The signing of a multibillion-peso loan agreement with Japan to rehabilitate the busy Metro Rail Transit Line 3 has hit a snag in terms of its timing.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade told reporters on Friday that the signing of the loan, initially expected in June and then eventually moved to September this year, would happen within the next two months.
While declining to elaborate, Tugade said a key reason was the fate of the 48 train coaches from China’s CRRC Dalian that were procured during the Aquino administration.
The Dalian trains, which would add to badly-needed capacity at the MRT3, remain unused years after their delivery.
Last July, the DOTr said an independent audit conducted by Germany’s TUV Rheinland showed certain defects, including weight measurements that did not conform to what was required under the contract. Dalian was later told to repair the trains and then last month, the DOTr said simulation runs to test the trains for reliability would be held in October.
It was not immediately clear whether the results of the test run were a prerequisite to the signing of the loan deal with Japan.
“It’s close, we’re just clarifying [the timing],” Tugade said.
Still, it was the first time the transportation secretary publicly linked the situation between the Dalian trains and the DOTr’s own initiative to bring back Japanese expertise in the MRT3. Japan and China are known rivals in the global railway space, with Southeast Asia being a key battleground.
The DOTr is seeking Japan’s assistance, in part, because Japanese firms Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries handled maintenance operations for the MRT3’s first 12 years of operations.
Japan is also offering generous loan terms, the department had said.
According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the loan provision would amount to a maximum of 38.1 billion yen or about P18 billion. The interest rate was set at 0.1 percent a year with repayment in 28 years after a grace period of 12 years.
The DOTr said last May that the rehabilitation and maintenance contract will run for 43 months. It said 31 months were allocated “for the simultaneous rehabilitation and maintenance works to restore MRT3 to its original design condition and capacity.”
The rehabilitation plan also requires the approval of the board of the National Economic and Development Authority chaired by President Duterte.
The deteriorated condition of the MRT3 has been a constant source of criticism for both the Aquino and Duterte administrations.
Some experts believed this deterioration accelerated when the Aquino administration, in 2012, did not renew the contract with Mitsubishi-Sumitomo, mainly citing the high cost. Other providers were tapped, including a Filipino-Korean venture known as Busan Universal Rail Inc. Its selection led to the filing of graft charges against former government officials, including then Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, in October last year.
https://business.inquirer.net/258630/mrt3-loan-delayed
Monday, October 8, 2018
DOTr: Japan, PHL need to sign ODA package to rehab MRT 3
MANILA and Tokyo should sign the official development assistance (ODA) package for the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 as early as this month, a Cabinet official said, a two-month delay from the original target.
The delay, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said, stems from some kinks that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) raised, particularly issues pertaining to the trains supplied by manufacturer Dalian CRRC Dalian Co. of China.
“I wanted to sign it in August or September, but it did not push though. It’s not that the parties didn’t want to sign. There’s just an angle to it, which is Dalian,” he said in a chance interview.
The Aquino administration jump-started the acquisition of 48 new train cars for the Edsa line. It faced several years of delay due to a legal tussle with the owner of the train facility, MRT Corp.’s parent company, MRT Holdings Inc.
Despite having received the first set of trains in early-2016, the deployment of the new coaches was deferred because all 48 light-rail vehicles had to be “optimized and tested.” On board signaling was amiss from the train, and was only procured midway through the construction of the 48 train units.
The on board signaling system was only installed in the trains in November 2016. The initial batch of trains should have been deployed in March of the same year, based on original targets.
After these issue were settled, the transportation department wanted to deploy the 48 trains in March 2017. However, it failed to do so after groups raised issues on the train’s weight.
The whole expansion project, amounting to P3.8 billion, will increase the capacity of the line to 880,000 daily passengers from a rate capacity of 350,000 commuters per day.
Independent auditor TUV Rheinland evaluated the whole MRT 3 system earlier this year, and noted “technical issues” in the Dalian-made trains. The transportation department’s chief earlier said these issues should be fixed and paid for by the manufacturer, and not the Philippine government.
For now, Tugade noted his group and their Japanese counterparts are now discussing the issue on the Dalian trains.
“The target is to sign by next month or sometime this month. I give short-period targets to pressure our people,” Tugade said.
Japan is extending a hand to help fix the train system through an overhaul and the procurement of a maintenance provider, particularly Sumitomo Corp.—the builder of the railway line and the decade-long maintenance provider of the system.
The P16.98-billion loan facility will be used to cover the railway line’s trains, power supply system, overhead catenary system, radio system, closed-circuit television system, public address system, signaling system, rail tracks, road rail vehicles, depot equipment, elevators and escalators and other station-building equipment. Tentatively, the whole deal will take about three and a half years or 31 months for the simultaneous rehabilitation and maintenance works to the restore train system to its original design, condition and capacity, and a year for the defect liability period.
“We are discussing this and we are close to signing it,” Tugade said.
Aside from this, the government is also considering the P30-billion unsolicited proposal for the modernization and expansion of the train system submitted by Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
Submitted in 2017, the unsolicited proposal involves the expansion of the capacity of the railway system by adding more coaches to each train, allowing it to carry more cars at faster intervals. It will double the capacity of the line to 700,000 passengers a day from the current 350,000 passengers daily.
The multi-million-dollar expansion is deemed as an all-encompassing deal, including the improvement of the reliability of rolling stock, the upgrading of power supply, the upgrading of stations and the replacement of rails, which will allow the company to operate the new trains purchased by the government from Chinese train manufacturer Dalian.
Unsolicited proposals are required, under the law, to be subjected to a Swiss challenge, where other groups can offer a similar proposal, and the original proponent can present a counteroffer.
The government awarded the original-proponent status to Metro Pacific last year.
Metro Pacific has nominated Light Rail Manila Corp. as its corporate vehicle for the MRT 3 deal. The company, a partnership between Metro Pacific and Ayala Corp., operates the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1.
Its proposal for the MRT mimicked the same provisions under its concession agreement for the LRT 1 operations and modernization deal, which it bagged in 2014 via the Public-Private Partnership Program.
It means that, instead of having a different operator and maintenance provider, the group will be the one to do both.
Currently, the MRT 3 operates with 16 working trains daily, serving roughly 350,000 passengers per day. The government wants to increase this to 600,000 passengers daily.
The delay, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said, stems from some kinks that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) raised, particularly issues pertaining to the trains supplied by manufacturer Dalian CRRC Dalian Co. of China.
“I wanted to sign it in August or September, but it did not push though. It’s not that the parties didn’t want to sign. There’s just an angle to it, which is Dalian,” he said in a chance interview.
The Aquino administration jump-started the acquisition of 48 new train cars for the Edsa line. It faced several years of delay due to a legal tussle with the owner of the train facility, MRT Corp.’s parent company, MRT Holdings Inc.
Despite having received the first set of trains in early-2016, the deployment of the new coaches was deferred because all 48 light-rail vehicles had to be “optimized and tested.” On board signaling was amiss from the train, and was only procured midway through the construction of the 48 train units.
The on board signaling system was only installed in the trains in November 2016. The initial batch of trains should have been deployed in March of the same year, based on original targets.
After these issue were settled, the transportation department wanted to deploy the 48 trains in March 2017. However, it failed to do so after groups raised issues on the train’s weight.
The whole expansion project, amounting to P3.8 billion, will increase the capacity of the line to 880,000 daily passengers from a rate capacity of 350,000 commuters per day.
Independent auditor TUV Rheinland evaluated the whole MRT 3 system earlier this year, and noted “technical issues” in the Dalian-made trains. The transportation department’s chief earlier said these issues should be fixed and paid for by the manufacturer, and not the Philippine government.
For now, Tugade noted his group and their Japanese counterparts are now discussing the issue on the Dalian trains.
“The target is to sign by next month or sometime this month. I give short-period targets to pressure our people,” Tugade said.
Japan is extending a hand to help fix the train system through an overhaul and the procurement of a maintenance provider, particularly Sumitomo Corp.—the builder of the railway line and the decade-long maintenance provider of the system.
The P16.98-billion loan facility will be used to cover the railway line’s trains, power supply system, overhead catenary system, radio system, closed-circuit television system, public address system, signaling system, rail tracks, road rail vehicles, depot equipment, elevators and escalators and other station-building equipment. Tentatively, the whole deal will take about three and a half years or 31 months for the simultaneous rehabilitation and maintenance works to the restore train system to its original design, condition and capacity, and a year for the defect liability period.
“We are discussing this and we are close to signing it,” Tugade said.
Aside from this, the government is also considering the P30-billion unsolicited proposal for the modernization and expansion of the train system submitted by Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
Submitted in 2017, the unsolicited proposal involves the expansion of the capacity of the railway system by adding more coaches to each train, allowing it to carry more cars at faster intervals. It will double the capacity of the line to 700,000 passengers a day from the current 350,000 passengers daily.
The multi-million-dollar expansion is deemed as an all-encompassing deal, including the improvement of the reliability of rolling stock, the upgrading of power supply, the upgrading of stations and the replacement of rails, which will allow the company to operate the new trains purchased by the government from Chinese train manufacturer Dalian.
Unsolicited proposals are required, under the law, to be subjected to a Swiss challenge, where other groups can offer a similar proposal, and the original proponent can present a counteroffer.
The government awarded the original-proponent status to Metro Pacific last year.
Metro Pacific has nominated Light Rail Manila Corp. as its corporate vehicle for the MRT 3 deal. The company, a partnership between Metro Pacific and Ayala Corp., operates the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1.
Its proposal for the MRT mimicked the same provisions under its concession agreement for the LRT 1 operations and modernization deal, which it bagged in 2014 via the Public-Private Partnership Program.
It means that, instead of having a different operator and maintenance provider, the group will be the one to do both.
Currently, the MRT 3 operates with 16 working trains daily, serving roughly 350,000 passengers per day. The government wants to increase this to 600,000 passengers daily.
Issues with Dalian trains delaying new MRT-3 maintenance agreement
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said issues with Chinese commuter trains ordered from CRRC Dalian Co trains are delaying the signing of maintenance deal with Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo-MHI) for Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade told reporters on Friday that the deal is still expected for signing within the next two months, after the original timetable of an August or September signing lapsed.
“There’s still an issue about the Dalian trains. We’re still discussing it,” he said.
The Dalian trains are 48 Light Rail Vehicles procured under the previous government intended for use on the MRT-3, but the DoTr said they cannot be deployed yet because of issues centered on the measurements and weight of the trains.
“I wanted that signed already…. It’s not that they don’t want to sign. We’re just talking about the timing,” Mr. Tugade added, without providing details.
The DoTr said late last year that it was in high-level discussions with the government of Japan for the comeback of Sumitomo-MHI as the maintenance provider for the MRT-3. The Japanese firms designed the system between 1998 and 2000 and maintained it for 12 years until 2012.
Last month, the DoTr directed the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to conduct simulated runs with the Dalian trains to test their suitability for revenue service.
After the evaluation, PNR must submit a report to Mr. Tugade indicating if the train sets still need further adjustment from CRRC Dalian before deployment. The Chinese firm committed to the DoTr in July to rectify problems with the trains for free.
The DoTr terminated its contract with MRT-3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI) late last year, alleging its failure to maintain the train line’s efficiency. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/issues-with-dalian-trains-delaying-new-mrt-3-maintenance-agreement/
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade told reporters on Friday that the deal is still expected for signing within the next two months, after the original timetable of an August or September signing lapsed.
“There’s still an issue about the Dalian trains. We’re still discussing it,” he said.
The Dalian trains are 48 Light Rail Vehicles procured under the previous government intended for use on the MRT-3, but the DoTr said they cannot be deployed yet because of issues centered on the measurements and weight of the trains.
“I wanted that signed already…. It’s not that they don’t want to sign. We’re just talking about the timing,” Mr. Tugade added, without providing details.
The DoTr said late last year that it was in high-level discussions with the government of Japan for the comeback of Sumitomo-MHI as the maintenance provider for the MRT-3. The Japanese firms designed the system between 1998 and 2000 and maintained it for 12 years until 2012.
Last month, the DoTr directed the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to conduct simulated runs with the Dalian trains to test their suitability for revenue service.
After the evaluation, PNR must submit a report to Mr. Tugade indicating if the train sets still need further adjustment from CRRC Dalian before deployment. The Chinese firm committed to the DoTr in July to rectify problems with the trains for free.
The DoTr terminated its contract with MRT-3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI) late last year, alleging its failure to maintain the train line’s efficiency. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/issues-with-dalian-trains-delaying-new-mrt-3-maintenance-agreement/
DOTr: Japan, PHL need to sign ODA package to rehab MRT 3
MANILA and Tokyo should sign the official development assistance (ODA) package for the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 as early as this month, a Cabinet official said, a two-month delay from the original target.
The delay, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said, stems from some kinks that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) raised, particularly issues pertaining to the trains supplied by manufacturer Dalian CRRC Dalian Co. of China.
“I wanted to sign it in August or September, but it did not push though. It’s not that the parties didn’t want to sign. There’s just an angle to it, which is Dalian,” he said in a chance interview.
The Aquino administration jump-started the acquisition of 48 new train cars for the Edsa line. It faced several years of delay due to a legal tussle with the owner of the train facility, MRT Corp.’s parent company, MRT Holdings Inc.
Despite having received the first set of trains in early-2016, the deployment of the new coaches was deferred because all 48 light-rail vehicles had to be “optimized and tested.” Onboard signaling was amiss from the train, and was only procured midway through the construction of the 48 train units.
The onboard signaling system was only installed in the trains in November 2016. The initial batch of trains should have been deployed in March of the same year, based on original targets.
After these issue were settled, the transportation department wanted to deploy the 48 trains in March 2017. However, it failed to do so after groups raised issues on the train’s weight.
The whole expansion project, amounting to P3.8 billion, will increase the capacity of the line to 880,000 daily passengers from a rate capacity of 350,000 commuters per day.
Independent auditor TUV Rheinland evaluated the whole MRT 3 system earlier this year, and noted “technical issues” in the Dalian-made trains. The transportation department’s chief earlier said these issues should be fixed and paid for by the manufacturer, and not the Philippine government.
For now, Tugade noted his group and their Japanese counterparts are now discussing the issue on the Dalian trains.
“The target is to sign by next month or sometime this month. I give short-period targets to pressure our people,” Tugade said.
Japan is extending a hand to help fix the train system through an overhaul and the procurement of a maintenance provider, particularly Sumitomo Corp.—the builder of the railway line and the decadelong maintenance provider of the system.
The P16.98-billion loan facility will be used to cover the railway line’s trains, power supply system, overhead catenary system, radio system, closed-circuit television system, public address system, signaling system, rail tracks, road rail vehicles, depot equipment, elevators and escalators and other station-building equipment. Tentatively, the whole deal will take about three and a half years or 31 months for the simultaneous rehabilitation and maintenance works to the restore train system to its original design, condition and capacity, and a year for the defect liability period.
“We are discussing this and we are close to signing it,” Tugade said.
Aside from this, the government is also considering the P30-billion unsolicited proposal for the modernization and expansion of the train system submitted by Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
Submitted in 2017, the unsolicited proposal involves the expansion of the capacity of the railway system by adding more coaches to each train, allowing it to carry more cars at faster intervals. It will double the capacity of the line to 700,000 passengers a day from the current 350,000 passengers daily.
The multi-million-dollar expansion is deemed as an all-encompassing deal, including the improvement of the reliability of rolling stock, the upgrading of power supply, the upgrading of stations and the replacement of rails, which will allow the company to operate the new trains purchased by the government from Chinese train manufacturer Dalian.
Unsolicited proposals are required, under the law, to be subjected to a Swiss challenge, where other groups can offer a similar proposal, and the original proponent can present a counteroffer.
The government awarded the original-proponent status to Metro Pacific last year.
Metro Pacific has nominated Light Rail Manila Corp. as its corporate vehicle for the MRT 3 deal. The company, a partnership between Metro Pacific and Ayala Corp., operates the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1.
Its proposal for the MRT mimicked the same provisions under its concession agreement for the LRT 1 operations and modernization deal, which it bagged in 2014 via the Public-Private Partnership Program.
It means that, instead of having a different operator and maintenance provider, the group will be the one to do both.
Currently, the MRT 3 operates with 16 working trains daily, serving roughly 350,000 passengers per day. The government wants to increase this to 600,000 passengers daily.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/dotr-japan-phl-need-to-sign-oda-package-to-rehab-mrt-3/
The delay, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said, stems from some kinks that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) raised, particularly issues pertaining to the trains supplied by manufacturer Dalian CRRC Dalian Co. of China.
“I wanted to sign it in August or September, but it did not push though. It’s not that the parties didn’t want to sign. There’s just an angle to it, which is Dalian,” he said in a chance interview.
The Aquino administration jump-started the acquisition of 48 new train cars for the Edsa line. It faced several years of delay due to a legal tussle with the owner of the train facility, MRT Corp.’s parent company, MRT Holdings Inc.
Despite having received the first set of trains in early-2016, the deployment of the new coaches was deferred because all 48 light-rail vehicles had to be “optimized and tested.” Onboard signaling was amiss from the train, and was only procured midway through the construction of the 48 train units.
The onboard signaling system was only installed in the trains in November 2016. The initial batch of trains should have been deployed in March of the same year, based on original targets.
After these issue were settled, the transportation department wanted to deploy the 48 trains in March 2017. However, it failed to do so after groups raised issues on the train’s weight.
The whole expansion project, amounting to P3.8 billion, will increase the capacity of the line to 880,000 daily passengers from a rate capacity of 350,000 commuters per day.
Independent auditor TUV Rheinland evaluated the whole MRT 3 system earlier this year, and noted “technical issues” in the Dalian-made trains. The transportation department’s chief earlier said these issues should be fixed and paid for by the manufacturer, and not the Philippine government.
For now, Tugade noted his group and their Japanese counterparts are now discussing the issue on the Dalian trains.
“The target is to sign by next month or sometime this month. I give short-period targets to pressure our people,” Tugade said.
Japan is extending a hand to help fix the train system through an overhaul and the procurement of a maintenance provider, particularly Sumitomo Corp.—the builder of the railway line and the decadelong maintenance provider of the system.
The P16.98-billion loan facility will be used to cover the railway line’s trains, power supply system, overhead catenary system, radio system, closed-circuit television system, public address system, signaling system, rail tracks, road rail vehicles, depot equipment, elevators and escalators and other station-building equipment. Tentatively, the whole deal will take about three and a half years or 31 months for the simultaneous rehabilitation and maintenance works to the restore train system to its original design, condition and capacity, and a year for the defect liability period.
“We are discussing this and we are close to signing it,” Tugade said.
Aside from this, the government is also considering the P30-billion unsolicited proposal for the modernization and expansion of the train system submitted by Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
Submitted in 2017, the unsolicited proposal involves the expansion of the capacity of the railway system by adding more coaches to each train, allowing it to carry more cars at faster intervals. It will double the capacity of the line to 700,000 passengers a day from the current 350,000 passengers daily.
The multi-million-dollar expansion is deemed as an all-encompassing deal, including the improvement of the reliability of rolling stock, the upgrading of power supply, the upgrading of stations and the replacement of rails, which will allow the company to operate the new trains purchased by the government from Chinese train manufacturer Dalian.
Unsolicited proposals are required, under the law, to be subjected to a Swiss challenge, where other groups can offer a similar proposal, and the original proponent can present a counteroffer.
The government awarded the original-proponent status to Metro Pacific last year.
Metro Pacific has nominated Light Rail Manila Corp. as its corporate vehicle for the MRT 3 deal. The company, a partnership between Metro Pacific and Ayala Corp., operates the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1.
Its proposal for the MRT mimicked the same provisions under its concession agreement for the LRT 1 operations and modernization deal, which it bagged in 2014 via the Public-Private Partnership Program.
It means that, instead of having a different operator and maintenance provider, the group will be the one to do both.
Currently, the MRT 3 operates with 16 working trains daily, serving roughly 350,000 passengers per day. The government wants to increase this to 600,000 passengers daily.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/dotr-japan-phl-need-to-sign-oda-package-to-rehab-mrt-3/
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Dalian trains issue delaying entry of new MRT maintenance provider
MANILA -- The issue on the deployment of the trains purchased from Chinese firm CCRC Dalian is causing delays in the entry of a new maintenance provider for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
“Gusto ko na nga pirmahan ‘yan ng Agosto o Setyembre. Yung dahilan kaya di pa ito napipirmahan ay yung sa Dalian nililiwanag pa yun (I want it to be signed by August or September. The reason why it was not yet signed is the issue on the Dalian trains still needs to be settled),” Tugade said in an interview with reporters on Friday.
Tugade earlier said DOTr is eyeing for Japanese company Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to take over MRT system's maintenance and rehabilitation by August or September.
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is set to conduct simulation tests of the 48 Dalian trains to determine if these are safe for public use.
The train sets will be placed in provisional revenue service by the MRT-3 for at least 150 hours.
The PNR will then recommend whether the train sets are suitable for revenue service or there is still a need for CCRC Dalian to make adjustments.
The company has earlier said it has agreed to shoulder on the costs for the modifications on the trains.
Tugade earlier said remedies to be done on the Dalian trains should not be shouldered by the government.
Findings of an audit conducted by independent audit and assessment (IAA) consultant TUV Rheinland earlier this year showed that the weights and measurements of the Dalian trains did not comply with DOTr's terms of reference.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee has approved last August the PHP22.061-billion MRT maintenance project.
The rehabilitation will increase the number of train sets in operation from 15 to 18 train sets per hour, increase the maximum speed to 60 kilometers per hour and decrease headway to 200 seconds. (PNA)
“Gusto ko na nga pirmahan ‘yan ng Agosto o Setyembre. Yung dahilan kaya di pa ito napipirmahan ay yung sa Dalian nililiwanag pa yun (I want it to be signed by August or September. The reason why it was not yet signed is the issue on the Dalian trains still needs to be settled),” Tugade said in an interview with reporters on Friday.
Tugade earlier said DOTr is eyeing for Japanese company Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to take over MRT system's maintenance and rehabilitation by August or September.
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is set to conduct simulation tests of the 48 Dalian trains to determine if these are safe for public use.
The train sets will be placed in provisional revenue service by the MRT-3 for at least 150 hours.
The PNR will then recommend whether the train sets are suitable for revenue service or there is still a need for CCRC Dalian to make adjustments.
The company has earlier said it has agreed to shoulder on the costs for the modifications on the trains.
Tugade earlier said remedies to be done on the Dalian trains should not be shouldered by the government.
Findings of an audit conducted by independent audit and assessment (IAA) consultant TUV Rheinland earlier this year showed that the weights and measurements of the Dalian trains did not comply with DOTr's terms of reference.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee has approved last August the PHP22.061-billion MRT maintenance project.
The rehabilitation will increase the number of train sets in operation from 15 to 18 train sets per hour, increase the maximum speed to 60 kilometers per hour and decrease headway to 200 seconds. (PNA)
Skyway starts ‘stop-and-go’ traffic scheme to make way for C-5 South Link
The Skyway management has announced that it would be implementing a stop-and-go traffic scheme starting Saturday, October 6 until November 15, 2018. The traffic scheme will be implemented on the Skyway from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corp. (Somco) said the stop-and-go scheme on the Skyway will be implemented to make way for the ongoing construction of the C-5 South Link Expressway.
Somco has advised motorists passing through the Nichols Toll Plaza and C-5 (At-Grade) and the elevated section of the Skyway between Magallanes and Bicutan to expect heavy traffic because of the construction work.
It also advised the public to plan their trips ahead and take alternate routes during the said period.
Somco also apologized for the “temporary inconvenience” that the construction may cause motorists. /muf
Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corp. (Somco) said the stop-and-go scheme on the Skyway will be implemented to make way for the ongoing construction of the C-5 South Link Expressway.
Somco has advised motorists passing through the Nichols Toll Plaza and C-5 (At-Grade) and the elevated section of the Skyway between Magallanes and Bicutan to expect heavy traffic because of the construction work.
It also advised the public to plan their trips ahead and take alternate routes during the said period.
Somco also apologized for the “temporary inconvenience” that the construction may cause motorists. /muf
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Work on LRT Cavite extension to start by Q1
LIGHT RAIL Manila Corp. (LRMC) expects to start construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension in the first quarter of next year.
“We have in fact started preparatory works this year while a few remaining issues on the ROW (right of way) are being resolved. Forecast start for the construction of the Cavite Extension viaduct is Q1 2019,” LRMC President Juan F. Alfonso said in a mobile text message.
LRMC, the consortium of Ayala Corp., Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp., and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte. Ltd., bagged the public-private partnership (PPP) project for the Cavite extension in September 2015. It involves rehabilitation of the existing 21-kilometer (km.) LRT-1 line and an 11.7-km. extension from Baclaran to Bacoor.
In August, Mr. Alfonso said they have already issued the Notice to Proceed to its engineering, procurement and construction contractors, French firm Bouygues Travaux Publics and European firm Alstom.
For the extension, LRMC will build eight new stations from Baclaran, namely, Redemptorist, NAIA Avenue, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Piñas, Zapote and Niog.
In May, Mr. Alfonso said once construction of the Cavite extension begins, it will take around four years to complete the project.
Metro Pacific Investment Corp. is one of three Philippine subsidiaries of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being PLDT, Inc. and Philex Mining Corp. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., maintains an interest in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/work-on-lrt-cavite-extension-to-start-by-q1/
“We have in fact started preparatory works this year while a few remaining issues on the ROW (right of way) are being resolved. Forecast start for the construction of the Cavite Extension viaduct is Q1 2019,” LRMC President Juan F. Alfonso said in a mobile text message.
LRMC, the consortium of Ayala Corp., Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp., and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte. Ltd., bagged the public-private partnership (PPP) project for the Cavite extension in September 2015. It involves rehabilitation of the existing 21-kilometer (km.) LRT-1 line and an 11.7-km. extension from Baclaran to Bacoor.
In August, Mr. Alfonso said they have already issued the Notice to Proceed to its engineering, procurement and construction contractors, French firm Bouygues Travaux Publics and European firm Alstom.
For the extension, LRMC will build eight new stations from Baclaran, namely, Redemptorist, NAIA Avenue, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Piñas, Zapote and Niog.
In May, Mr. Alfonso said once construction of the Cavite extension begins, it will take around four years to complete the project.
Metro Pacific Investment Corp. is one of three Philippine subsidiaries of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being PLDT, Inc. and Philex Mining Corp. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., maintains an interest in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/work-on-lrt-cavite-extension-to-start-by-q1/
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