Kung ako yan gagawa ako ng batas na pag nasagasaan ka sa commonwealth, walang sagot sayo ang driver. Tumatawid ka sa bawal eh.

sa name palang ng kalye na "avenue" mali na para sa situation ngayon.

dapat hi way or freeway. peron dapat enclosed on both sides. solve agad ang pedestrian. dapa gawin na eto bago pa itayo ang MRT.

then remove intersections at u-turns, palitan ng cloverleafs.

proper traffic enforcement na ang next solution diyan.

Motorists hit P20 toll for use of Luisita road

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:01:00 05/18/2011

Filed Under: Road Transport, Philippines - Regions, Benigno Aquino III
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—Motorists using the Hacienda Luisita interchange of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) bewailed on Tuesday the collection of a P20 fee when they take the Barangay San Miguel access road in the sugar estate in Tarlac.

Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI), which is owned by relatives of President Benigno Aquino III, issues receipts through a makeshift toll station near the Luisita Industrial Park, a motorist told the Inquirer.

“We’re made to pay whether we get in or out of the San Miguel access road to and from the SCTEx in Luisita,” another motorist said in a text message.

Lawyer Arnel Casanova, president of the state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), owner of the SCTEx project, said the road is supposed to be open to everyone since the HLI committed to build an access road toward the interchange.

For public use

The road begins from the MacArthur Highway in Tarlac City. Its total length is 7.6 km, BCDA data showed. Toll from SCTEx in Mabalacat, Pampanga, to the Luisita exit is P80.

“The public should have free access. It’s for public use. It’s supposed to be an open road,” Casanova said by telephone on Tuesday. “The idea is to enhance economic activities in the area.”

Casanova could not say if the HLI has obtained an authority to collect toll from the Toll Regulatory Board.

He said the BCDA has written the HLI to clarify the issue.

The BCDA, he said, did not authorize the HLI to collect fees for the use of the access road.

Casanova said the BCDA has dealt with HLI on a “professional basis.” He said he is aware that Mr. Aquino is a minority owner of HLI. :ohno::ohno::ohno:

The estate is owned by the family of Jose Cojuangco Sr. whose daughter, former President Corazon Aquino, is President Aquino’s mother.

Private road

Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., an uncle of the President, confirmed that HLI began collecting toll on the San Miguel access road.

“They can use other exits, like in La Paz and Concepcion [towns in Tarlac,” Cojuangco said by telephone.

The P20 fee, he said, is for the road’s maintenance. “It’s a private road. It’s not covered by the right-of-way (ROW),” he said. :ohno::ohno::ohno:

The cost of ROW in the SCTEx project was the subject of a Senate investigation before the May 2010 elections. No overpricing was found.

Cojuangco said the road needs to be maintained because some 4,000 vehicles pass through it every day. Some sections of the road need of repairs so accidents could be avoided, he said.


Source of linkz http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110518-337147/Motorists-hit-P20-toll-for-use-of-Luisita-road

Which one is this and how long is it ? Any maps with the right of way to localize it ?

^^ BCDA can just put up concrete barricade on the Luisita on/off ramp so people going to or from San Miguel/Luisita/Tarlac proper won't have to go through Hacienda Luisita. They can direct drivers to use Tarlac/La Paz on/off ramp. That includes anyone with business at Luisita. The Luisita access road will then become a 7 km dead end, wasted space. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. The so called "technopark" is no industrial estate at all. It's just a lot of empty space, with a handful structures. It's so bogus. Maybe Hacienda Luisita is making up for lost revenue.

Tengeneng mga Cojuangco yan oh. :ohno:

This is really the problem in new concrete roads in our country. Im seeing this scenario frequently. Is it the lack of budget, or the contractor does not want to excavate because of the additional cost and it would hurt their profit.

FYI, contractors only follow what are stipulated in the contract. Stripping is one item. Removing the old road base is another item, backfilling to the desired grade, grading, etc. If you are the contractor, you will follow what's specified because you are not going to be paid on things you were not contracted for. Besides, the actual conditions on the field requires contractors to do things overnight, if possible. People have short tempers when faced with inconvenience and local official could be part of their tools in pushing contractors.

i have a friend working for PAL and they just got a memo from their VP of Airport Services Dept. listing the "offices and areas that will be affected by the proposed NAIA Expressway Project."

i saw the email myself. i guess this proj is really a go. woohoo!

cojuangcos always destroying the harmony of our roads... b****es

i have a friend working for PAL and they just got a memo from their VP of Airport Services Dept. listing the "offices and areas that will be affected by the proposed NAIA Expressway Project."

i saw the email myself. i guess this proj is really a go. woohoo!

its an email go. lets not keep our hopes up... this was mentioned way back 2004.

^^ And Phase I was already constructed. There's still Phase II.

BCDA should close its interchange/access to Luisita. That is the logical thing to do given what HLI did to the access road. Lokohan na yan!

Motorists hit P20 toll for use of Luisita road

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:01:00 05/18/2011

Filed Under: Road Transport, Philippines - Regions, Benigno Aquino III
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—Motorists using the Hacienda Luisita interchange of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) bewailed on Tuesday the collection of a P20 fee when they take the Barangay San Miguel access road in the sugar estate in Tarlac.

Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI), which is owned by relatives of President Benigno Aquino III, issues receipts through a makeshift toll station near the Luisita Industrial Park, a motorist told the Inquirer.

“We’re made to pay whether we get in or out of the San Miguel access road to and from the SCTEx in Luisita,” another motorist said in a text message.

Lawyer Arnel Casanova, president of the state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), owner of the SCTEx project, said the road is supposed to be open to everyone since the HLI committed to build an access road toward the interchange.

For public use

The road begins from the MacArthur Highway in Tarlac City. Its total length is 7.6 km, BCDA data showed. Toll from SCTEx in Mabalacat, Pampanga, to the Luisita exit is P80.

“The public should have free access. It’s for public use. It’s supposed to be an open road,” Casanova said by telephone on Tuesday. “The idea is to enhance economic activities in the area.”

Casanova could not say if the HLI has obtained an authority to collect toll from the Toll Regulatory Board.

He said the BCDA has written the HLI to clarify the issue.

The BCDA, he said, did not authorize the HLI to collect fees for the use of the access road.

Casanova said the BCDA has dealt with HLI on a “professional basis.” He said he is aware that Mr. Aquino is a minority owner of HLI. :ohno::ohno::ohno:

The estate is owned by the family of Jose Cojuangco Sr. whose daughter, former President Corazon Aquino, is President Aquino’s mother.

Private road

Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., an uncle of the President, confirmed that HLI began collecting toll on the San Miguel access road.

“They can use other exits, like in La Paz and Concepcion [towns in Tarlac,” Cojuangco said by telephone.

The P20 fee, he said, is for the road’s maintenance. “It’s a private road. It’s not covered by the right-of-way (ROW),” he said. :ohno::ohno::ohno:

The cost of ROW in the SCTEx project was the subject of a Senate investigation before the May 2010 elections. No overpricing was found.

Cojuangco said the road needs to be maintained because some 4,000 vehicles pass through it every day. Some sections of the road need of repairs so accidents could be avoided, he said.


Source of linkz http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110518-337147/Motorists-hit-P20-toll-for-use-of-Luisita-road

Sus. Maintenance daw. Mapupunta din sa bulsa ni Cojuangco eh. :ohno: Not valid reason for that. Corruption! :ohno:

Lupao-San Jose Road Being Rehabilitated
Nueva Ecija Province
October 23, 2010
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Ang laki naman ng "GO" sign niya.... :nuts:

Para basa-ble. :nuts:

Para basa-ble. :nuts:

Passable rin. :lol:

Problem with Commonwealth is it is very wide. The reason of MMDA under Bayani Fernando is it is in preparation for MRT 7 why they widen it. It's not a valid reason. Look at Aurora Boulevard. It is 4-6 lanes but LRT 2 was constructed without widening it. IMHO, the widening of Commonwealth is full of corruption, MMDA and DPWH put a dummy contractor in their billboard, in fact, it is the construction company of Bayani Fernando who is the contractor. Same with the concrete barriers, numerous u turn slots, and steel footbridges in the Metro.

IMHO, the only thing that could solve the numerous traffic accidents happening on Metro Manila's major thoroughfares are the return of the intersections with traffic lights and in the case of Commonwealth Avenue trim it to 4 lanes each direction just like before. In the case of EDSA, construct vehicle overpasses at North Avenue-West Avenue intersection and Munoz intersection. And when intersections are already opened, I wish that traffic lights will be LED and pedestrian warning lights are beeping just like those in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland

^^ they should make it 6 lanes and a closed/limited access system the rest of the lanes can be service roads.

^^ That's right, they should make major roads like EDSA, C-5 and Commonwealth closed/limited access systems. :banana: :cucumber: :carrot:

29th May 2011

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^^Kelan ba ipaparenta yang PN head quarters sa manila bay?

29th May 2011
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When did they put a foot bridge at the Roxas Boulevard? Or matagal na andyan yan na di ko lang napansin?:nuts:

^^ Basta hindi siya pink at blue ok na yun :lol:

MMDA kaya nagpagawa niyan :lol:

Ok na yung ganyang itsura ng footbridge. Dapat talaga yung walang bubong para hindi pamugaran ng mga vendor at mga vagrant.

Now why can't we be as polite as the Japanese when it comes to driving etiquette? :|

WfrKFU9z0GQ

^^ Isang naiisip kong problema kung bakit maraming barumbadong drivers sa atin ay dahil napakadaling kumuha ng lisensya. Sabihin man nating hindi mo ipalakad sa fixer ang lisensya mo, madali pa rin.

Noong kumuha ako ng lisensya dati, ito napansin ko:

1. Hindi mo kailangan isapuso ang traffic signs para may maisagot sa written exam dahil sa loob ng testing room ay may malaking board kung saan nakadisplay lahat ng signs.

2. Ang ibang mga tanong sa exam ay parang tanga lang. May isang tanong akong hindi makalimutan. It goes something like this: "Gaano katagal ka lang dapat tumingin sa rear view mirror kapag gusto mong makita ang nasa likod mo? A) Kaunting minuto, B) Mabilis na silip lang, C) Manalamin hangga't gusto mo"

Siguro makakatutulong kung magiging mas mahigpit ang LTO sa pagbibigay ng mga lisensya. Pero opinyon lang naman 'to, wala naman akong pag-aaral na ginawa ukol dito.

^^ Dapat may application, driving course and test drives :okay:

MMDA kaya nagpagawa niyan :lol:

Mas gusto ko ang kulay ng bridge ngayon ng MMDA... Brown... parang Maynila, kulay brown dahil nagluluma na. :nuts:

Mas gusto ko ang kulay ng bridge ngayon ng MMDA... Brown... parang Maynila, kulay brown dahil nagluluma na. :nuts:
Ang sakit mo namang mag salita! Ouch! Hamo't mababago ang mga kulay niyan courtesy ng mga vandals dya-an!

Mas gusto ko ang kulay ng bridge ngayon ng MMDA... Brown... parang Maynila, kulay brown dahil nagluluma na.

Parang personality mo... nagluluma narin. Pshhh.

Kayo naman. Grabe kayo maka-react. :nuts:

DeVenecia Highway Extension, Dagupan City:
DeVenecia Highway Extension: maganda rin pala at ideal for cycling
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^^ Ganda ng daan ah. Natapos ba yan bago naghiwalay si Pandak at JDV?

Ay alam ko yan. Sa may Lucao area ba yan? Yung malapit sa Stadia at CSI?

napakaganda, pang world class ang daan

May may alam ba no'ng design no'ng interchange? I mean, pa'no 'yong set-up ng paglipat from Quezon Ave. to C-3, U-turns, etc.

Quezon Avenue underpass project up
By RAYMUND F. ANTONIO
June 13, 2011, 7:11pm

MANILA, Philippines — With the construction of the P430-million C-3 (G. Araneta Avenue)-Quezon Avenue Interchange Project set to start this month, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has identified alternate routes in a bid to help motorists avoid the anticipated gridlock.

Anticipating huge traffic buildup along Araneta and Quezon Avenues with the C-3 underpass project, DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson went to the site Monday to conduct an inspection and check on alternate routes.

“Motorists are advised to expect traffic buildup as the government starts the construction of the 440 lineal meter underpass project this June, 2011,” Singson said.

The DPWH said the alternate routes for motorists plying between EDSA in Quezon City and Quiapo in Manila are:

Those coming from EDSA are advised to turn right to West Avenue, turn left to Del Monte Avenue and drive all the way to A. Bonifacio Avenue, turn right to Blumentritt, and then turn left to Dimasalang all the way to Manila.

Those coming from España Boulevard in Manila to EDSA, Quezon City have to turn right to E. Rodriguez Sr. straight to EDSA-Cubao Interchange and then turn left to EDSA.

For motorists passing through C-3 (G. Araneta Ave.) from Aurora Boulevard in Sta. Mesa, Manila, to A. Bonifacio Avenue, they are advised to turn left to Bayani Street or E. Rodriguez Avenue, then right to Banawe Street, right to
Amoranto Street, left to G. Araneta Ave., then straight to A. Bonifacio/North Luzon Expressway.

The implementation of C-3 (G. Araneta Ave.)-Quezon Avenue Interchange Project involves the construction of a four-lane underpass along Quezon Avenue crossing Araneta Avenue.

Part of the DPWH project is the installation of submersible pumps to manage flooding and construction of reinforced concrete box and pipe culverts.

He said the project, which may be completed sometime in 2013, aims “to speed up traffic flow and reduce pollution load by lessening gas emissions during traffic gridlock.”

^^ do you have any picture for the planned C-3 interchange?

dapat gawan na rin ng interchange ang roxas blvd.-coastal road-mia road intersection bago matapos ang malalaking projects sa area.:banana:

^^ do you have any picture for the planned C-3 interchange?

most likely similar to q-ave underpass

start na mag putol ng puno ang mga excavator naka antabay nadin dun. sa tingin ko ung c3(araneta) ang mguunder pass kasi mas malawak.

Sana masulosyonan din nila ung lageng pag apaw ng creek sa gitna ng c3 sa talayan. baha nanaman di madaanan.

Speaking of Araneta Avenue, not passable na siya ngayon.

Commonwealth Avenue cor. Quirino Highway (Part 1)
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^^ San papunta yang kalsadang yan?

Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City.
Right: San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Left: Valenzuela, Novaliches proper.

Anu yan, preparation for MRT 7?

Anu yan, preparation for MRT 7?

Hindi. Yan yung dulong bahagi ng Commonwealth na idinugtong sa Quirino Highway. Dati kasi putol yan.:cheers:

dapat lagyan ng traffic signal dito

^^ do you have any picture for the planned C-3 interchange?

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source (http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf)

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source (http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf)

so q.ave pala ang mgkaka underpass.

Hindi. Yan yung dulong bahagi ng Commonwealth na idinugtong sa Quirino Highway. Dati kasi putol yan.:cheers:

Ah. Akala ko dyan idadaan ang MRT-7 eh.

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source (http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf)

Ano? 2007 pa yan? :nuts:

Anu bang project ng DPWH ang natapos on schedule.

'Yong C-3-Q. Ave. interchange, kasama ba sa project ang pag-aayos/paglalagay ng drainage system sa part na 'yon?

Anu bang project ng DPWH ang natapos on schedule.

At sa kasamaang palad, may ilang proyekto silang na-kansela na, gaya ng North Ave & Roosevelt Interchange.:ohno:

'Yong C-3-Q. Ave. interchange, kasama ba sa project ang pag-aayos/paglalagay ng drainage system sa part na 'yon?

Ayon sa balita, kasama na daw.

Naku another interchange na pangit. Wala na ba talagang ibang alternative?

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source (http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf)project pa po pala toh ni madam ex-pgma:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Oo nga. Kaso sasabihin ni Abnoy sa kanya lang. Gago lang eh.

ok so project to ni gloria? so kung nagbaha dito sisihini natin sya?

or project to ni PNoy, so kung baha kasalanan ng tamad na si PNoy?

walang panalo si PNoy dito. si gloria lang parating panalo. haaay...

nakalimutan din ata na nakatipid ng P300M ang gobyerno dahil ni-repaso tong project na to.

hindi ko binoto si PNoy pero... .... nakaka-tuwa talaga magbasa dito sa skyscraper. kompleto araw ako parati... :)

Naku another interchange na pangit. Wala na ba talagang ibang alternative?

Elevated U-turns :lol:

ok so project to ni gloria? so kung nagbaha dito sisihini natin sya?

or project to ni PNoy, so kung baha kasalanan ng tamad na si PNoy?

walang panalo si PNoy dito. si gloria lang parating panalo. haaay...

nakalimutan din ata na nakatipid ng P300M ang gobyerno dahil ni-repaso tong project na to.

hindi ko binoto si PNoy pero... .... nakaka-tuwa talaga magbasa dito sa skyscraper. kompleto araw ako parati... :)

Ganyan ka wise si madam RGMA....galing nya talaga :lol:

ok so project to ni gloria? so kung nagbaha dito sisihini natin sya?

or project to ni PNoy, so kung baha kasalanan ng tamad na si PNoy?

walang panalo si PNoy dito. si gloria lang parating panalo. haaay...

nakalimutan din ata na nakatipid ng P300M ang gobyerno dahil ni-repaso tong project na to.

hindi ko binoto si PNoy pero... .... nakaka-tuwa talaga magbasa dito sa skyscraper. kompleto araw ako parati... :)Ang tanong bakit kasi kailangang ipagpasalamat kung kaninong project yan. Trabaho kaya nilang gawin yan in the first place.

Elevated U-turns :lol:Eeeekkk mas lalong pangit. :lol:

Elevated U-turns :lol:

one of the very bad ideas ever made...:lol::lol::lol:

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325232/mmda-asks-dpwh-review-p430-million-proposal

MMDA not sold on underpass

By ANNA LIZA VILLAS
July 3, 2011, 5:46pm

MANILA, Philippines -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to review its plan to build a P430-million, four-lane underpass at the intersection of Quezon and Araneta Avenues in Quezon City, saying it could worsen flooding in the area.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said he has sent a letter to DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson to express his concern about the project.

“I have written Secretary Singson asking him to reconsider the project, and I’m waiting for his reply," Tolentino said during the agency’s program on DzBB radio.

He based his concern on the fact that the Araneta Avenue-Talayan area became heavily flooded when tropical storm “Falcon” hit the country two weeks ago.

The flood in the area reached as high as four feet.

The Araneta-Talayan area has been identified as among the most flood-prone areas in the metropolis. The others are Don Bosco/Dela Rosa in Makati City, Marikina, Camanava (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) and España Ave. in Manila.

“Instead of an underpass, it would do better if a flyover is constructed in the area,” Tolentino said.

The DPWH had installed three submersible pumps at the project site to keep floodwaters out during heavy rains.

The department also said the underpass design had undergone a thorough review by its experts.

Aside from the pumps, a reinforced concrete box and pipe culverts will be built to drain off floodwaters.

The project, which is expected to be finished in 450 days, is aimed to help decongest traffic along the 24-kilometer long EDSA, the metropolis’ main highway, and other major roadways.

wala ng baha ngayun sa espana, tolentino noon pa yun nung estudyante ka pa. mataas na ngayun ang most part ng espana...

NLEx-SLEx Connector Expressway Update

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Gov. Pascual to Samson Road: Elevated Expressway. Artist's rendering of a segment of the NLEX- Harbor Link Project from Gov. Pascual Avenue in Malabon to Samson Road in Caloocan City shows the modern expressway crossing Tullahan River and in harmony with the proposed Northrail line.

Direct Construction Cost 15.732
Indirect Cost 2.045
ROW 2.404
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Total Project Cost 20.181 (US$ 448 Million)

Milestones

DPWH issued the original proponent status to MPTDC = April 4, 2011

DPWH submitted documents to NEDA for determination of reasonable Rate of Return (ROR) = April 12, 2011

DOJ issued Opinion No. 17 stating that the acquisition of addt’l ROW would constitute as direct govt. subsidy = April 25, 2011

MPTDC requested for reconsideration to DOJ opinion -June 8, 2011

NEDA Review of the indicative reasonable Rate of Return upon submission of financial analysis from MPTDC = June 2011

Negotiation between DPWH and MPTDC = July 2011

Submission to NEDA of the results of negotiation for approval = July 2011

MPTDC to notify DPWH of its acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of NEDA approval = July 2011

Advertisement/Publication = August 2011

Submission of Comparative Bids/Proposals = December 2011

Evaluation of Bids = January 2012

Award = February 2012

Source:http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/bureau_services/PPP/projects/nlex_slex.htm
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Q: Now that the SC has ruled that VAT on toll fees can be collected, does this mean toll rates in our various expressway will further increase?

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PROJECT UPDATE :

Butuan - Malaybalay,Bukidnon Highway Project


Butuan-Esperanza, ADS section now completely paved


photo taken along Dulag, Butuan's Agri Corridor
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^^ Parang landslide prone ata yung second photo, ganun na lang yun?

di naman, mababa lang ang lupa,red clay din kayat medyo makapit

Starting October 1,2011, 12% VAT in tollways will now be collected.

Aray ku puuh

Di raw ramdam ng mga top salesman ng mga networking company ang mga pagtaas ng toll at gaso..dami kita eh...

^^ Parang landslide prone ata yung second photo, ganun na lang yun?

Dapat i-riprap yan o kaya taniman ng damo para di magkaroon ng erosion.

PROJECT UPDATE :

Butuan - Malaybalay,Bukidnon Highway Project


Butuan-Esperanza, ADS section now completely paved


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True. Parang landslide prone

The cement was just newly laid out. Give it a year, that side will look like a jungle.

^^ Malayo ba yung kalsada na yan dun sa mga nag landslide na areas sa Bukidnon recently?

España, Manila
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Anong ginagawa nila? Inaaspaltuhan yung road?

^^ Mukhang wala sa ayos pa rin ang DPWH :lol:

Mukhang imburnal itong iron grid na dapat ay may takip na bakal..baka nga may panakip nga pero ninakaw. Usually bilog dapat yan diba?

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6977/vv2z.jpg

inaspaltuhan para laging may kurakot si mayor lim, 8 billion kaya ang budget ng manila at 1 billion ang road maintenance

^^Iyan na pala ngayon ang racket ni Mayor Lim hindi iyong laging nananalo sa sweepstakes.

Budget yata ng DPWH yang renovation ng España Ave and other national/arterial roads.

Credits to Paulo Alcazaren
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150377721134488&set=a.226285759487.174521.772454487&type=1
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285210_10150377721134488_772454487_10324683_5412730_n.jpg
Guada without MRT ROW
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216881_10150383484099488_772454487_10388581_4454871_n.jpg

Credits to Paulo Alcazaren
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150377721134488&set=a.226285759487.174521.772454487&type=1
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285210_10150377721134488_772454487_10324683_5412730_n.jpg
Guada without MRT ROW
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wow... nice shot of EDSA .... oh I miss that arch on guadalupe... and right now there's only one of that that is left and it is in Osmena Highway...

endangered narin ang arch sa osmena siguro dahil sa NLEX-SLEX connector

Credits to Paulo Alcazaren
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150377721134488&set=a.226285759487.174521.772454487&type=1
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285210_10150377721134488_772454487_10324683_5412730_n.jpg
Guada without MRT ROW
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The traditional areas of traffic during mornings...even before, hahaha!!! :lol: Buendia and Ayala junctions.

MAG INGAT SA PAGTAWID!
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/07/11/call-center-agent-killed-pasig-road-accident
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sites/default/files/a_images/people/others/Call%20center%20agent%20killed%20in%20Pasig%20road%20accident.jpg
MANILA, Philippines – A call center agent died after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday dawn along Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City.

The victim, Cherry Mae Lagumbay, was crossing the road when a red Mazda hit her. The driver flew the scene.

Due to the impact, the grille was detached from the car. Shattered glasses were also found at the scene.

Witnesses suspect Lagumbay did not notice the incoming vehicle because she was on the phone.

SPO2 Mark Manzano of Pasig PNP said they will review CCTV recordings around the area to identify the vehicle's owner. – Report from Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News

Cavite-Bataan underwater tunnel proposed (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=95613&publicationSubCategoryId=)

by Marianne V. Go (The Philippine Star) Updated June 28, 2001 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

Cavite-Bataan underwater tunnel proposed (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=95613&publicationSubCategoryId=)

by Marianne V. Go (The Philippine Star) Updated June 28, 2001 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

this proposal looks good... I hope it pursues... though I hope they will be sure not to affect any historical landmarks on Corregidor...

Cavite-Bataan underwater tunnel proposed (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=95613&publicationSubCategoryId=)

by Marianne V. Go (The Philippine Star) Updated June 28, 2001 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

the article is more than 10 years old, why post it??:dunno:

ay putek.. oo nga noh.. di ko napansin na 2001 pa pala yung pinost na yan.... napacomment pa ako.. hehehhe.... that project has always been part of our dreams... I hope magawa yan one day...

^^ :D

malay natin tapos na pala di lang natin makita kasi tunnel eh...:nuts::lol:

^^ :ahihihi: este :lol: :D :nuts:

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=725591&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Elevated expressway itatayo sa Pinas
Ni Angie dela Cruz (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated September 10, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Pinag-aaralan na ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang paglalagay ng mga elevated expressway sa Edsa at Roxas blvd. upang layong maibsan ang problema sa daloy ng trapiko sa nabanggit na lugar.

Sa ginanap na press conference sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA) sa QC, sinabi ni DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson na nabuo ang ideyang ito nang personal nilang makita ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino ang magagandang lansangan sa China at Japan nang bumisita sila sa naturang mga bansa noong nakaraang linggo.

Ayon kay Singson, na-impress si Pangulong Aquino nang personal na makita ang elevated expressway sa China at Japan na bukod sa tatlong level ay mayroon pang underground level na dahilan upang maging mabilis ang pagbiyahe sa naturang mga bansa.

Layunin din anya ng naturang proyekto na maihiwalay ang local traffic sa domestic traffic na karaniwang ugat ng pagkakabuhol-buhol ng daloy ng trapiko tulad ng Edsa at Roxas blvd. na karaniwang dinadaanan ng mga moto*rista saan mang bahagi ng Metro Manila na pupunta ang mga ito.

Samantala, sinabi din ni Singson na mula sa orihinal na 15 buwan, sisikapin ng DPWH na tapusin sa loob lamang ng 12 buwan ang pagsasagawa ng underpass sa kahabaan ng Quezon Ave. at Araneta Ave. sa QC.

^^ matatapos ang pag-aaral sa 2014, sisimulan ng 2014, sa 2016 iba na ang presidente, ipapacancel, irereview, tapos... mag-aaral ulit sila. :lol: :D

^^Wag ng Aralin at I-review para walang gastos, ganun nalang..:lol:

Bakit hindi pa tinatapos ang C6 ? tapos ngayon iba nanaman ... .

There needs to be a bypass ring highway around Metro Manila which channels traffic away or around the city ... .

http://www.buzzen.com/files/pictures/img_169513_1_124.jpg
In red highways, bridges and tunnels ... .

Elevated expressway on Roxas Blvd? NOOOOOO WAAAYYY!!! It will be so damn ugly.

Elevated expressway on Roxas Blvd? NOOOOOO WAAAYYY!!! It will be so damn ugly.

BIG NOOOOO!! :bash:

What's crazier is building an elevated expressway on edsa. How will they do it with the mrt and preventing a super massive traffic jam during construction.

dapat kasi noon pa man ginawa na yan para hindi magkabuhol-buhol ang traffic, hindi kung kelan buhol buhol na ang traffic saka palang gagawin.

i'm not really in favor of building elevated highways either... what it only does is encourage more motorists to traverse the area which will then result to more bottlenecks in the near future...

instead of increasing the capacity of these arteries, what they should do is improve mass transit systems and/or build roads that would bypass the metro (circumference proj., and the Skyway link, etc)... just my :2cents:

:cheers:

^^ thats better, kesa gumawa ng elevated highways na hindi naman kaya i-maintain ng gobyerno, at elevated highway na kapag lumindol lang ng intensity 7 or 8 ay gumuho.

mukhang magkakatotoo ang pugad baboy comics :lol::lol:

manila 2064: puro flyover :lol::lol::lol:

mukhang magkakatotoo ang pugad baboy comics :lol::lol:

manila 2064: puro flyover :lol::lol::lol:

na may toll :banana:

Ayaw niyo ba ng ganito? hindi naman buhol-buhol ah, sala-salabat lang naman... :lol:

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID25863/images/Freeway_interchage_copy.jpg

^^ Parang pansit! :colgate:

^^papasok ng L.A. yan, masarap ang pansitan dyan sa mga chinese resto at filipino resto's:lol:

the article is more than 10 years old, why post it??:dunno:

ay putek.. oo nga noh.. di ko napansin na 2001 pa pala yung pinost na yan.... napacomment pa ako.. hehehhe.... that project has always been part of our dreams... I hope magawa yan one day...

Napakagandang proposal sana yan para ma decongest talaga ang Manila.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=726928&publicationSubCategoryId=64


Elevated EDSA: A P50-B monument?


CTALK By Cito Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated September 14, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (21)




Since the time of Ferdinand Marcos to present day President Noynoy Aquino, one thing that repeats itself after each “presidential trip abroad” is a manifestation of envy and our “gaya-gaya” nature.

It is not a sin to aspire to have good things such as Cultural Centers, hospitals or even the double deck EDSA as being proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). But oftentimes, visionary leaders are either 20 years ahead of their time or P50 billion poorer to afford such a project.

In the case of the proposed P50-B elevated EDSA highway, spending that kind of money to ease the traffic is equivalent to building a new house over a termite infested house. It will only be a matter of time until the termites move up and ruin the new structure.

Just ask regular commuters and drivers who pass through EDSA and they will immediately spell out what the problems are:

Set #1: Too many buses fighting over a limited number of passengers; very few bus stops for all destinations resulting in jam-packed conditions; bus drivers cutting off each other and blocking the highway; traffic enforcers not focusing on public utility but on private vehicles.

SOLUTION: Reduce and remove dilapidated buses, transfer non-air-conditioned buses to provincial routes. Use government property along EDSA to set up multi-level bus terminals designed like an airport similar to those in Holland.

Create a special team of enforcers with special incentives to clamp down on drivers obstructing or causing traffic. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino should have independent spotters or a reporting system so commuter can report when enforcers are standing around in groups of four to five men waiting to pounce on private motorists but blind to traffic stalls especially in front of Ateneo and Miriam.

Set #2: The MRT and LRT are not meeting the needs or addressing the concerns of commuters.

SOLUTION: MRT and LRT should have more trains running at shorter intervals and operate one hour earlier from current schedule.

In addition, access to MRT and LRT should be direct and not in or around malls and shopping centers such as in Taft or at EDSA Central where the circuitous walk eats up on the time of commuters.

MRT and LRT should have other ticket offices outside of terminals so people can buy tickets or tokens ahead of time or at their convenience just like cell phone companies.

Set #3: The DPWH should first finish what was started in previous administrations.

SOLUTION: DPWH should concentrate on finishing road projects such as the C-5 from the University of the Philippines in Diliman all the way to Mindanao Avenue before they start talking about borrowing P50 billion to build another highway that will never be finished after P-Noy leaves office.

If DPWH Secretary Singson wants an innovative Public Private Partnership project to ease traffic, he should pitch for an On-ramp and Off-ramp entering UP, Ateneo and La Salle so that the thousands of cars that create traffic along Katipunan Avenue and Ortigas will simply drive in and out of the schools in a smooth way.

Set #4: Review, correct and improve current structures, roadways and policies that directly affect or contribute to traffic build up on EDSA.

One major reason for traffic on EDSA is the build-up created by “funnels” or embudos in the design of roads.

Southbound on EDSA the construction of a two-lane flyover to NAIA took away one lane which is much needed and more used than that going to NAIA. How come no flyover or underground road was made crossing Taft avenue considering it is one of the busiest intersections along EDSA?

While Senators are talking about privatization, the DPWH should study new routes and roads particularly highways that could cut through or go-around Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo as well as Fort Bonifacio and Villamor air base.

Why not expand and develop the riverside roadway along the Pasig and build more bridges so that more towns will benefit from the infrastructure? What about a fly-over from Katipunan Avenue to EDSA south bound to correct the road block that the MRT created.

Two weeks ago I found myself lost in UP Diliman due to a security system that limits the access and entry of vehicles in or out of UP. For starters there were no visible signs that tell commuters WITHOUT UP stickers where to pass. As a result, I had to join the hundreds of trucks, cars and cabs using the Stud farm road going to Katipunan.

I have no doubt that modern engineering and road designs could be used to construct new roads that will benefit motorists but will also insure the safety of government facilities and properties.

As a final thought, my wife reminded me of how the MRT design on EDSA had to be changed because rich people from Urdaneta, North Forbes, San Lorenzo and Dasmarinas Village where up in arms because daily commuters on the MRT would get to see how the rich and famous lived.

Does Secretary Singson really believe those same people would sit idly by and allow an elevated EDSA to be built? I doubt very much Mr. Secretary. Those people are too set in their ways to even realize that they are living in the MOST polluted strip of real estate in the Philippines.

So none to worry people, it won’t happen because the rich won’t allow it. In the meantime, let us pray that Secretary Singson, Chairman Tolentino and other leaders would take time to consider our collective suggestions on how to solve traffic without building a P50-billion monument for the Aquino administration.

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Utalk2ctalk@gmail.com

MRT and LRT should have other ticket offices outside of terminals so people can buy tickets or tokens ahead of time or at their convenience just like cell phone companies.

http://www.chinapictures.org/images/subway/1/hong-kong-40416135901234.jpg

Ticket vending machines ... .

http://www.chinapictures.org/images/subway/1/hong-kong-40416135901234.jpg

Ticket vending machines ... .

haayyy... wish we'd have those... kasi maski sa mga MRT station di gumagana ang mga vending machine... that's why everyone sticks to paying at the booths...

Or MRT-LRT ticketing stations outside MRT stations, e.g. in malls. Automation is nice and faster, but in an economy where a lot of people badly need employment, I guess these wouldn't be too bad.

who was the bright guy who allowed that left turn crossing at south superhighway corner Zobel roxas St? I hope they see that awful mess they did.. the traffic jam manila bound side stretches all the way to Edsa/ SLEX area daily now...waaaah

It's probably true that personel costs in the country is still relatively low so that it's still viable vis a vis these expensive machines to have manned ticketing, anyway they could probably also allow the sale of tickets in select phone card shops, lottery shops and news stands and why not on certain select private bus co's and routes for connecting travelers ... .

Or MRT-LRT ticketing stations outside MRT stations, e.g. in malls. Automation is nice and faster, but in an economy where a lot of people badly need employment, I guess these wouldn't be too bad.

Might as well offer smartcard instead of TVMs.

Smartcard that can be used for highways, as well as public transport rides.

Sell smartcards at 24 hour convenience store.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=726928&publicationSubCategoryId=64


Elevated EDSA: A P50-B monument?


CTALK By Cito Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated September 14, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (21)

Set #3: The DPWH should first finish what was started in previous administrations.

SOLUTION: DPWH should concentrate on finishing road projects such as the C-5 from the University of the Philippines in Diliman all the way to Mindanao Avenue before they start talking about borrowing P50 billion to build another highway that will never be finished after P-Noy leaves office.


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Utalk2ctalk@gmail.com

I strongly agree. For me, having a P50 Billion Elevated EDSA is craziness.

Or MRT-LRT ticketing stations outside MRT stations, e.g. in malls. Automation is nice and faster, but in an economy where a lot of people badly need employment, I guess these wouldn't be too bad.

Yep, that would do. Or? they can build kiosks where cards or tokens can be sold such as the mall and maybe in grocery stores.

C-3 - Araneta Tunnel Project
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/306751_2238036122651_1600452053_32323033_1610516337_n.jpg

Tunnel? gagamit ba ng TBM?

Hindi, pero huhukayin siya ng machine....

^^ excavator?

^^
Oo....

It's not long enough to be dug by a TBM.

Nakakatakot din mag stroll sa mga lansangan na madalas mag daan ang mga trak..Tulad ng sinapit na kalunoslunos ng isang dalaga sa quezon..
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/oct1211/crime_story01.htm
Ni Bell Desolo

‘HAYOP SILA, PINISAK NILA ANG ANAK KO!’

Humahagulgol sa labis na pagdadalamhati habang nagsasalita ang isang ginang tungkol sa nangyari sa kanyang anak na da*laga na namatay makaraang mabundol ng dump truck ang sinasakyan nitong motorsiklo kama*kalawa ng gabi sa Candelaria, Quezon.

Para kay Aling Nena, napakasakit ng sinapit na kamatayan ng kanyang anak na kinilalang si Lady Roan Bagsik Tolpo, isang estudyante sa Enverga University at naninirahan sa Barangay Maniglag Sur sa nasabing bayan.

“Paano na ang ambis*yon niyang makatapos at maiahon kami sa kahirapan? Wala silang awa, parang hayop na pinisak nila ang aking anak!” matapang na pahayag ng ginang.

Napag-alaman sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya na dakong alas-9:30 ng gabi nang mangyari ang sakuna sa Maharlika Highway na sakop ng Barangay Mala*banban Norte.

Lumalabas sa pag-iimbestiga ng pulisya na nakaangkas ang biktimang kolehiyala sa isang ‘di naplakahang motorsiklo at binabagtas ang Maharlika Highway sa Barangay Malabanban Norte nang bigla na lamang sila mabundol ng nasa liku*rang Isuzu dump truck na may plakang RFX 567 at umano’y minamaneho ng isang Rolando Magnaye na taga-Sariaya, Quezon.

Dahil doon, nawalan ng kontrol ang ‘di pa naki*kilalang kasama ng biktima na siyang nagmamaneho ng motorsiklo at sumadsad sila sa gilid ng kalsada kaya nahulog si Tolpo at minalas pang masagasaan ng dump truck.

Ang masaklap pa, tumakas ang drayber ng dump truck nang makita ang kalunus-lunos na nangyari sa biktima. Nag*laho rin ang nagmamaneho ng motorsiklo na sinakyan ng biktima matapos ang insidente.

Nagsasagawa nga*yon ng follow-up operation ang pulisya para maaresto ang dump truck driver at ang kasama ng biktima sa *motorsiklo.

Nakikipag date pa ata siguro...

C-3 - Araneta Tunnel Project
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/306751_2238036122651_1600452053_32323033_1610516337_n.jpg

^^ Anu nang update dito?

It's probably true that personel costs in the country is still relatively low so that it's still viable vis a vis these expensive machines to have manned ticketing, anyway they could probably also allow the sale of tickets in select phone card shops, lottery shops and news stands and why not on certain select private bus co's and routes for connecting travelers ... .

This is exactly what I was thinking when reading the above.
Why not have 7/11, and similar, stores selling daily/weekly/monthly tickets.
The vendor would tak a cut of the sale.
This, along with some machines at stations, should allow a reduction in needed ticket selling staff at stations as people will find it far more convenient to get them in local stores than queues at stations.

Does the LRT/MRT systems offer weekly and monthly tickets, or do they remain like the PNR?

The reduction of staff would be bad for employment numbers, but the criers for no fare rises can't have things both ways.

Yep, that would do. Or? they can build kiosks where cards or tokens can be sold such as the mall and maybe in grocery stores.

Yes or no.
Question is, will the people manning the kiosks be paid by the operator?

If not, then will the cut be enough to make it viable for the person renting the space? This is far more viable if offered as another service to an already viable service like a 7/11, rather than a dedicated railway ticket booth.

If they are paid by the operator, then this will be an even bigger burdon on the finances of the operator as a mall booth is not going to have near as much turnover as a ticket booth, with paid staff, at the station itself.

i'm not really in favor of building elevated highways either... what it only does is encourage more motorists to traverse the area which will then result to more bottlenecks in the near future...

instead of increasing the capacity of these arteries, what they should do is improve mass transit systems and/or build roads that would bypass the metro (circumference proj., and the Skyway link, etc)... just my :2cents:

:cheers:

Fully agree.
When will governments finally learn that more roads is not the answer, it is the problem?

I can't understand how hard it is with these rural buses. Don't build multi-story bus terminals in Manila, banish these buses things from Manila streets and put bus terminals at locations like Calamba and Lucena station.
Use the huge amount of money headed for the double deck EDSA (the idea makes me laugh I must say :lol: ) to massively upgrade the PNR ROW and ferry all the regional passengers into Manila by rail.
Rural buses would feed from stations to outlying areas. The faster run into Manila will attract more to public transport, thus bus drivers in these rural areas will actually see a bit of a subsidy in that to cover the loss of running into the capital.
This would obviously be far more efficient and massively reduce the EDSA traffic without need for the double deck road, or the triple deck one they will propose in 2024.

Elevated expressway on Roxas Blvd? NOOOOOO WAAAYYY!!! It will be so damn ugly.

Goodness, I would hope they would not deface Roxas Boulevarde in such a way.
Only thing worse would be, as in the map above, the complete desecration of Corregidor with a road across it. Such a move as that would remove all hope for the future of history there.

Mahigit 5 hours na kaming stranded sa STA FE, NUEVA VISCAYA!

Wala namang bagyo, landslide, any calamity o accident NGUNIT BAKIT KAMI STRANDED!

Paki investigate naman po yung ginagawang daan dito....

Kawawa naman ang region two!!!!!!
Lagi nalang kami stranded ng ganito!!!!!

NATIONAL CONCERN NA TO!!!!!

Mahigit 5 hours na kaming stranded sa STA FE, NUEVA VISCAYA!

Wala namang bagyo, landslide, any calamity o accident NGUNIT BAKIT KAMI STRANDED!

Paki investigate naman po yung ginagawang daan dito....

Kawawa naman ang region two!!!!!!
Lagi nalang kami stranded ng ganito!!!!!

NATIONAL CONCERN NA TO!!!!!

sinira nila kasi ang plano ni EX pres Garcia na Cagayan Railroad projects...At di napagtutuunan ng pansin ang region 2

Guys, what's the best way from Tanay, Rizal to Bicutan, Paranaque? Nada-daanan na ba ang C6?

Okay how the hell was Ely Buendia able to shoot EDSA as if there was a zombie apocalypse or like everyone died or something?!!

20/20 - Pupil

8LCIb3KASa8

This explains how that music video was shot at EDSA -

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/327938/pupil-

:nuts:

PHL govt approves two key road projects for Luzon
wo key road projects were approved by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board to decongest the Pan-Philippine Highway.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said the Arterial Road Bypass Project completes the plant to decongest traffic and “enhance the economic and physical integration of Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija and even the Cagayan Valley region and Aurora."
Phase II of the Arterial Road Bypass will be built at an estimated P3.26 billion. Government will apply for a P1.55-billion loan assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to complete the project, NEDA said in a statement Friday.
The ICC also approved the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) Phase I, stretching from the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City and San Jose City in Nueva Ecija.
“The CLLEX will integrate the Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora and the Cagayan Valley region with Metro Manila and the rest of Northern Luzon, which is consistent with our regional growth strategy," Paderanga said.
Building the CLLEX will cost P15.11 billion, and government also plans to tap JICA for P10.58-billion loan assistance.
NEDA said both projects will be implemented by the Department of Public works and Highways from 2012 to 2017. — VS, GMA News
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/phl-govt-approves-two-key-road-projects-luzon-074412870.html

PHL govt approves two key road projects for Luzon
wo key road projects were approved by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board to decongest the Pan-Philippine Highway.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said the Arterial Road Bypass Project completes the plant to decongest traffic and “enhance the economic and physical integration of Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija and even the Cagayan Valley region and Aurora."
Phase II of the Arterial Road Bypass will be built at an estimated P3.26 billion. Government will apply for a P1.55-billion loan assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to complete the project, NEDA said in a statement Friday.
The ICC also approved the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) Phase I, stretching from the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City and San Jose City in Nueva Ecija.
“The CLLEX will integrate the Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora and the Cagayan Valley region with Metro Manila and the rest of Northern Luzon, which is consistent with our regional growth strategy," Paderanga said.
Building the CLLEX will cost P15.11 billion, and government also plans to tap JICA for P10.58-billion loan assistance.
NEDA said both projects will be implemented by the Department of Public works and Highways from 2012 to 2017. — VS, GMA News
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/phl-govt-approves-two-key-road-projects-luzon-074412870.html
^^ publicly funded, then ipapamanage lang sa private company at kikita lang sila ng sangkatutak na pera.. haaay naku, ang pera ng bayan papagamit lang sa mga mamayaman na negosyante para lalong kumita ng malaki.. kamusta naman ang toll fee dito kapag natapos na?:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Might as well offer smartcard instead of TVMs.

Smartcard that can be used for highways, as well as public transport rides.

Sell smartcards at 24 hour convenience store.



just like here in taiwan they use smartcards...

^^ publicly funded, then ipapamanage lang sa private company at kikita lang sila ng sangkatutak na pera.. haaay naku, ang pera ng bayan papagamit lang sa mga mamayaman na negosyante para lalong kumita ng malaki.. kamusta naman ang toll fee dito kapag natapos na?:lol::lol::lol::lol:

There are many advantages having facilities being managed by private entities, IMO.

Firstly, private operations are more efficient than government-run corporations.
Second, government-run facilities tend to degrade in time compared to privately-run facilities that faithfully maintain their units in order to perpetuate their operations and be viable for a long time (business-like orientation).
Third, and most importantly, a private entity management revolves around the core idea of high performance expectations; meaning, personnel are made to be up to the challenges lest they be fired for lackluster peformance - which makes the government bureaucracy a far cry from it(due to ineptitude and job mismatches)!
To sum it all, you are going to have a facility that will be useful for a longer period, longer and better public service for the same amount of public money! What's needed is to make sure these private operators get supervised properly and the government not getting gypped with assymetric info during toll fee setting events.

Philippines need a expressway or bridge connecting Luzon to Samar and leyte to Mindanao

Philippines need a expressway or bridge connecting Luzon to Samar and leyte to Mindanao

A cross island expressway can wait since it is too costly. But connecting Pan-Philippine Highways in Sorsogon, Samar and Surigao by bridges could be more viable.

ang saya siguro nun

30 kilometer sorsogon-samar bridge connecting the islands of capul and san antonio islands,the,

20 kilometers leyte-surigao,mindanao bridge connected via islands and islets of surigarao strait

mga 250 billion pesos na budget pero 6 lanes ang lapad at P5 billion per kilometer at 178,000 per square meter

how many lanes are the widest highways/expressways in luzon?

sa visayas? sa mindanao?

Sorry OT lang:

Hello po sa lahat. I know we have differences in our views. Pero please kalimutan muna natin at supportahan po natin ang ating banner today which is Makati.

Sa inde po nakakaalam, kinaiinggitan po ng neighbors natin Manila at whenever nafeafeature ang Manila banner, nagkakaisa silang mag vote ng 1.

Please sa mga inde pa naka vote, please vote 5!. Lets make Makati be part of the top 100! Yung pinaka best is 4.28, at yung pinaka top 100 is 3.92. Currently, yung score nya ngayun is 3.99. Please paabutin natin sya sa top 10!

Maraming salamat po. :)

tama lang ito kasi ung mga puno sa MNR talagang malapit na sa kalsada... tsaka sa volume ng traffic, kelangan na talaga ng widening... good news naman dito eh may mapaglilipatan ng puno at magtatanim rin sila ng bago kapalit nung mga pinutol...:okay:

DENR: Cutting of trees in Pangasinan necessary
CARMELA LAPEÑA, GMA News
December 6, 2011 11:46am

The drive from Manila to Baguio is long, but the scenic tree-lined stretches make it pleasant. However, it seems that hundreds of stately acacia trees along the Manila North Road will soon be gone.

A road-widening project of the Department of Public Works and Highways from Urdaneta to Sison in Pangasinan requires the cutting of more than 300 trees, which has upset some netizens. Calling it a "chainsaw massacre," photos of the ongoing tree-cutting are being shared via Facebook and other social networking sites.

But the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the tree-cutting has been studied and is necessary.

Urdaneta City officer-in-charge for the DENR Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Fernando Estrada Jr. said the trees are among 341 trees covered by a permit issued in October by the DENR.

Rest of the article: LINK (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/240682/news/regions/denr-cutting-of-trees-in-pangasinan-necessary?utm_source=GMANews&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=GMANewsFacebook)

Ito naman pinag laruan ko lang gawin...hehehe :

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/nayki_22/Halo-halo/NLEX-SLEXnayki.jpg?t=1285510526

it says: Highways and Major Roadways Thread 4 sounds not interconnected?? :lol: anyway it is underway but the only hindering the project is the detailed design of PNR tracks that is elevated over...

ANYWAY.. this is better...

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pav2FozD1qbpkmuo1_500.jpg

how many lanes are the widest highways/expressways in luzon?

sa visayas? sa mindanao?

the widest and the most accidenrtallest on all... no other than.. C-5 !!! :lol:

it says: Highways and Major Roadways Thread 4 sounds not interconnected?? :lol: anyway it is underway but the only hindering the project is the detailed design of PNR tracks that is elevated over...

ANYWAY.. this is better...

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pav2FozD1qbpkmuo1_500.jpg

Question... is this a good idea? I mean, would the Connector REALLY alleviate traffic?

Also, wont it be better if we build this underground instead of above ground?

the widest and the most accidenrtallest on all... no other than.. C-5 !!! :lol:


^^ I think you meant Commonwealth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Avenue,_Quezon_City)...? :)

How about getting the segment 9 done in C3 instead of acquiring land farther north? Bonifacio Avenue is wide enough for continuation of the NLEX.

^^ I think you meant Commonwealth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Avenue,_Quezon_City)...? :)

oh im sorry i've just carried by my emotions...:lol::lol::lol:

How about getting the segment 9 done in C3 instead of acquiring land farther north? Bonifacio Avenue is wide enough for continuation of the NLEX.

that's the battle of CMMTC vs the proposal of MNTC... that is underr bidding by our gov't kaya matagal tong pagusad nito eh... taposung conflict pa sa northrail project sa PNR... ung mga detailed designs pa...

Question... is this a good idea? I mean, would the Connector REALLY alleviate traffic?

Also, wont it be better if we build this underground instead of above ground?

building above the ground is reducing the ROW cost and reducing the traffic when it is under construction because it will be constructed elevatedly.... underground road is impossible mostly in CAMANAVA areas... which floods usually occurs...

^ROW or RAW cost?

hindi ba pwedeng i-flood proof ang isang tunnel kahit bahain ang isang area?

^ROW or RAW cost?

hindi ba pwedeng i-flood proof ang isang tunnel kahit bahain ang isang area?

Tunneling would be more expensive per kilometer than an elevated highway - and this depends on the depth the tunnel is built.

If we are talking about a a shallow tunnel, this also means that the surface level road will be closed and dug during the duration of the project. The sub-surface infrastructure would also be rerouted.

If it would be a deep tunnel, then this means the contractor will have to rely on Tunnel Boring Machines that would be inserted at one point without much disruption on the surface level. However, these machines would best work on the bedrock under Metro Manila, rather than the top soil and sediments. Then again, this option would be more expensive than a shallow tunnel option.

Read more HERE (http://www.ita-aites.org/fileadmin/filemounts/general/pdf/ItaAssociation/ProductAndPublication/ConfPapersExCo/71.PDF).

pips yesterday... may nakita akong signage along commonwealth avenue stating the starting point of NLEE (North Luzon East Expressway)... mukhang malapit na magsimula yung construction (sana lang...)

kaso nag-aalangan ako sa laki ng commonwealth dun (8-lane, 2-way) tska sa magiging impact niya pag tinraverse yung kalsada sa La Mesa Reservoir

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5815/screenyjy.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/screenyjy.jpg/)

^^ wow astig yan mga dre... pero alm ko pendin pa to sa DPWH.. upon aproval na to.. pero sana nga gawin na to.. this is from quezon city to nueva ecija.. an another alternative to nlex....

Tunneling would be more expensive per kilometer than an elevated highway - and this depends on the depth the tunnel is built.

If we are talking about a a shallow tunnel, this also means that the surface level road will be closed and dug during the duration of the project. The sub-surface infrastructure would also be rerouted.

If it would be a deep tunnel, then this means the contractor will have to rely on Tunnel Boring Machines that would be inserted at one point without much disruption on the surface level. However, these machines would best work on the bedrock under Metro Manila, rather than the top soil and sediments. Then again, this option would be more expensive than a shallow tunnel option.

Read more HERE (http://www.ita-aites.org/fileadmin/filemounts/general/pdf/ItaAssociation/ProductAndPublication/ConfPapersExCo/71.PDF).

Thanks dude.

Tunneling would be more expensive per kilometer than an elevated highway - and this depends on the depth the tunnel is built.

If we are talking about a a shallow tunnel, this also means that the surface level road will be closed and dug during the duration of the project. The sub-surface infrastructure would also be rerouted.

If it would be a deep tunnel, then this means the contractor will have to rely on Tunnel Boring Machines that would be inserted at one point without much disruption on the surface level. However, these machines would best work on the bedrock under Metro Manila, rather than the top soil and sediments. Then again, this option would be more expensive than a shallow tunnel option.

Read more HERE (http://www.ita-aites.org/fileadmin/filemounts/general/pdf/ItaAssociation/ProductAndPublication/ConfPapersExCo/71.PDF).
Methinks public service sometimes do not compare to how private sector gauges costs. If the option to dig is costly, how about thinking where else can government deliver public service? E.g, do you know how much it cost Cebu City to do a tunnel bypass just to cut travel time to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (or South Cebu road link to the North Cebu roadway)? I guess you are right that it did cost much, much more than widening roads. But why did they do it? Maybe, government planners ought to think out of the box and impress the taxpayers as compared to saying this and that and the costs are too high, IMHO.

Actually this is already ongoing even before Aquino won the presidency. Anyway read below excerpts.

Ayala wins Daang Hari, Aquino's first PPP project

MANILA, Philippines - A group led by Ayala Corp. won the Aquino government's first public-private partnership project, a 4-kilometer road extending or connecting Daang Hari Road to the Susana Heights interchange of South Luzon Expressway.
Ayala bid P902 million for the 30-year concession, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said. That’s almost 50 percent more than the only other bid of P608 million, from a group led by San Miguel, and triple the floor price of P371 million.
BIDS FOR 30-YEAR DAANG HARI CONCESSION

AYALA GROUP P902-M
SAN MIGUEL GROUP P608-M
FLOOR PRICE P371-M


:banana::banana::banana:

Link http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/12/15/11/ayala-wins-daang-hari-aquinos-first-ppp-project

Is this the first PPP ever?

Ayala bags first PPP project (http://www.gov.ph/2011/12/15/ayala-bags-first-ppp-project/)

A December 15, 2011 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority, Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced today that the Ayala Corp. submitted the highest complying bid for the construction of Daang-Hari SLEX Connector project during the opening of the financial bids held at the main office of the DPWH.

The DPWH will issue the notice of award to the qualified bidder before December 22, 2011, while the contract signing will be done on January 2012.

Based on government’s bidding procedures, the highest bidder is subject to post-qualification where the bidder with the highest complying bid will undergo verification and validation of all submitted requirements and conditions as specified in the Bidding Documents.

The 1.96-billion Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway link road is the first project bid out under the Public-Private Partnership program of the Aquino Administration.

According to DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson, Ayala Corp. along with its partner, Spanish engineering group Getinsa Ingineieria submitted its winning bid of P902 million.

On the other hand, San Miguel Corp. together with toll road operators Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada and Star Tollway Corp. submitted its bidding price of P608 million.

The Daang Hari project is a four-kilometer, four-lane paved toll road that will pass through the New Bilibid Prisons reservation that will connect Bacoor, Cavite, to the SLEX through Susana Heights.

source (http://www.gov.ph/2011/12/15/ayala-bags-first-ppp-project/)

ayala ang pinakamalaking gastos sa PNOY presidential bid, di na eto kataka taka, QI loy,north triangle,FTI,UPis,and many more sa ayala mapupunta lahat yan, pati BRT at MRT franchise sa kanila na next PPP biddings, mas pinalaki na nila ang MDC( makati development corporation ni ayala at binay)

Ayala's bid price over SMC suggests that they really want to win this project. Why? This tollroad will benefit mostly Ayala Land's projects in the south area. Actually, even if Ayala lost to SMC it will still benefit the projects of Ayala once tollroad is completed.

^^Yup. Particularly, Ayala-Alabang and Ayala Southvale Sonera. Also included will be the new mall in Imus, Cavite called The District and Alabang Town Center.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e281/pr1nc3_prince/DaangHari-SLEXLink2.jpg

Daan Hari - SLEX Link

pwede talaga lagyan ng isang syudad!!!

pwede talaga lagyan ng isang syudad!!!

may anaalala ako. Kala ko ba Daang Matuwid... hindi din naman DERECHO itong daanan na ito. :lol:

kidding aside, yeah... malaki yung lugar at kasya isang syudad if tatangalin mo yung mga prisons (plural ha) dyan.

eto o:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e281/pr1nc3_prince/DaangHari-SLEXLink.jpg

Operator asks gov't OK to proceed with Skyway Stage 3
By KRIS BAYOS
December 18, 2011, 4:13pm

MANILA, Philippines — The operator of the Metro Manila Skyway System (Skyway) Sunday urged the government to allow it to proceed with the construction of the elevated expressway that will connect the North and South Luzon Expressways, even if another proposal for a connector road recently surfaced.

This, as the Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC), concessionaire of Skyway, said it is financially ready to finance the construction of Skyway Project Stage 3, which will run from the Buendia Exit of Skyway 2 to Balintawak in Quezon City, where the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) starts.

CMMTC officials earlier disclosed that it is ready with at least $1.5 billion to invest in infrastructure development in the Philippines. This will cover investment for Skyway Stage 3, which will cost about P22 to P24 billion and Skyway Stage 4 or C6, which will run from Parañaque to Antipolo, and will cost about P28 billion.

A source in the CMMTC said they are ready to undertake the project but the issuance of notice to proceed from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPHW) is getting in their way.

“We are financially ready to pursue the projects. We can even do the Skyway Stages 3 and 4 simultaneously but we do not have the notice to proceed yet,” the source said.

Industry sources said the delay is likely because of an alleged proposal by the Manila Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) to build a similar NLEx-SLEx connector road through an elevated road over the tracks of the Philippine National Railways and will run from Valenzuela to Buendia.

But a source from the CMMTC claimed MPTC’s 13.5-kilometer connector road is different from Skyway’s 14.2-kilometer Stage 3 since it will predominantly traverse the median of C3 Road and Araneta Avenue and cuts through the busy thoroughfares of Central Manila in Osmeña Highway, Quirino Avenue, Sta. Mesa, Araneta Ave. and A. Bonifacio Road.

The source dismissed the allegation that pursuing both the Skyway Stage 3 and the Connector Road will be redundant as it will cater different motoring markets.

“We don’t mind if government allows both CMMTC and MPTC to undertake their projects. It is even better for both projects to be implemented since it will be both beneficial to the motorists, without government spending for it,” he said.

The source said the government could no longer scrap the Skyway 3 project just because of the proposed Connector Road since it is part of the Skyway project concept approved by the government in 1995.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/345263/operator-asks-govt-ok-proceed-with-skyway-stage-3

Anak ng....!! Ano pa hinihintay nyo mga tao sa gobyerno!! hayan na ngaaaramgkada na project kayo na lang ang hadlang!...Give the premit A S A P!! and let the project starts and more investment and progress roll in!!!

pano naman ang kay PNOY kong itutuloy agad, mga 2013 pwede na yan

SSC pips, patulong naman po sa pagsagot at pag disseminate ng survey namin for thesis,
target namin respondents ay from the general public, so kahit sino pwedeng sumagot :)

Applicability of Unconventional Transit Systems in selected Metropolitan Areas in the Philippines (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGVHX3pqRnJEV2NLeUJlN2ZXNkVON3c6MQ#gid=0)

merry xmas! and thanks in advance! :)

Methinks public service sometimes do not compare to how private sector gauges costs. If the option to dig is costly, how about thinking where else can government deliver public service? E.g, do you know how much it cost Cebu City to do a tunnel bypass just to cut travel time to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (or South Cebu road link to the North Cebu roadway)? I guess you are right that it did cost much, much more than widening roads. But why did they do it? Maybe, government planners ought to think out of the box and impress the taxpayers as compared to saying this and that and the costs are too high, IMHO.


Thanks Parchie for the comment. It's hard to reply to this one since you left us without figures to compare. (e.g. Cost of tunnel in Cebu vs. Economic cost of road widening)

Thanks Parchie for the comment. It's hard to reply to this one since you left us without figures to compare. (e.g. Cost of tunnel in Cebu vs. Economic cost of road widening)
Anybody can Google it. AFAIK, the tunnel cost was around P1.625B or thereabout, if i'm not mistaken. It is shy of a kilometer in length (0.97 km). Regarding the total economic cost of doing a road of the same number of lanes as that road tunnel, I am sorry I don't have data as to how much premium it does for commuters and road users as I don't have the numbers to crack an estimated figure with.

But for purposes of having a figure to begin with, we can make guesses (a guess is defined as an incorrect figure). The costs of acquiring the road lot for a 4-lane on-grade road (2 lanes every way), doing a simplistic calc, 3.5 meters per lane X 4 lanes + a 1.5 meter easement at both sides of the road will give you a total road width of 17 meters, assuming a P25,000 per sq. meter, totals to P425M per kilometer. Add to that the cost of road construction of about P2.5M per km and we get roughly, say P430M per km!
You see, even if we assume that the foregone costs brought about by ease motorists get using the bypass tunnel to be equal to the construction cost of widening roads, P860M will still be lower than the P1.625B spent doing the tunnel. You are correct to say that it costs much more doing the tunnel than road widening! But the government did the tunnel for some reasons other than how people have appreciated it now!

ayala ang pinakamalaking gastos sa PNOY presidential bid, di na eto kataka taka, QI loy,north triangle,FTI,UPis,and many more sa ayala mapupunta lahat yan, pati BRT at MRT franchise sa kanila na next PPP biddings, mas pinalaki na nila ang MDC( makati development corporation ni ayala at binay)

wrong post

Anybody can Google it. AFAIK, the tunnel cost was around P1.625B or thereabout, if i'm not mistaken. It is shy of a kilometer in length (0.97 km). Regarding the total economic cost of doing a road of the same number of lanes as that road tunnel, I am sorry I don't have data as to how much premium it does for commuters and road users as I don't have the numbers to crack an estimated figure with.

But for purposes of having a figure to begin with, we can make guesses (a guess is defined as an incorrect figure). The costs of acquiring the road lot for a 4-lane on-grade road (2 lanes every way), doing a simplistic calc, 3.5 meters per lane X 4 lanes + a 1.5 meter easement at both sides of the road will give you a total road width of 17 meters, assuming a P25,000 per sq. meter, totals to P425M per kilometer. Add to that the cost of road construction of about P2.5M per km and we get roughly, say P430M per km!
You see, even if we assume that the foregone costs brought about by ease motorists get using the bypass tunnel to be equal to the construction cost of widening roads, P860M will still be lower than the P1.625B spent doing the tunnel. You are correct to say that it costs much more doing the tunnel than road widening! But the government did the tunnel for some reasons other than how people have appreciated it now!

Thanks for sharing the figures. I think I will agree with you on that one. However, I will be reserved on this, as I wish we could also present to other readers some empirical data stating that the taxpayers are more than willing to support projects, be they expensive but efficient.

two lanes (1 lane of 4m each side with sidewalk) per km = PhP10-15M

thats our cost for private projects (which means no SOP or bribery)

two lanes (1 lane of 4m each side with sidewalk) per km = PhP10-15M

thats our cost for private projects (which means no SOP or bribery)

Thanks for giving a realistic cost.

DPWH Metro Manila road repair advisory, February 24-27, 2012

here (http://www.gov.ph/2012/02/23/dpwh-metro-manila-road-repair-advisory-february-24-27-2012/)

Thanks for giving a realistic cost.

welcome.

governments prefer megaprojects because it adds excitement and good for publicity. but we have yet to see an economically successful megaproject.

most of the time talaga cost overruns.

NEDA-ICC Okays P22.2B Projects
By EDU LOPEZ
February 25, 2012, 3:26am

MANILA, Philippines — The Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board has recently approved four road and transportation projects worth P22.29 billion to be funded through official development assistance (ODA).

First is the Baler-Casiguran road project that seeks to improve road access within the province of Aurora. It involves completion of the road’s remaining 50.95 kilometers unpaved road out of the 116.37-kilometer Baler-Casiguran road section.

“This road improvement project will also ensure interregional connectivity between Regions II and III, promote tourism, and facilitate trading, commerce and delivery of local farm products within Aurora and to major market areas in Luzon,” said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr.

The road completion will link the following municipalities of Aurora: Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Ma. Aurora, Baler, and San Luis. This will also connect Cagayan Valley road, Quirino, and Isabela to the province of Aurora through the existing Dinadiawan-Maddela-Cordon interprovincial road.

The project, which the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) spearheads, is being proposed for loan financing from the Korea Economic and Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF). Second is the improvement for the 27.75 kilometers unpaved section of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road, which includes the construction of three bridges. It will link the coastal towns of Northern and Eastern Samar and complements and completes the circumferential road loop for the province.

“The Samar Pacific Coastal Road project will enhance the development of potential agricultural lands and fishing grounds of Northern and Eastern Samar and facilitate movement of goods and services through access to major arterial road links. This will push the area’s full economic potential and reduce its high poverty incidence,” Paderanga said.

The project, which is part of DPWH’s updated Public Investment Program (PIP) and the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP), will also be financed through Korea EDCF loan.

NEDA-ICC Okays P22.2B Projects
By EDU LOPEZ
February 25, 2012, 3:26am

MANILA, Philippines — The Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board has recently approved four road and transportation projects worth P22.29 billion to be funded through official development assistance (ODA).

First is the Baler-Casiguran road project that seeks to improve road access within the province of Aurora. It involves completion of the road’s remaining 50.95 kilometers unpaved road out of the 116.37-kilometer Baler-Casiguran road section.

“This road improvement project will also ensure interregional connectivity between Regions II and III, promote tourism, and facilitate trading, commerce and delivery of local farm products within Aurora and to major market areas in Luzon,” said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr.

The road completion will link the following municipalities of Aurora: Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Ma. Aurora, Baler, and San Luis. This will also connect Cagayan Valley road, Quirino, and Isabela to the province of Aurora through the existing Dinadiawan-Maddela-Cordon interprovincial road.

The project, which the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) spearheads, is being proposed for loan financing from the Korea Economic and Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF). Second is the improvement for the 27.75 kilometers unpaved section of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road, which includes the construction of three bridges. It will link the coastal towns of Northern and Eastern Samar and complements and completes the circumferential road loop for the province.

“The Samar Pacific Coastal Road project will enhance the development of potential agricultural lands and fishing grounds of Northern and Eastern Samar and facilitate movement of goods and services through access to major arterial road links. This will push the area’s full economic potential and reduce its high poverty incidence,” Paderanga said.

The project, which is part of DPWH’s updated Public Investment Program (PIP) and the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP), will also be financed through Korea EDCF loan.

Care to post the link to this report?

here's the link, sorry i forgot to include.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/352420/nedaicc-okays-p222b-projects

here's the link, sorry i forgot to include.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/352420/nedaicc-okays-p222b-projects

Tenjewberrymud!

Vehicle charge to fund streetlamps, footbridges (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro_mstd.htm?f=//2012/february/25/metro1.isx&n=metro&d=/2012/february/25)
by Alena Mae S. Flores
Manila Standard Today

The Road Board, the implementing arm of the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge, is installing LED streetlamps and setting up more pedestrian footbridges in Metro Manila in its mandate to upgrade national roads to international standards and reduce electricity costs.

The Board, in a statement, identified Roxas Blvd., Commonwealth Ave., Quezon Ave. and EDSA for the installation of LED streetlamps. It is also completing the required number of pedestrian footbridges in Parañaque and Quezon City and in the provinces of Cavite and Laguna.

The Road Board was created in 2000 to manage the use of the collection through the Land Transportation Office.

The charge is meant for the “adequate maintenance of the national and provincial roads so as to ensure satisfactory service to road users, economic road transport operations, and the preservation of road assets.”
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San Miguel cites track record of skyway builder
http://business-cdn.inquirer.net/files/2012/02/citra-300x220.jpg

San Miguel Corp.-backed Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC) said only “ambitious” projects, such as its proposed overhead toll road, could solve big problems like the chronic congestion of Metro Manila’s thoroughfares.

“It is unfortunate that Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) has resorted to name-calling and obfuscation,” Shadik Wahono, president of CMMTC, said in a statement issued Tuesday.

He was reacting to MPTC’s statement saying that CMMTC’s toll road proposal to extend the Metro Manila Skyway to Balintawak, Quezon City—at a price of P24 billion—was impossible.

MPTC president Ramoncito Fernandez said in a recent interview that no credible construction company could build CMMTC’s proposed road at the company’s committed construction schedule of 30 months.Read more (http://business.inquirer.net/46855/p24b-elevated-road-project-achievable-says-proponent)

3 years and zero megaproject. is this normal?

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Daan Hari - SLEX Link[/QUOTE

Excellent plan! we might see another rotunda/roundabout in Alabang area..

Okada, other Pagcor investors to fund NAIA Expressway :cheers: :banana: :banana: :banana:

by Lois Calderon | ANC | Wednesday | Posted at 03/21/2012 7:58 PM | Updated as of 03/21/2012 9:29 PM

MANILA, Philippines - The government has widened its NAIA Expressway project to stretch all the way to Pagcor City, and Pagcor's controversial investor, Kazuo Okada, again comes up as among its financiers.

Originally, the elevated expressway will run from NAIA’s sales interchange that's linked up to the Skyway to Roxas Boulevard.

But Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said Pagcor’s chairman Cristino Naguiat and the four investors in its so-called Entertainment City want the expressway to be extended to Diosdado Macapagal Avenue.

The NAIA Expressway project is one of the government's large-scale public-private partnership projects, contracts for which, President Aquino wants to be clean.

Singson sees no problem in having Okada on board.

“That's the concern of Pagcor. Whether it's Okada or some other investors coming from the Pagcor City, that's for them to agree on. But we met with the representative of that group and they have no problem,” he said.

Okada's Universal Entertainment is one of Pagcor City's licensees. Others are Andrew Tan's Alliance Global, which tied up with Genting Hong Kong, Henry Sy’s Belle Corp. and Enrique Razon's Bloomberry Investments.

Okada is embroiled in a corporate and legal battle with American casino billionaire Steve Wynn, who alleged Okada bribed Pagcor officials to get the license.

Singson said Pagcor's investors will fund half of the P12-billion NAIA expressway project. The rest will be shouldered by whoever wins a bidding slated for September.

“We're winding up our meetings and just agreeing on the investment that we expected.”

“Originally there was government subsidy, we're taking out that government subsidy and the locators are the ones providing that component so we will still go for bidding in terms of who will be the operator, who will construct the project, but with the assurance that there will be investment coming from the locators,” Singson added.

This early, Manuel Pangilinan's Metro Pacific Investments Group said it's interested in joining the bidding.

“All of those projects in the high-standard highways plan are of interest to us. In particular, the Cala and NAIA expressway are of interest to us,” said MPIC president Jose Ma. Lim.

Singson said apart from Metro Pacific, the Citra group and Ramon Ang's San Miguel have expressed interest in investing in the project.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/21/12/okada-other-pagcor-investors-fund-naia-expressway

Hey guys, look at what I found earlier today. I found this interesting article from Autoindustriya, which talks about a vision/glimpse of what the Philippine highways/roads would be or might be by the year 2016.

Year 2016: Highways and Byways with P-Noy
Wishes of our first cross-town expressway in the near future
Text: Tito F. Hermoso / Photos:
posted March 21, 2012 15:45



2016
It's early 2016. President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, still a bachelor, relaxes by taking a drive. The Nation, post New Year, is transfixed on the coming Presidential elections. Pres. Aquino, despite some initial hiccups, is on his way to be remembered as the PPP president, having built more infrastructure than all his elected predecessors combined. This time, a grateful public allows him to drive his pre-owned Porsche 911 turbo without controversy and envy masquerading as righteousness.

Drive on
He exits Malacanang Park into Paz Guanzon. He wants to go North, to his beloved Hacienda Luisita or even beyond. He has a choice. He can take Skyway Stage 3 at the Plaza Dilao interchange and exit at the A. Bonifacio end to connect to NLEx Balintawak. Or, he can take the NLEx Connector at its own Quirino interchange and drive side by side the unfinished elevated high speed railway, a project of his ally and friend DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas.

Easy Trip
Wishing to avoid the truck traffic at A. Bonifacio, the President whips out his Easy Trip, ramps up to the NLEx connector which takes him to the NLEx Harbor Link, Segments 10 and 9 and onto the Mindanao Ave. NLEx clover leaf. The next time he'll bring out his Easy Trip is when he exits at Luisita. Having presided over the successful integration of SFEx-SCTEx and NLEx, eliminating the Dau and Mabalacat toll barriers, he only needs to stop at a toll gate once at entry and one more time at exit.

Cash basis
From Luisita he can proceed to Baguio. Which means he again has a choice. Take the rest of the SCTEx to La Paz, and onward to the 2-lane TPLEx which ends in Gerona, Tarlac and back to the grueling traffic of MacArthur Highway where wang wang, even when legal, is useless. Or, he can take the CLEx or Central Luzon Expwy which ends in Cabanatuan, though he will exit at Guimba to head for Rosales, Pangasinan and the Magilas Trail. For this journey, the security detail will need cash for his tolls as the long awaited integration of E-Pass and Easy Trip and the widespread use of payment transponders still need the Toll Collection Clearing House to start operation. That will be for the next president to inaugurate.

All points South
If President Aquino wishes to go South, he will bring out his E-Pass then take the Skyway Stage 3 Plaza Dilao entry. From there he will have many choices. He can go to Tagaytay via the new CaLa Expressway and exit to the Aguinaldo Highway. Or he can go to the beaches of Laiya by taking the SLEx all the way to STAR Tollway's Batangas City terminus. Or if he is in an adventurous mood, he can drive the length of the SLEx all the way to Lucena and on to CamSur.


PPPie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky? Not if the Government speeds up the feasibility studies of all those projects that PPP is proposing along with the Calamba Expressway, NAIA expressway, Clark-NAIA rail link, etc., etc. There are well financed conglomerates ready to take them on. All that's needed is integration of the inputs of all the other approving government agencies regarding toll agreements and relevance to master plans. This is where a lot of executive branch oversight is imperative.

Back to EDSA
We are still of the belief that to relieve clogged EDSA, Metro Manila needs all three ring expressways; NLEx connector, Skyway Stage 3 and Skyway Stage 4 alternatively known as C-6. Of course, demanding all of this simultaneously would strain the right-of-way purchasing budget of the DPWH. And depending on the route taken, the traffic clearing abilities of the MMDA.

War bucks
Citra-San Miguel, proponents of Skyway Stage 3 have no problems accessing mega finance. The same is true for Metro Pacific Tollways, proponents of the NLEx connector. The pinnacle of design ambition for the projects envisioned is only as high as their pockets are deep. Then the only hurdles are the speed and imagination of the approving government agencies involved.

Citra-SMH-PNCC
The Citra-SM Holdings-PNCC alignment or Skyway Stage 3 is a 2-level stacked elevated expressway passing over South Super Highway, Quirino Ave., Paco-Sta Mesa Road, Pandacan Bridge, G. Araneta, Sgt. Rivera and A. Bonifacio. The mid level has 3x3 carriageways and 8 exits. The top level is a 2x2 expressway that serves as the express route between Buendia and Balintawak.

Stages
Skyway Stage 3 lends itself to building, upward, by stages. Citra can first complete the 3x3 Skyway mid-level from Buendia to Balintawak. If DPWH is delayed in buying the right of way for the exits, Citra can always postpone the on/off ramps but it is critical that the Skyway Stage 3 mid level is finished from end to end. So, barring any new Financial Crisis, no repeat of the 10-year gap between a finished Skyway Stage 01 and Stage 02. As traffic builds up, then the top level 2x2 expressway can begin construction.

Traffic nightmare
The construction of the piers of both the mid level and top level Skyway will have to be done from the onset. This will mean a traffic nightmare for the city's disjointed C-3 ring road, with a daily tussle between night time truck haulers and the MMDA, but then the benefits will be forthcoming. If Citra will push through with its PHP 99.00 end to end Class 01 toll, then it is up to the authorities to give Citra a reasonably long franchise term for them to recover their investment. Case in point; the beautiful Millau Viaduct over the Tarn Valley in France has an 80 year franchise term.

[B]Railroad of dreams
The NLEx connector on the other hand needs the completion of Segments 9 and 10 or the so-called Harbor Link. Right of way purchasing is still on going. The NLEx connector will be using the PNR right of way. But the PNR has sold or pawned the air rights of the railway and stations to HGC [Home Guaranty Corp.] in order to fund its modernization. Moreover, DOTC Sec. Roxas envisions the North-Rail-South Rail link using the same PNR right of way as a high speed railway so additional easement has to be purchased.

Read more:
http://www.autoindustriya.com/the-inside-man/year-2016-highways-and-byways-with-pnoy.html

^^ if all this is true then i definitely would consider Noynoy Aquino as one of the best presidents. But as of now, not much is achieved, so he has a lot of catching up to do in the next 4 years.

EDIT: NEDA just approved a lot of projects

Neda OKs P133-B projects
THURSDAY, 22 MARCH 2012 21:34 CAI U. ORDINARIO AND RECTO MERCENE / REPORTERS

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board, in its first meeting for the year, approved on Thursday a total of 12 projects worth P133 billion.

Neda Director General Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., in a telephone interview, said the projects include the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 South Extension, which is being eyed as one of the public-private partnership (PPP) projects to be bid out this year.

Earlier, the PPP Center said it is scheduled to roll out P154.47 billion worth of projects in 2012. The amount covers 16 projects to be undertaken by various implementing agencies (IAs).

The complete list of the projects approved by the board was not immediately available from the Neda.

“Inaasahan natin na i-extend natin itong light-rail system natin, ‘yung LRT 1, will go up to Bacoor,” President Aquino said in a statement issued after the Neda Board meeting at Malacanang.

Bacoor is a town in Cavite province, south of Manila.

The LRT 1 project will extend the existing 15-km LRT Line 1 system southward by an additional 11.7 kilometers, of which approximately 10.5 km will be elevated and 1.2 km will be at-grade.

The extension will start from the existing line’s last station at Baclaran in Parañaque City and will traverse Parañaque and Las Piñas City in Metro Manila and reach Bacoor.

It will initially include eight new passenger stations with a provision of two additional passenger stations. A satellite depot for light-rail vehicle (LRV) storage and light maintenance will be located at the southern end of the proposed line. Intermodal facilities will also be installed at high-demand stations.

The construction of the Cavite Extension Line is divided into two phases; the first phase shall be from Baclaran to Dr. Santos Avenue (Phase 1A) and the second phase shall be from Dr. Santos Avenue to Niyog Station (Phase 1B)

The biggest of the PPP projects is the P25-billion Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) new water supply; the smallest will be the P900-million Vaccine Self-Sufficiency Program of the Department of Health (DOH).

The list of 16 projects includes the P20.18-billion Nlex-Slex Connector Road; P20-billion Balara Water Hub; P19.69-billion Cala Expressway (Cavite and Laguna side); P11.3-billion LRT 2 East Extension; P10.4-billion PPP for School Infrastructure Project (Batch 1); P10.15-billion Mactan Terminal 2 Airport Development; and P8-billion New Bohol Airport.

Other projects are the P7.8-billion Laguindingan Airport Operations and Maintenance; P5.3-billion Cold Chain Systems Project; P5-billion Modernization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center; P4.2-billion Puerto Princesa Airport; P1.8 billion-Common Fare Collection System; P1.5-billion Rehabilitate-Operate-Transfer of Angat Hydro Electric Power Plant Turbines 4 and 5; and P1.25-billion Grains Central Project.

Documents previously obtained by the BusinessMirror showed that apart from the 16 projects scheduled for rollout this year, there are 43 other projects in the PPP pipeline.

The list of projects approved by the Neda Board in its meeting included the Market Transformation through Introduction of Energy Efficient Electric Tricycle (E-Trike) Project of the Department of Energy; Agus VI Hydroelectric Power Plant (Units 1 and 2) Uprating Project of the National Power Corp.; Land Transportation Office Infrastructure and Information System (LTO-IIS) Project of the Department of Transportation and Communication; and the Jalaur River Multipurpose Irrigation Project Phase II, Umayam River Irrigation Project (URIP) and 6. Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP)*—Irrigation Component Phase II of National Irrigation Administration.

Other projects were the Bridge Construction Project for Expanded Agrarian Reform Communities Development—Umiray Bridge of the Department of Agrarian Reform; Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program of the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources; the Baler-Casiguran Road Improvement Project and Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways; and Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate-Change Adaptation Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Education.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/24941-neda-oks-p133-b-projects

Hello Everyone! Just in case anyone is interested, I found a manual in DPWH's website entitled "DPWH Road Signs and Pavement Markings". Decided to download it and browse through it. I basically had two reactions: Surprised that DPWH has a manual for road signs and pavement markings since our roads as of the moment don't seem to have uniformity in terms of markings and signages, and secondly, excited that there is hope for order and discipline on our roads IF ONLY this manual was properly implemented from the barangay streets all the way to our major highways. Please browse through it if you have time and maybe we can demand that these be implemented. Comments are of course welcome. Cheers!

Here's the link: http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/pdf/highways%20Safety%20Design%20Standard.zip

Hey guys, look at what I found earlier today. I found this interesting article from Autoindustriya, which talks about a vision/glimpse of what the Philippine highways/roads would be or might be by the year 2016.

Year 2016: Highways and Byways with P-Noy
Wishes of our first cross-town expressway in the near future
Text: Tito F. Hermoso / Photos:
posted March 21, 2012 15:45



2016
It's early 2016. President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, still a bachelor, relaxes by taking a drive. The Nation, post New Year, is transfixed on the coming Presidential elections. Pres. Aquino, despite some initial hiccups, is on his way to be remembered as the PPP president, having built more infrastructure than all his elected predecessors combined. This time, a grateful public allows him to drive his pre-owned Porsche 911 turbo without controversy and envy masquerading as righteousness.

Drive on
He exits Malacanang Park into Paz Guanzon. He wants to go North, to his beloved Hacienda Luisita or even beyond. He has a choice. He can take Skyway Stage 3 at the Plaza Dilao interchange and exit at the A. Bonifacio end to connect to NLEx Balintawak. Or, he can take the NLEx Connector at its own Quirino interchange and drive side by side the unfinished elevated high speed railway, a project of his ally and friend DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas.

Easy Trip
Wishing to avoid the truck traffic at A. Bonifacio, the President whips out his Easy Trip, ramps up to the NLEx connector which takes him to the NLEx Harbor Link, Segments 10 and 9 and onto the Mindanao Ave. NLEx clover leaf. The next time he'll bring out his Easy Trip is when he exits at Luisita. Having presided over the successful integration of SFEx-SCTEx and NLEx, eliminating the Dau and Mabalacat toll barriers, he only needs to stop at a toll gate once at entry and one more time at exit.

Cash basis
From Luisita he can proceed to Baguio. Which means he again has a choice. Take the rest of the SCTEx to La Paz, and onward to the 2-lane TPLEx which ends in Gerona, Tarlac and back to the grueling traffic of MacArthur Highway where wang wang, even when legal, is useless. Or, he can take the CLEx or Central Luzon Expwy which ends in Cabanatuan, though he will exit at Guimba to head for Rosales, Pangasinan and the Magilas Trail. For this journey, the security detail will need cash for his tolls as the long awaited integration of E-Pass and Easy Trip and the widespread use of payment transponders still need the Toll Collection Clearing House to start operation. That will be for the next president to inaugurate.

All points South
If President Aquino wishes to go South, he will bring out his E-Pass then take the Skyway Stage 3 Plaza Dilao entry. From there he will have many choices. He can go to Tagaytay via the new CaLa Expressway and exit to the Aguinaldo Highway. Or he can go to the beaches of Laiya by taking the SLEx all the way to STAR Tollway's Batangas City terminus. Or if he is in an adventurous mood, he can drive the length of the SLEx all the way to Lucena and on to CamSur.


PPPie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky? Not if the Government speeds up the feasibility studies of all those projects that PPP is proposing along with the Calamba Expressway, NAIA expressway, Clark-NAIA rail link, etc., etc. There are well financed conglomerates ready to take them on. All that's needed is integration of the inputs of all the other approving government agencies regarding toll agreements and relevance to master plans. This is where a lot of executive branch oversight is imperative.

Back to EDSA
We are still of the belief that to relieve clogged EDSA, Metro Manila needs all three ring expressways; NLEx connector, Skyway Stage 3 and Skyway Stage 4 alternatively known as C-6. Of course, demanding all of this simultaneously would strain the right-of-way purchasing budget of the DPWH. And depending on the route taken, the traffic clearing abilities of the MMDA.

War bucks
Citra-San Miguel, proponents of Skyway Stage 3 have no problems accessing mega finance. The same is true for Metro Pacific Tollways, proponents of the NLEx connector. The pinnacle of design ambition for the projects envisioned is only as high as their pockets are deep. Then the only hurdles are the speed and imagination of the approving government agencies involved.

Citra-SMH-PNCC
The Citra-SM Holdings-PNCC alignment or Skyway Stage 3 is a 2-level stacked elevated expressway passing over South Super Highway, Quirino Ave., Paco-Sta Mesa Road, Pandacan Bridge, G. Araneta, Sgt. Rivera and A. Bonifacio. The mid level has 3x3 carriageways and 8 exits. The top level is a 2x2 expressway that serves as the express route between Buendia and Balintawak.

Stages
Skyway Stage 3 lends itself to building, upward, by stages. Citra can first complete the 3x3 Skyway mid-level from Buendia to Balintawak. If DPWH is delayed in buying the right of way for the exits, Citra can always postpone the on/off ramps but it is critical that the Skyway Stage 3 mid level is finished from end to end. So, barring any new Financial Crisis, no repeat of the 10-year gap between a finished Skyway Stage 01 and Stage 02. As traffic builds up, then the top level 2x2 expressway can begin construction.

Traffic nightmare
The construction of the piers of both the mid level and top level Skyway will have to be done from the onset. This will mean a traffic nightmare for the city's disjointed C-3 ring road, with a daily tussle between night time truck haulers and the MMDA, but then the benefits will be forthcoming. If Citra will push through with its PHP 99.00 end to end Class 01 toll, then it is up to the authorities to give Citra a reasonably long franchise term for them to recover their investment. Case in point; the beautiful Millau Viaduct over the Tarn Valley in France has an 80 year franchise term.

[B]Railroad of dreams
The NLEx connector on the other hand needs the completion of Segments 9 and 10 or the so-called Harbor Link. Right of way purchasing is still on going. The NLEx connector will be using the PNR right of way. But the PNR has sold or pawned the air rights of the railway and stations to HGC [Home Guaranty Corp.] in order to fund its modernization. Moreover, DOTC Sec. Roxas envisions the North-Rail-South Rail link using the same PNR right of way as a high speed railway so additional easement has to be purchased.

Read more:
http://www.autoindustriya.com/the-inside-man/year-2016-highways-and-byways-with-pnoy.html













:lol::lol::lol::lol: with NOYNOYING doing pawardi wardi....hahahaha dream on...guys dream on....

2 competing proposals for NLEX-SLEX connector road may be approved :)

27-Mar-12, 5:56 PM | Darwin G. Amojelar, InterAksyon.com

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MANILA, Philippines - Malacanang is likely to approve the proposals of two competing companies for an expressway linking the north and south of Metro Manila.

"The studies are pointing to the possibility that both can actually happen simultaneously. [But] we are not yet finished [with the studies]," President Benigno Aquino III told participants of the Philippine Investment Forum.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) earlier submitted to President Aquino its recommendations with regards the proposals of Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corp. (MPTDC) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC).

MPTDC plans to construct a 13-kilometer expressway linking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). The P17-billion connector road would run along the tracks of state-owned Philippine National Railways (PNR).

San Miguel Corp.-backed CMMTC’s proposal, on the other hand, calls for a 14-kilometer, six-lane tollway that will have exists in Quirino, Manila and Plaza Dilao, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon Boulevard, Sgt. Rivera, and Balintawak in Quezon City.

Manuel V. Pangilinan chairs both MPTDC and TV5. InterAksyon.com is the online news portal of TV5.

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/27999/2-competing-proposals-for-nlex-slex-connector-road-may-be-approved

Infra master plan for Luzon bared

MALOLOS CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared a network of infrastructure master plan for Luzon further extending reaches of existing roads.

The plans which are expected to be implemented next year following the Aquino administration’s underspending on infrastructure projects last year include massive flood control project in Central Luzon and the P12-billion infrastructure master plan to support the country’s tourism industry.

Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said the P29.2-billion two phased Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx) will be implemented next year.

“Nakalinya na rin through the guidance and funding ng JICA ang Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx),” Singson said referring to the 63.9 kilometers expressway that will be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

The CLLEX will branch out at La Paz, Tarlac section of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) and will link to cities of Cabanatuan and San Jose in Nueva Ecija.

Singson added that while CLLEx is waiting to be implemented, the DPWH is now working on the design for the Dalton Pass alternate road for faster and safer travel to the province of Nueva Vizcaya.

He said that providing an alternate road to Nueva Vizcaya will further boost its economic development.

“Hindi kasi pupwede na umulan o lumindol ay close-open na yung Dalton Pass, we need an alternate route towards Region II,” he said.

Singson said that the new alternate route to Nueva Vizcaya will include boring tunnels in the mountains.

Along with this project, he disclosed plans to pursue implementation of the highway to the province of Aurora on the country’s eastern seaboard.

“Hopefully, maumpisahan na rin ang papuntang Aurora, we are completing the Baler-Casiguran Highway,” he said.

With regards to the TPLEx, the secretary said its two lanes up to Gerona in Tarlac will be completed this year.
He also said the DPWH already told the proponent of the TPLEx to submit a proposal to convert it into a four lane highway.

“Hindi pwede yung two lanes lang, tapos salubungan pa, medyo delikado,” he said.

With regards to infrastructure development that will support the tourism industry, Singson disclosed that he met with tourism officials early this week.

He said they discussed a P12-billion tourism infrastructure support master plan that will be implemented next year.(Dino Balabo)

source (http://promdino.blogspot.com/2012/03/infra-master-plan-for-luzon-bared.html?spref=fb)

Monday, 09 April 2012 19:15 VG Cabuag / Reporter

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to privatize the operation of Kennon Road, one of the major highways to the country’s summer capital, in a move to save on maintenance costs.

Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson told reporters the agency has started the business case study on the privatization of the road, with the main aim of finding the best privatization option possible for the government.

“We are still doing the business case. But I am more inclined to privatize Kennon [Road],” Singson said.

Kennon Road is envisioned to be connected to the 88-kilometer Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. (TPLex), which according to the DPWH report is already 72 percent complete. TPLex’s Section 1 covering Tarlac to Carmen, Pangasinan is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

The 34-kilometer Kennon Road was built in 1905 by Filipino and American workers.

The road is the shortest route to Baguio City, compared with 49.2-km. Marcos Highway and the 46-kilometer Naguilian Road but travel time takes longer due to poor road conditions.

source (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/25549-dpwh-plans-to-privatize-kennon-road-management)

What about an Expressway all the way to Naga and Legazpi? Any news on that one?

Guys! Napadaan pala ako sa Quezon Ave. nung sunday ng gabi.. malapit na matapos ang C-3(G. ARANETA AVENUE) / QUEZON AVENUE INTERCHANGE.. parapet walls ang nakita ko pulido pagka.gawa.. sa baba naman di ko makita dahil nasa FX ako. so ilaw nalang ikinakabit.

sa mga dumadaan palagi sa Quezon Ave. pic updates naman jan ^_^

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Daan Hari - SLEX Link[/QUOTE

Excellent plan! we might see another rotunda/roundabout in Alabang area..

Rotunda?! :ohno: It only works in low-volume traffic roads. To put a roundabout at the terminus of a highway is again bad planning.

i think that's because the roads where this expressway will connect are low-volume traffic roads.. or at least they have slower traffic movement... and there is still a long distance for the toll plaza..

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Rotunda?! :ohno: It only works in low-volume traffic roads. To put a roundabout at the terminus of a highway is again bad planning.
if you can see properly the image, its seems that it is not just a simple rotonda, it is an interchange.

I think if 5 or more roads intersect at one point then a rotunda is the best option i think.

Interesting that road infra plans for metro manila dates as far as 1972, no wonder traffic is so bad

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorio72/5438553436/

^^The Marcos admin really was ambitious back then. The C6 expressway was already envisioned back in the 1970s. It is planned back in 1972 and currently planned to be fully operational in the 2020s under the PPP scheme. It's sad to think that a project will take 50 more more years for it to be complete from plans. If all of those projects were built 30 years ago we wouldn't be facing the traffic problems of today :bash:

^^Thanks to AbNinoy and the Aquino family, all this plans marcos already laid out was ruined.

C4-monumento extension, C5 north and south extension and C6 revival all materialized under PGMA because she had the guts to do it. But when noynoy came to power, just like his parents, he mothballed all of them.

What the F happened to our country, will our country stay like this forever. :ohno:

Democracy happened.

Add to that protectionnism, oligarchic rule, false sense of freedom, indirect censorship of information through manipulation of information and advocative journalism, and the hegemony of impartial broadcast media, among others.

Democracy happened.

Add to that protectionnism, oligarchic rule, false sense of freedom, indirect censorship of information through manipulation of information and advocative journalism, and the hegemony of impartial broadcast media, among others.

You mentioned a few. Try looking at how our laws are crafted also. There are a lot of them. But sadly, they don't help the country improve! When the basic role of the government is to protect and serve, these lawmakers make laws to "protect and serve" their own flock, not the People!

Philippine tourist spot gets road network boost

PHILIPPINES: The construction of a road network in one of the Philippines' top tourist destinations is contributing to its aim of becoming the country's number one tourist attraction.

Located just an hour's flight away from the capital Manila, Puerto Princesa City is the gateway to the province known as the Philippines' last frontier - Palawan.

But with very few paved roads, travelling by land to the breathtaking scenes here can be time consuming and dangerous.

Puerto Princesa City Department of Public Works and Highway engineer Mario Tupas said: "The road going to the north was just a gravel road, a rough road.

"It was very dusty especially during the hot summer months, and very slippery when it rains. Many were afraid to travel and use the highway."

That changed with the construction of the Palawan North Road.

read more.. (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1198347/1/.html)

Palawan North Road....PNR? :lol:

Philippine tourist spot gets road network boost

PHILIPPINES: The construction of a road network in one of the Philippines' top tourist destinations is contributing to its aim of becoming the country's number one tourist attraction.

Located just an hour's flight away from the capital Manila, Puerto Princesa City is the gateway to the province known as the Philippines' last frontier - Palawan.

But with very few paved roads, travelling by land to the breathtaking scenes here can be time consuming and dangerous.

Puerto Princesa City Department of Public Works and Highway engineer Mario Tupas said: "The road going to the north was just a gravel road, a rough road.

"It was very dusty especially during the hot summer months, and very slippery when it rains. Many were afraid to travel and use the highway."

That changed with the construction of the Palawan North Road.

read more.. (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1198347/1/.html)

Thank you Pres. BS Aquino for concreting the PNR!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Quezon Ave - Araneta Ave Underpass update

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Gov’t considers competing NLEx-SLEx link proposals

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Posted on May 02, 2012 09:55:57 PM

THE GOVERNMENT has decided to consider the proposals of two competing firms to build an elevated toll road connecting North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) in a bid to ease traffic in Metro Manila, a Cabinet official said yesterday.

Public Works Secretary Rogelio L. Singson told reporters that his agency and the Transportation department have agreed to accommodate the proposals of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and San Miguel Corp.-backed Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. to build elevated toll roads connecting NLEx and SLEx, which is one of the public-private partnership (PPP) projects the government is pushing.

"We allowed both alignments to proceed, that is our recommendation," Mr. Singson said at the SMX Convention Center, noting that the recommendation to President Benigno S.C. Aquino III was made "a week ago."

Transportation Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II could not be reached for confirmation.

Asked to comment, Cosette V. Canilao, executive director of PPP Center, said in the same venue this means there will be two elevated tollways. "The alignment submitted by (Public Works department) is that there is a common alignment but they will eventually separate. One (MPIC proposal) goes to the Manila area, while the other one (Citra’s proposal) goes to Quezon City," Ms. Canilao said in an interview yesterday. "The secretaries and the President, as what Secretary Singson said, has approved it, so I think it is okay."

She stressed that the two unsolicited proposals will still be subject to separate Swiss challenges, by which other parties will be allowed to match them.

MPIC, which is the original proponent, had proposed in 2010 a P21-billion NLEx-SLEx "connector road" consisting of a 13.4-kilometer, four-lane elevated expressway over the railway from Caloocan City to Makati City.

Citra, meanwhile, proposed a P24-billion 14-kilometer, six-lane tollway with exits in Manila, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon Boulevard, Sgt. Rivera and the Balintawak area.

The projects are expected to help decongest EDSA and provide better access to Manila’s ports.

Mr. Singson said MPIC’s proposal has already been "submitted to Malacañang" for approval, while Citra’s proposal is still being reviewed by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).

Sought for comment, TRB Executive Director Edmund O. Reyes said that Citra had submitted an amended plan last March.

"The amended proposal of Citra is still under review by a technical working group formed by the TRB," Mr. Reyes said in a telephone interview yesterday, declining to elaborate.

"NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority) is already part of the TRB technical working group doing the review…the proposal will be forwarded to the President once it is finished."

He explained that Citra’s proposal is being reviewed by TRB because "it is considered an extension of the Skyway project"for which Citra is the concessionaire.

Mr. Roxas told reporters last March that the government could approve the two competing proposals. His remarks were welcomed by MPIC Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and Citra President Shadik Wahono.(they were present during the approval)

MPIC is the local unit of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., which partly owns Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT). Mediaquest Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the Beneficial Trust Fund of PLDT, has a minority stake in BusinessWorld.

San Miguel shares slid 0.18% or 20 centavos to close at P112.2 apiece yesterday, while those of MPIC rose 67% or 3 centavos to finish at P4.52 each. -- C. H. C. Venzon

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=Gov%E2%80%99t-considers-competing-NLEx-SLEx-link-proposals&id=51027

Quezon Ave - Araneta Ave Underpass update

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whoa kita na ang difference. As of november 2011 nag-eexcavate palang sila para rito

Alin ba ang may hukay, Araneta o Quezon?

^^Quezon ave.

As for the construction update, wag na sana ma-delay pa ang completion nito. Sigurado malaking ginhawa ito sa mga motorista kapag nabuksan na ito by 3rd o 4th quarter of the year.

-dp-

^^Quezon ave.

As for the construction update, wag na sana ma-delay pa ang completion nito. Sigurado malaking ginhawa ito sa mga motorista kapag nabuksan na ito by 3rd o 4th quarter of the year.

Yes. Esp. sa mga motoristang papunta sa mga :banana:

^^ LOL.. mas marami daw dumadaan sa Quezon Ave kaya dyan nilagay.. saka masisisra yung alignment ng Skyway along G Araneta...

SMC-Citra group welcomes DPWH endorsement of 2 projects

By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star) Updated May 07, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

MANILA, Philippines - The San Miguel Corp.-backed Citra group welcomed the pronouncement of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson that he would recommend to President Aquino the approval of the two elevated toll road projects of the SMC-Citra group and the Metro Pacific Tollway Development Corp. (MPTDC) linking the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).

Saying that the SMC-Cita’s Skyway Stage 3 project MPTC’s NLEX-SLEX Connector road are “two different projects, servicing two different corridors”, Singson found no reason not to approve the two tollway projects.

With the approval of their Skyway Stage 3 project, the Cira-SMC group said they were officially naming their tollroad as the Citra PNCC Alignment-SMC or Skyway CPA-SMC.

The Skyway CPA-SMC is envisioned to be a 14.2-kilometer extension of the integrated Skyway System that Citra will construct from Buendia in Makati City to Balintawak in Quezon City.

SMC-Citra said the alignment was just part of the four-stage, 30-kilometer Metro Manila Skyway project package approved by the government in 1995.

“As such, it is not an unsolicited proposal and should not be subject to Swiss challenge. The Skyway System, also known as Skyway Stages 1 and 2 from Alabang to Buendia, were funded and built by Citra,” the group said in a statement.

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) technical working group is currently reviewing the proposal. Once review is completed by mid-year 2012, Citra is prepared to implement its concession and construct the project in 30 months.

Citra and SMC formed recently a joint venture firm called Atlantic Aurum, Inc., – 54 percent owned by Citra and 46 percent by SMC – which has secured control over the Metro Manila Skyway, the SLEX, and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR).

MPTDC is the holding company of listed Manila North Tollways Corp. (MPTC), builder and concessionaire of the 94-kilometer NLEX.

MPTC is the listed tollways firm of the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) controlled by tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan.

MNTC also currently operates and maintains the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway under an interim operations and management agreement with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

Meanwhile, in support of the cooperative initiative of the Department of Transportation and Communication and the Department of Agriculture to further push the country’s economic progress by promoting agricultural and transportation development in southern provinces, the concession companies and operators of the south toll roads have offered to grant a toll fee discount on the Skyway System, South Luzon Expressway and Star Tollway to haulers/truckers transporting basic commodities, farm and fisheries produce

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=804431

^^Quezon ave.

As for the construction update, wag na sana ma-delay pa ang completion nito. Sigurado malaking ginhawa ito sa mga motorista kapag nabuksan na ito by 3rd o 4th quarter of the year.

True. Sana nga earlier pa eh. Kawawa naman ang mga papasok sa U-Belt area kapag na-delay ito. Sobrang traffic talaga sa area na ito since last sem. Idagdag mo pa yung mga ulan/baha na mas lalong magpapahirap sa public sa early months ng 1st sem. :ohno:

MPTC: Continuing service improvements:banana:

9 May 2012 | Nlex Slex Connector in Auction

MPTC’s net income rose 23% for the quarter ended March 2012 to ₱382 million mainly as a result of being able to collect output VAT starting October 2011. Core Net Income of ₱378 million for the first quarter of 2012 was 3% higher than Core Net Income of ₱366 million a year ago, reflecting traffic growth. Average daily entries to our road system increased by 2% for the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011 despite the 12% increase for value-added tax on toll rates.

MPTC was awarded the rights to the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) in an agreement with the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) dated June 9, 2010. This agreement was renegotiated thereafter and a revised agreement on the takeover of SCTEX concession was signed with BCDA. In October 2011, the revised agreement was passed to the Office of the President for formal approval and handover. This handover has been delayed as Government has indicated it wishes to enter into renegotiations. MPTC plans to invest ₱325 million to integrate SCTEX with NLEX to facilitate seamless travel between the two expressways.

MPTC’s Harbour Link project to connect the NLEX to the port area of Manila has been divided into two parts, “Segment 9” and “Segment 10”, to allow construction to begin by the fourth quarter of this year. The Government is securing the right of way access for Segment 9, with 40% of the needed lots acquired so far ahead of construction starting at the end of this year and completion of the entire project targeted for 2014. The Harbour Link will allow commercial vehicles 24-hour access to Manila’s Port Area from the NLEX, in contrast with the current ban at peak times of day. The Harbour Link will also reduce travel time for motorists accessing NLEX from Western Metro Manila.

Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corporation (“MPTDC”) has received confirmation of its Original Proponent status for the Connector Road Project (Connector Road), a 5km four-lane elevated expressway using cutting-edge construction technology to connect the Harbour Link to Southern Luzon. This will bring together the Northern and Southern toll road systems for the first time. Detailed engineering drawing and design are largely complete in preparation for the Swiss Challenge and expected awarding of the project in late 2012. MPTC expects the Connector Road to increase traffic on existing Northern and Southern toll road systems by enabling commercial vehicles to traverse Metro Manila without violating the aforementioned truck ban, and slashing travel time between systems to no more than 20 minutes from over an hour today.

The Harbour Link and Connector Road projects will see MPTC invest approximately ₱32 billion to complete construction. MPTC and MPIC intend to fund this sum from internal resources and debt. For its part, the Government is estimated to invest approximately ₱6 billion to secure the right of way access for the Harbour Link and Connector Road.

http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2012/0509/LTN20120509127.pdf

Gov’t considers competing NLEx-SLEx link proposals

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Posted on May 02, 2012 09:55:57 PM



http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=Gov%E2%80%99t-considers-competing-NLEx-SLEx-link-proposals&id=51027

Kung ako sa kanila, duon sa ibabaw ng rail tract at duon sa planong kanan parehong gawaan ng highway connector ng NLEX-SLEX, laking ginhawa niyan, lalo na kung gusto nilang ituloy and DMIA na maging premier gateway. Dapat talaga parehong rail system at highway ang gawain para marating and DMIA na mas mabilis anywhere in Metro Manila. Luluwag ang traffic kahit paano.

President Benigno Aquino admitted his administration's anti-corruption drive is stalling infrastructure projects. But despite this Aquino asserted investors continue to launch projects in the country. ANC's Coco Alcuaz reports. Mornings@ANC, May 17, 2012

Source (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/business/05/17/12/pnoy-says-delays-infra-projects-due-anti-corruption-drive)

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Ano kayang mga road projects ang tinamaan :bash::bash::bash:

Should the expressways’ speed limit be increased?

By: Aida Sevilla Mendoza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:09 pm | Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Driving on the world-class expressways of Luzon is a joy, especially on the elevated portion of the South Metro Manila Skyway where heavy cargo trucks and container vans are not allowed. Naturally, those driving high-powered and/or new cars are tempted to exceed the 100 km per hour speed limit for cars and wish that the speed limit would be increased.

While driving on the Skyway System (elevated and ground level), South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) can be fun, it’s no fun getting apprehended for overspeeding. A week or so ago I was a passenger in a car with a professional driver at the wheel when we were flagged down at that section of the northbound elevated Skyway where the traffic law enforcers set up orange pylons along the lanes and a tent in the curbside bay. The driver had been cruising at 120 kph most of the way.

The driver told me the following week that retrieving his license at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) headquarters in Quezon City cost him a total of P1,270 in penalties, which we earlier thought would amount to only P500 or so. Worse, he had to attend a seminar in a hot, overcrowded un-air conditioned room along with dozens of other erring drivers. One of these was an American expat who said he was apprehended for driving at 110 kph on the elevated Skyway.

The Skyway O & M Corp. (SOMCO) which operates and manages the South Metro Manila Skyway and the Manila Toll Expressway System Corp. (MATES) which operates the SLEx, began strictly enforcing the speed limits (100 kph for cars and jeeps, 80 kph for buses and trucks, 60 kph minimum for all vehicles) last March and apprehended 434 overspeeding motorists during the first four days of that month. Most of these were buses on the SLEx while at the Skyway System most were cars.

Like other motorists, I thought at first that overspeeding motorists were spotted by 43 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras installed at the Skyway System. But like at the NLEx, speed radar guns monitor vehicles traversing the Skyway. The radar guns are held and operated by deputized Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) officers from an unmarked vehicle parked along the NLEx. At the Skyway, watch out for HPG officers who stay on the center island, pointing radar guns at oncoming vehicles.

The Skyway Patrol men are not authorized to apprehend overspeeding motorists although they coordinate with the HPG in enforcing traffic regulations. At the NLEx, the HPG officers radio ahead to their colleagues at the toll gates the description and license plate number of an overspeeding car so that 200 meters before the toll gate, the offending motorist can be apprehended.
Some motorists want the speed limit to be raised. They cite the higher speed limit for motorways (highways) in other Asian countries, such as Malaysia where it is 110 kph, Thailand’s 120 kph, China’s 110-120 kph and Hong Kong’s 110 kph. But as Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) president Gus Lagman says, we must remember that the most fuel-efficient speed range is 80-85 kph. You may reach your destination 10 or 20 minutes ahead of a slower driver if you maintain a consistent speed of 110 kph or 120 kph on the expressway, but think of how much fuel you have wasted and the bigger carbon footprint you have left.

Legislators who plan to increase the speed limit on expressways are advised to consult the tollway operators, research centers like the University of the Philippines-National Center for Transportation Studies (UP-NCTS), government agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and other institutions that collect data on road accidents.

Lagman and AAP veep Johnny Angeles, who chairs the Road Safety Committee, suggest a variable speed limit similar to what is done in Singapore. In that city state, the speed limit varies, “As Sign Posted,” which means that traffic signs post varying speed limits—higher in segments where the highway is wider and has less traffic, lower in parts where the highway has only two lanes and is heavily congested.
For example, Lagman and Angeles opine that on the northbound NLEx from Balintawak to Tabang Junction, the 100 kph speed limit should be maintained. After Tabang up to San Fernando, Pampanga, traffic flow is lighter on the northward three-lane NLEx, so the speed limit may be increased to 110 kph.

Angeles suggests that a big sign announcing “Speed monitored by radar” should be posted together with the speed limit signs to remind motorists and prevent a feeling of entrapment among those caught overspeeding.Source: http://business.inquirer.net/58197/should-the-expressways%E2%80%99-speed-limit-be-increased

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kahit saang news ako tumingin.. talagang push push push na to..:cheers:

Construction ng NLEX-SLEX connector, posibleng masimulan bago matapos ang 2012
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/120901/construction-ng-nlex-slex-connector-posibleng-masimulan-bago-matapos-ang-2012

Presentation on the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project & the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 Project
President’s Hall, Malacañan Palace
23 May 2012
http://rtvm.gov.ph/main/?tag=slex

Palace: P60.7B NLEX-SLEX projects on fast track, can start early next year
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/259152/economy/business/palace-p60-7b-nlex-slex-projects-on-fast-track-can-start-early-next-year

Aquino cites ‘significant’ benefits of road projects linking Northern and Southern Luzon Expressways on country’s economy
http://www.ugnayan.com/ph/gov/PCOO/article/1X65

Competing tollway projects allowed to proceed
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=Competing-tollway-projects-allowed-to-proceed&id=52246

MNTC'S PRESENTATION AT MALACANANG PALACE

Segment 10 along PNR.. (columns are same on the whole strech only above PNR)

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C3 Interchange Approching toll plaza

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Mc Arthur Highway Interchange

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Any pics on what the connector will look like at Espana interchange?

EDIT:
Looks like the Skybridge is not forgotten here. Look at this pic closely.
Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLU4Uz3Vvc
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MVP firm prepares P35-B NLEx-SLEx road project

By: Doris C. Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
7:24 pm | Friday, May 25th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—Metro Pacific Investments Corp. aims to complete a P35-billion connector road that will link the North and Luzon Expressways by December 2015 after getting Malacañang’s approval for the unsolicited proposal to proceed alongside another connector road to be built by the San Miguel-Citra tandem.

At the sidelines of MPIC’s annual stockholders meeting on Friday, company chair Manuel V. Pangilinan told reporters that his recent meeting with President Benigno Aquino and government economic managers was “productive.”

The administration officials, Pangilinan said, announced that MPIC and the San Miguel-Citra group could go ahead with their respective connector road projects.

“I believe it’s a significant step forward, and we’re pleased that we can now proceed,” Pangilinan said.

But because MPIC’s proposal was unsolicited, it would go through a Swiss challenge whereby other bidders would be invited to submit a better offer.

But as the original proponent, MPIC will have the right to match the best offer during such a challenge.

MPIC’s proposed connector road, which will link North Luzon Expressway to the Skyway that starts in Buendia, will have three segments:

Segment 9 from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to Valenzuela City;

Segment 10 from Valenzuela City and MacArthur Highway in Bulacan to Harbor area in Manila; and,

A connector road from Harbor road in Manila to Buendia.

Pangilinan’s group has committed that a segment will be completed each year.

He said Segment 9 should be finished by September 2013, while Segment 10 would be completed by the end of 2014.

The third segment is targeted for completion by December 2015, he added.

The P35-billion project cost, Pangilinan said, already included the cost of obtaining right-of-way during the alignment.

The construction alone will cost P28 billion.

“So the expectation from our side is that the government will take care of appropriation rights of P7 billion. We’ll take care of P28 billion,” Pangilinan said, adding that his group would thus effectively be taking care of 80 percent of project cost while government would bear the remaining 20 percent.

The group’s connector road will have a three-kilometer common area with the alignment proposed by the SMC-Citra group.

Asked about the dispute between two government agencies on the air rights affecting part of MPIC’s connector road alignment, MPIC president Jose Ma. Lim said the government had already taken steps to take control of the air rights needed to pursue the project.

“We’ll just have to negotiate with them on the cost of using those air rights,” Lim said.

As for claims that MPIC’s proposed connector road would affect a lot of existing physical structures, Pangilinan admitted that this was indeed the case, noting that there was even a cemetery along the route.

“I think you have to look at it from the vantage point of the greater good. Otherwise, if you won’t move people out, you will never get any of the toll roads built,” Pangilinan said.

Lim added that the alignment of the proposed connector road would have “minimal” damage to existing structures and development because this would run mostly through open areas.

http://business.inquirer.net/61451/mvp-firm-prepares-p35-b-nlex-slex-road-projectmanila-philippines%E2%80%94metro-pacific-investments-corp-aims-to-complete-a-p35-billion-connector-road-that-will-link-the-north-and-luzon-expressways-b