Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway

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[Dustin]

Originally Posted by fall_17

Actually mas matagal ang duration ng pag-coconstruct ng expressway na ito keysa sa SCTEx, xempre mas mahaba ang daan na ito..

Actually, mas mahaba ang SCTEX kasi 94km sya. Ang TPLEX is 88km.

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by anonymous_filipino

Yes SCTEX and TPLEX have different concessionaires, but you don't have to exit SCTEX just to get to TPLEX, they are physically connected. They may have different toll rates also. But they have the same operator, which is Tollways Management Corporation. Go to page one and look at the article on the 1st post

I agree. I dont understand why hindi makuha nung isa. Kaya nga ang logic is to connect major road di ba? Kagaya ng SCTEX, pag exit mo sa SCTEX sa malapit sa DAU, automatic nasa NLEX ka na.

I don't agree. Logic dictates na SCTEX sya thats why hindi sya extension ng TPLEX. Kaya nga SCTEX ang pangalan di ba? (Subic, Clark, Tarlac)..... Interconnected sila but never an extension

[Dustin]

Hindi sya extension ng SCTEX. HINDI!

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by chris_nigel

extension ito ng SCTEx....?

Originally Posted by fall_17

Yes! from tarlac to La union.

Hindi. Its a seperate expressway na connected sa SCTEX exits. Pero hindi sya extension.

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by ICHUO_MX

if kung extension sya ng SCTEX? YES, in the sense kasi konektado sila.

Pero its a different thing. Iba ang SCTEX, iba ang NLEX at iba ang TPLEX, iba din ang tollgate sa Subic (ano nga ba tawag don?), they're both connected to each other pero hindi mo pede sabihing extension ng tollgate sa Subic ang SCTEX, hindi mo pwedeng sabihing extension ng NLEX ang SCTEX, at hindi mo pwedeng sabihing extension ng SCTEX ang TPLEX.

TAMA! Kasi pag sinabi mong extension eh di lahat ng daan extension ng isa. KAgaya sa Luisita, pag labas mo ng SCTEX sa Luisita, MacArthur hiway ka na, so kung ganun extension ng SCTEX ang MAc. Arthur Hiway???

You can only say that they are interconnected.

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by twelve_12

The terminus of SCTEx is not in La Paz, Tarlac but in Brgy. Balingcanaway, Tarlac City. La Paz is not part of Tarlac City as it is a different municipality. It is still about 10-15 minutes from Brgy. Balingcanaway. If the news reports that the TLUPEx entrance is in La Paz are accurate, then one has to exit SCTEx then drive 10-15 minutes to La Paz to enter TLUPEx. Unless of course, they build an extension road to connect the two.

It is actually in Lapaz. The exit ramp is in Brgy. Caramutan, Lapaz. Meron din sa Amucao.

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by GreenPeas

No. may sariling toll plazas.. just like NLEX-SCTEX, exit ka sa isa.. enter ka naman sa isa

Tama!

[ICHUO_MX]

Originally Posted by Dustin

TAMA! Kasi pag sinabi mong extension eh di lahat ng daan extension ng isa. KAgaya sa Luisita, pag labas mo ng SCTEX sa Luisita, MacArthur hiway ka na, so kung ganun extension ng SCTEX ang MAc. Arthur Hiway???

You can only say that they are interconnected.

yan. INTERCONNECTED is the word!

[phinkiss]

any pix??

[anonymous_filipino]

This is the article where I based my statement that Manny V. Pangilinan is involved in TPLEX

PGMA leads TPLEX groundbreaking

By Jennilyne C. Role

San Fernando City, La Union (27 January) -- Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will spearhead the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Project at Barangay Subusub, Rosario, La Union which will signal the boosting of economic growth and countryside development in the northern corridor.

According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, the TPLEX is an 88.58 km. 4-lane high speed toll expressway which is a four (4) year in the making project.

It is divided into two (2) phases, to wit: Phase 1 is the construction of 2-lanes and Phase 2 is expansion into 4-lanes when capacity reaches 25,000 vehicles per day.

"The TPLEX project for its initial 2-lanes has an Php 11.594 billion total base cost (2007 prices) composed of Civil Works (Php 9.601 million), Engineering (Php 0.768 million), Project Management (Php 0.192 million, Contingencies (Php 0.240 million) and Right of Way (ROW) acquisition (Php 0.793 million)," Momo added.

The DPWH will provide support in the form of actual acquisition and funding of ROW in the amount of Php 793 million and cash subsidy of Php 2.907 billion starting 2011 and as of January 4, this year, a total amount of Php 438 million for the ROW acquisition was already released.

ROW acquisition from Tarlac City to Rosales, Pangasinan (Segment 1, -48.70 km) is on-going.

"The project route alignment starts at the terminus of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project in La Paz, Tarlac and traverses through the municipalities of Tarlac, Gerona, Paniqui and Moncada, all in the province of Tarlac and the municipalities of Carmern, Urdaneta, Villasis and Sison in Pangasinan province which will end up at the intersection of Rosario-Pugo road in Rosario, La Union," Momo added.

Project components of the 2-lane includes eight (8) interchanges located at Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, Carmer, Urdaneta, Pozzorubio and Rosario with nine (9) toll plazas and two (2) operation center buildings situated at the Carmen Interchange and other Sub-Centers at selected interchange sites.

TPLEX will have 11 waterway bridges, two (2) viaducts, 66 underpasses/1 overpass and tollway facilities to include toll equipments, rest areas, administrative buildings and maintenance depot.

Through public bidding, the government represented by the DPWH has awarded the contract which is inclusive of design, construction, financing operation and maintenance of the concession to Private Infrastructure Development Corporation (PIDC) on a Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) scheme.

PIDC is a consortium of 10 Filipino private contractors namely D.M. Consunji, Inc.; First Balfour, Inc.; D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc.; C.M. Pancho Construction, Inc.; RD. Policarpio & Co., Inc.; J.V. Angeles Construction Corporation; J.E. Manalo & Co., Inc. New Kanlaon Construction, Inc.; EEI Corporation; and Rockford Development Corporation and San Miguel Corporation/Rapid Thoroughfares, Inc.

The design consultant is Filipinas Dravo Corporation (FDC), a leading design and engineering consulting firm based in the Philippines while the supervision consultancy will be provided by a top Filipino consultancy firm, the DCCD Engineering Corporation.

The designated tollway operator/advisor is Tollways Management Corporation (TMC).

DCCD Associate and Deputy Project Manager of the TPLEX Melchor P. Sirilan said that the project will reduce travel time from Manila to Baguio from 6 to 3 hours with a safe speed of 80 kph, enhance super regions competitive advantage, stimulate economic growth and development and provide faster and effective access for agricultural products from the north to the major population centers in Luzon.

"The TPLEX will commence before the end of this year and the start of the partial operations will be on March 2012 for the Tarlac-Carmen section, April 2012 for the Carmern-Urdaneta section, and October 2014 for the Urdaneta-Rosario section," Sirilan concluded.

After the groundbreaking, the President will award the Project ICC to Samson C. Lazo, President of the PIDC. (PIA-R1/La Union)

[twelve_12]

Originally Posted by Dustin

It is actually in Lapaz. The exit ramp is in Brgy. Caramutan, Lapaz. Meron din sa Amucao.

Which one, the terminus of SCTEx or the entrance of TLUPEx? Coz if you're talking about the former, i'm 100% sure that the exit is not in La Paz.

[kratos1211]

I think TPLUEX is an extension of SCTEX because this was suppose to be the phase 2 of BCDA's SCTEX but was eventually privatized. There will be no problem with the interconnection, this will be similar to MTD/Mates's SLEX (alabang to sto thomas) and Citra/SOMCO (nichol to alabang).

[ICHUO_MX]

if extension nga siya sana pinangalanan na din itong

SCTPLEX

[TheNicoVillanueva]

guys it really doesn't matter if it's an extension or not.

[phinkiss]

any pix guys??

[metrosuburban]

Originally Posted by TheNicoVillanueva

guys it really doesn't matter if it's an extension or not.

am just soooo amazed with that debate..

[RonnieR]

Government to release P3 billion for Tarlac-La Union tollway

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio (The Philippine Star) Updated February 15, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government announced it will release P3 billion in order to bankroll the construction of San Miguel Corp., (SMC) and DMCI Inc.’s P19 billion Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway project.

With the P3 billion government contribution and the P1.5 billion equity from the private sector developer, the consortium now has P4.5 billion which is enough to start the 88.5-kilometer Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. The road is a four-lane highway that will cut travel time from Manila to Baguio by half.

In an interview over the weekend, Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila said that he has spoken with SMC Corp. president Ramon Ang who asked him to first bridge the government subsidy so that they can start the construction of the expressway as soon as possible.

The government has committed to provide a P3 billion subsidy for the expressway. However, Favila explained that the Department of Budget and Management will not be able to immediately release the money because DBM needs a lot of paper work.

In order to immediately start the construction, Favila, who is also the head of the National Development Corp. (NDC), said that NDC agreed to first bridge the government subsidy.

Favila explained that the NDC will get the money from the P50 billion infrastructure bonds. He said that they will initially sell P3 billion worth of bonds in order to finance the road project. Favila said that the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Social Security System (SSS) has already agreed to subscribe to the issue.

Favila said that they will make the P3 billion bond issue a priority in order to immediately release the fund to the consortium.

Favila noted that the consortium is ready to start construction for the first nine to 10 kilometers of the expressway. The construction will start where the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) ended.

Favila said that the first part of the construction will be until Tirona. He said that the group has already cleared all the right of way issues until Tirona. The rest of the area is still plagued with right of way concerns, Favila said.

The construction of the Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway is being undertaken by the Private Infrastructure Development Corp. (PIDC). SMC, through Rapid Thoroughfares Inc., owns 35 percent of PIDC, making it the biggest shareholder in the company. DMCI, on the other hand, has a 32 percent stake. The two own majority or 67 percent of PIDC.

Aside from the P3 billion government subsidy, the money will come from owner’s equity and bank loans. The owner’s equity is estimated to be at P6.5 billion.

The road is expected to be completed by 2013.

[phinkiss]

^ sana matapos na ang phase 1 (tarlac-carmen section) nxt year..

[michael.asuncion18]

Originally Posted by Dustin

I agree. I dont understand why hindi makuha nung isa. Kaya nga ang logic is to connect major road di ba? Kagaya ng SCTEX, pag exit mo sa SCTEX sa malapit sa DAU, automatic nasa NLEX ka na.

I don't agree. Logic dictates na SCTEX sya thats why hindi sya extension ng TPLEX. Kaya nga SCTEX ang pangalan di ba? (Subic, Clark, Tarlac)..... Interconnected sila but never an extension

I agree with you...TPLEX is not extension of SCTEX....it is easy to understand just open up....your mind...