stake in Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp., which operates the Skyway—a 35-kilometer elevated toll road that ends at the SLEX.

Mithril Cloud

May 1st, 2010, 03:16 PM

Late notice, but the NAIA-3 exit ramp is closed again. No idea on when will they open it for good.

potanato

May 2nd, 2010, 01:58 PM

D'Watcher

May 2nd, 2010, 06:13 PM

balay_1

May 3rd, 2010, 09:51 PM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4571116285_9ae4269452_o.jpg

balay_1

May 3rd, 2010, 09:54 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/4570922928_e3718cd2ea_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4570923200_11d3fbb165_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/4570286397_8d393b9884_o.jpg

taken on sunday-sorry for the res. i'm driving
it's look's like it's ready..^_^

Sa may bandang Alabang at Sucat ang mga ito.

Medyo maaliwalas ang Sucat to Alabang segment ng Skyway. Masisilayan mo pa ang mga ulap at billboards kapag tumingin ka sa taas at gilid.:lol:

fall_17

May 4th, 2010, 12:29 PM

Sa may bandang Alabang at Sucat ang mga ito.

Medyo maaliwalas ang Sucat to Alabang segment ng Skyway. Masisilayan mo pa ang mga ulap at billboards kapag tumingin ka sa taas at gilid.:lol:

Actually mataas na area ang sucat pero pagdating sa alabang mababang area na, speaking sa mga billboards, kapag nasa passing lane ka wala ka na makikita, yung mga naka post sa bill board ang nagpapagana sa mga MOTORISTA ng SLEX:cheers::lol:

Mithril Cloud

May 4th, 2010, 05:43 PM

Update: Final pierhead rotation was ongoing around 10:00pm onwards. The said pierhead is the one close to the Sucat overpass.

panay1

May 5th, 2010, 05:14 AM

from: The Manila Times.net

Skyway extension on schedule

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 00:00

CITRA Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC) on Tuesday said the extension of the Skyway from Bicutan to Alabang is ahead of schedule.

In a statement, the Indonesia-based company said the project is already 51.03 percent complete and continues to surpass its official accomplishment schedule as of April 25.

The construction of Skyway Stage 2 Project began in May last year.

Costing about P10 billion, Skyway Stage 2 is the 6.88-kilometer elevated toll road from Bicutan to Alabang that will extend the existing 9.5-kilometer highway from Buendia to Bicutan for a total of over 16 kilometers. Upon completion on May next year, travel between Alabang and Buendia will take less than 12 minutes.

The construction of the on/off ramps in Sucat and Alabang is ongoing with CMMTC and D.M. Consunji Inc. working at breakneck pace to complete the road re-alignment and widening and the foundation works.

Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCO) has beefed up its operations to keep traffic moving and ensure the safety of motorists and workers.

DMCI has deployed additional work teams to install and concrete the deck slab support, wall parapets and road curbs.

Earlier, Manuel Pangilinan, chairman of Metro Pacific Tollway Corp. (MPTC) said his company plans to increase its stake in CMMTC.

At present, MPTC holds a 5-percent stake in CMMTC.

MPTC also wants to bid for the 20-percent stake of state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. in South Luzon Tollway Corp., the contractor of the SLEX.

The tollway unit of MPIC is also entering negotiations with the government for the long-term maintenance and operations contract of the Sublic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). The group holds an interim agreement to operate and maintain the SCTEx, a key transportation node linking two former US military
bases-turned-economic zones—Clark and Subic.

MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway.
Darwin G. Amojelar

spearhead

May 5th, 2010, 05:48 AM

The answer....:cheers:

This is really good news! Finally...

Metro Pacific unit set to bag NLEX-SLEX deal

Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/16396-metro-pacific-unit-set-to-bag-nlex-slex-deal
BY DARWIN G. AMOJELAR Senior Reporter

THE tollway unit of the Pangilinan group said it expects to bag a project linking the two main thoroughfares leading north and south from the Philippines’ capital region.

Ramon Fernandez, president of Metro Pacific Tollway Corp. (MPTC), told reporters that he expects the government to approve within a month their unsolicited proposal to construct an expressway linking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).

Fernandez said the company would spend P17 billion to construct the 13-kilometer expressway on top of the railroad of state-owned Philippine National Railways (PNR).

The NLEX-SLEX Skyway will connect C3 in Caloocan City to the Skyway in Buendia Avenue in Makati City.

Fernandez said that MPTC is setting aside about P6 billion to P8 billion to fund an expressway connecting NLEX to the Port Area and C3.

In addition, the construction of a 2.3-kilometer road—the NLEX Segment 8.1—connecting Mindanao Avenue to NLEX, south of the existing Valenzuela interchange, will cost the company about P2.1 billion.

Fernandez said the NLEX Segment 8.1 can accommodate 6,000 vehicles per day at the initial stage of its operations next month.

He said the project would reduce traffic volume at the Cubao to Balintawak stretch of EDSA.

Official development assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency as well as additional equity would fund the project, the MPTC official said.

He said parent firm Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) plans to raise $200 million this year to fund its toll road projects.

MPIC had said that it plans to dilute its share in MPTC to 75 percent from nearly 100 percent at present. Evercore Wealth Management has been tapped as financial advisor for the purpose.

Chaired by Manuel Pangilinan, MPIC is the local unit of Hong Kong-listed First Pacific Co. Ltd., which also controls Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

In 2009, MPIC registered a 337 percent jump in its consolidated net income to P2.3 billion, from the previous year’s P526 million, mainly because of a rate re-basing of its water unit, Maynilad Water Services Inc.

MPTC’s profit however fell 25.8 percent to P581.5 million last year from P783.9 million in 2008 as provisions for potential write-off of certain tax assets in unit Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) affected the bottom line.

MNTC operates the NLEX.

The tollway unit of MPIC is also entering negotiations with the government for the long-term maintenance and operations contract of the Sublic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). The group holds an interim agreement to operate and maintain the SCTEx, a key transportation node linking two former US military bases-turned-economic zones—Clark and Subic.

MPTC also wants to bid for the 20-percent stake of state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. in South Luzon Tollway Corp., the contractor of the SLEX.

MPTC also holds a 5-percent stake in Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp., which operates the Skyway—a 35-kilometer elevated toll road that ends at the SLEX.

Building a skyway ontop of a railway system is the best idea in a situation like metro manila, it's an alternative way instead of building an underground and more expensive highway across a city i guess.

zetlog

May 5th, 2010, 11:30 AM

shot taken from last night's event... the final pierhead rotation of the skyway stage 2 project (2nd to the last to be quite more specific :bash: )...

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3672/phrotation.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/phrotation.jpg/)

zetlog

May 5th, 2010, 11:39 AM

looky looky... they got fireworks!!! :banana:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3447/phrotation2.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/phrotation2.jpg/)

NicknameForLife

May 5th, 2010, 12:06 PM

^^ dpat talagang merong fireworks.. kasi isang breaktrough ito eh..

balay_1

May 5th, 2010, 12:11 PM

^^Wow! Bongga ah!:lol:

zetlog

May 5th, 2010, 12:40 PM

more pix...

start position

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5809/phrotation3.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/phrotation3.jpg/)

end position

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/89/phrotation4.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/phrotation4.jpg/)

Mithril Cloud

May 5th, 2010, 12:42 PM

Do you work for DMCI?

absinthe_888

May 5th, 2010, 03:47 PM

Nice exposure pics there @Zetlog...at talagang meh ceremony pa dun sa final pier head rotation. Pwede na sila maglagay ng steel girders. Kudos DMCI.

(Like MC, I wonder if you work for DMCI :D)

edly

May 5th, 2010, 04:21 PM

Anyway, I am really amazed with how DMCI handled the Skyway Stage 2. They really mean what they said. That 'Countdown to Connection' is really amazing! :) Congratulations.:cheers:

bulakenyo

May 5th, 2010, 11:47 PM

^^ anyway, mukhag hataw tong si tito manny sa mga infra projects. so excited for manila. woooot! :cheers:

bledzoe

May 6th, 2010, 05:03 AM

edly

May 6th, 2010, 05:42 AM

^^ anyway, mukhag hataw tong si tito manny sa mga infra projects. so excited for manila. woooot! :cheers:

OT: Vote Manny for President...Manny P.:lol:

kratos1211

May 6th, 2010, 07:11 PM

Metro Pacific offers to undertake Skyway Stage 3
By Mary Ann LL. Reyes (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) has submitted an unsolicited proposal to undertake Stage 3 of the Metro Manila Skyway project.

Sources told The STAR that with Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC), which holds the concession for Skyway’s Stage 1 and 2, having waived its concession over Stage 3 after encountering delays in the second phase, Stage 3 is now anybody’s ballgame.

CMMTC lists Indonesia’s PT Citra Marga Group, the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) as its shareholders. The Indonesian group holds the largest stake in CMMTC, followed by PNCC whose stake has been diluted from 20 percent to 11 percent, and MPTC with less than five percent.

Sources explained that the dilution of PNCC and MPTC came about after the Indonesian firm brought in new money into the Skyway project. “The financial restructuring was necessary to undertake Stage 2,” they said.

However, despite CMMTC having waived its concession over Stage 3, it now appears that the Indonesian-led group now wants another chance at having it built.

According to Eduardo Nepomuceno, head for special projects and operations of CMMTC-unit Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corp. (Somco), CMMTC may still pursue Stage 3 of the Skyway project whose cost may increase from the original $570 million due to materials price escalation in two years’ time. “CMMTC being the project proponent will have to determine the project’s viability,” he added.

Nepomuceno pointed out that their focus right now is on completing Stage 2 of the Skyway project, which is expected to be finished by May next year.

Skyway’s Stage 2 will extend the existing 9.5-kilometer Buendia-Bicutan elevated toll road by about seven kilometers, from Bicutan to Alabang. The third stage, which will extend from Buendia to Balintawak (connecting North Luzon Expressway ((NLEX) to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), covers about 13 kilometers.

The sources said the third phase of Skyway is considered a different project all together and no longer Stage 3, since it is no longer under CMMTC.

Stage 3 is still in the planning stages due to right-of-way problems. It has been reported that the proponent is looking at the possibility of using the Philippine National Railway (PNR) tracks.

MPTC president Ramoncito Fernandez earlier said they are in talks with other shareholders of CMMTC to acquire their shares and enable MPTC to increase its stake to 33 percent by June this year.

MPTC, a unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. which, in turn, is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. was previously negotiating with Indonesia’s Citra Group for its Skyway stake.

Fernandez added that the company is eyeing the 20 percent interest held by PNCC, although PNCC sources said they have yet to receive an offer from MPTC.

The Metro Pacific group sees the Skyway project as an important component in its plan to connect the NLEX and SLEX.

Earlier, MPTC submitted an unsolicited proposal to build a P17-billion road linking NLEX from C-3 in Caloocan City to Buendia Ave. in Makati City. The road will be a 13 km four-lane elevated road and will cut travel time from NLEX to SLEX to as little as 15 minutes.

Stage 1 of the Skyway project is a 9.3-km. elevated expressway starting from Buendia, Makati to Bicutan in Parañaque. At present, Skyway is being extended by seven km to Alabang in Muntinlupa City at a cost of P10 billion, representing Stage 2.

To finance these projects, MPTC plans to raise as much as $200 million via a share sale, a bond offer or private placement to fund the company’s capital expenditure program this year, Fernandez said.

Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) holds the concession to operate and maintain NLEX and is owned 67.1 percent by MPTC. The Tollways Management Corp. (TMC), owned 46 percent by MPTC, operates the NLEX for MNTC and has an interim agreement to operate and maintain Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).

The Metro Pacific group, led by businessman Manuel Pangilinan, has previously expressed its interest to buy into the South Luzon Tollways Corp. (SLTC), operator of SLEX, by acquiring PNCC’s stake.

Earlier, Pangilinan said CMMTC’s project complements the SLEX and what they have in the north.

Despite MPIC’s plan to beef up its stake in CMMTC, Pangilinan said PT Citra and PNCC, which holds the 30-year Skyway concession, will remain as important stockholders of the company.

Apart from investing in CMMTC, MPIC is also interested to take part in the Coastal Toll Road project.

Earlier, MPIC, through MPTC, launched P38.1 billion worth of road projects in North Luzon.

MPTC has started the construction of the 2.7-kilometer Segment 8.1 road that will link Mindanao Ave. in Quezon City to the NLEX. In the pipeline are Segment 9 and 10, which will connect NLEX to MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela and Port Area in Manila; NLEX-SLEX connector road expressway from C3 road in Caloocan to Buendia Ave. in Makati; and the Skyway Stage 2 from Bicutan to Alabang.

balay_1

May 6th, 2010, 10:13 PM

^^Good news!:cheers:

edly

May 7th, 2010, 02:31 AM

^^Umpisahan na 'yang Stage 3! Woohooo!!!:banana:

absinthe_888

May 7th, 2010, 03:21 AM

^^ Ang gulo ng reporting ni Ms. Reyes, parang patch job ang dating.

NOVO ECIJANO

May 7th, 2010, 03:32 AM

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NOVO ECIJANO

May 7th, 2010, 03:33 AM

may kalaban ang San Miguel,MVP for 2017 President,who knows 2 Mannys in a row.

absinthe_888

May 7th, 2010, 03:50 AM

^^ Next Presidential election is on May 10, 2016

panay1

May 7th, 2010, 04:44 AM

Citra to start Buendia-Balintawak Skyway construction in 2012

Manila Times
Friday, 07 May 2010 00:00

The Indonesia-based company that operates South Metro Manila Skyway plans to extend the elevated highway to the northern part of the metropolis in the next two years, its executives said.

In a briefing, Chadik Wahono, Citra Metro Manila Tollway Corp. (CMMTC) chief executive, said that his company would begin the construction of the 13-kilometer elevated highway from Buendia, Makati to Balintawak, Quezon City after completing the Stage 2 of Skyway, which goes from Bicutan to Alabang.

Eduardo Nepomuceno, Skyway O&M Corp.’s head for Special Projects and Operations, said the Skyway Stage 3 (Buendia to Balintawak) will cost about $570 million to build. He said that CMMTC may look for other investors to join the company to finance Skyway Stage 3 project.

According to Wahono, the 6.88-km Bicutan-Alabang elevated expressway would be completed by end-2010, ahead of the May 2011 target. After completion, the company expects that about 180,000 vehicles would pass through the highway per day.

The CMMTR also operates the Skyway Stage 1, a 9.3-kilometer elevated expressway from Buendia, Makati to Bicutan, Parañaque, and the 13.5-km at-grade South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) from Magallanes to Alabang.

The Buendia-to-Bicutan expressway has an average vehicle traffic of 26,000 daily, while Magallanes-to-Alabang road has 150,000.

Earlier, Metro Pacific Tollway Corp. (MPTC) said it plans to increase its stake in CMMTC from 3 percent to 30 percent.

MPTC, the tollway unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), also wants to bid for the Philippine National Construction Corp.’s 20-percent stake in South Luzon Tollway Corp., the contractor of SLEX.

The tollway firm is also negotiating with the government for the long-term maintenance and operations contract of the Sublic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). The MPIC group holds an interim agreement to operate and maintain the SCTEx, a key transportation node linking two former US military bases-turned-economic zones, Clark and Subic.

MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway.
Darwin G. Amojelar

RonnieR

May 7th, 2010, 05:24 AM

timberpro

May 7th, 2010, 08:13 AM

It would be nice to have DMCI as the contractor for this extension also

RonnieR

May 7th, 2010, 05:03 PM

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000641.jpg
smog?

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000647.jpg
finally, this will be extended....:)

barrera_marquez

May 8th, 2010, 12:00 AM

balay_1

May 8th, 2010, 12:05 AM

^^Sana hindi magka-totoo ang doomsday na yaon.

absinthe_888

May 8th, 2010, 04:21 AM

Per information on a press release today in the Phil Star, as of April 25, 2010, Stage 2 is already 51% completed and is 1.6% ahead of the official target schedule. The 6.88 km Bicutan-Alabang segment will be finished by May 2011.

edly

May 8th, 2010, 07:27 AM

^^Great!:banana:Even though the next President will inaugurate this next year, this is clearly a legacy of FVR and GMA administrations. More power to DMCI!

kratos1211

May 8th, 2010, 10:32 AM

^^An earlier article mentioned that sucat will be open by june and to alabang by the end of the year. Ano ba talaga?

DMCI to start work on P19-billion TPLEX (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=558566&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio (The Philippine Star)

Meanwhile, the Skyway II project is expected to be completedway ahead of schedule. Consunji reported that before the term of Mrs. Arroyo ends, they will open the Sucat interchange. The deadline for this is December.

The Alabang interchange which was scheduled for April 2011 will be operational before the end of the year. Consunji said.

fall_17

May 8th, 2010, 12:41 PM

^^Umpisahan na 'yang Stage 3! Woohooo!!!:banana:

^^aba at sinasabi ko na nga ba...:banana::cheers:

absinthe_888

May 8th, 2010, 03:50 PM

^^An earlier article mentioned that sucat will be open by june and to alabang by the end of the year. Ano ba talaga?

Yun nga eh...pero parang malabo na yung June opening ng Sucat...

Planning Democracy

May 9th, 2010, 03:05 PM

Going through the Skyway would probably cost an arm and a leg, thus it would be ideal for Bus and Truck operations and it would help them save time. Private individuals with a lot of disposable money would find it convenient to use the Skyway, but I'm sure morning rush hour traffic would still plague the at grade sections.

Excited with all the developments, I just hope the next president would not interfere and cause a whole lot more delays with our infrastructure projects.

metrosuburban

May 9th, 2010, 07:58 PM

^^^ agree. Only the toll fees in NLEX is worth paying for. No traffic, and cheap!!

LhexiMont

May 10th, 2010, 04:57 AM

But , SLEX , South Superhighway and Skyway is located where the bulk of residents, industries and commercial activities within the the Metro and suburbs , so the number of vehicles using the roads are very high.

Planning Democracy

May 10th, 2010, 05:28 AM

kratos1211

May 10th, 2010, 07:34 AM

I think NLEX has a greater bulk of vehicles, hopefully someone can post the numbers if NLEX or SLEX has greater volume.

What I want to happen is the implementation of strict driving rules like they do in NLEX, it's a dream to drive on NLEX no weaving in and out of lanes. SLEX would be more orderly if they strictly implement these rules.

SLEX have a higher average traffic of 220000 vs 150000 cars/day for NLEX. but on holidays like holy week, these can go up to 300000 and 220000 respectively.

yhuanista07

May 10th, 2010, 09:52 AM

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv357/yhuan07/untitled.jpg

=)

whatuwan

May 10th, 2010, 11:39 AM

^^ akala ko the skyway ends in balintawak:?

edly

May 10th, 2010, 04:05 PM

^^Based on @Yhuanista's map, Skyway terminates at C3-PNR row leading to the new C5-NLEX interchange. Is this the modified plan or will still follow the original north end at NLEX-Balintawak?

Mithril Cloud

May 10th, 2010, 04:20 PM

The bigger question is, are those renderings official or just wishful thinking?

yhuanista07

May 10th, 2010, 04:27 PM

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv357/yhuan07/untitled.jpg

=)

^^
DPWH examining Metro Pac’s proposal to build Nlex-Slex
Written by Miguel R. Camus / Reporter
Sunday, 09 May 2010 20:16

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has acknowledged the receipt of an unsolicited proposal submitted by the Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. to build a new elevated highway linking the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex) and South Luzon Expressway (Slex).

In a statement, Metro Pacific Tollways said the project involves the construction of a P17-billion 13.2-kilometer road from the end of Nlex at C3 to the beginning of Skyway 1 at Buendia, Makati City. Portions of Skyway run parallel to Slex.

The proposal, which intends to build the expressway over the Philippine National Railways tracks within the Manila Central Business District, was sent through wholly owned subsidiary Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corp.

“The connector road will serve as the centerpiece of an increasingly integrated expressway network for Luzon. The alignment proposed for this connector project is expected to minimize construction cost, right-of-way and acquisition costs, negative environmental impacts, and social and economic disturbances, while accelerating the pace of project execution,” said Metro Pacific Tollways  chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan in a statement.

“With all our projects completed right on schedule, it is anticipated that the design and construction of the project will be completed in three-and-a-half years,” he added.

The company said the new road will support more efficient movement of people and goods through congested urban areas, reduce travel time between Nlex and Slex to 20 minutes, provide unrestricted travel flow from the ports to Southern, Central and Northern Luzon, and connect vital international airports and seaports.

“The proposal has undergone initial examination, and has been determined to be complete and is in compliance with the form of the BOT [build-operate-transfer] law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations,” said Public Works Secretary Victor Domingo in the same statement.

He said the DPWH is now in the process of evaluating the proposal.

The connecter road was conceived in response to President Arroyo’s directive for a rapidly developing Luzon Urban Beltway.

Metro Pacific Tollways is a listed subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which is the local flagship of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd.

In Photo: Photo shows (from left) Valenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo, President Arroyo, MPTDC chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and Public Works Secretary Victor Domingo a drive-through along an Nlex segment.