"With Skyway, Quezon City just 6 minutes from Makati"

[ghosthunter]

With Skyway, Quezon City just 6 minutes from Makati
By Daxim L. Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:18 am | Monday, February 27th, 2012



Imagine driving home at the end of a long working day during rush hour and traveling from Makati to certain parts of Quezon City in only six minutes. From Buendia to Balintawak, it will just be 10 minutes.

Motorists may soon be able to enjoy these drastically shortened travel times if the Aquino administration gives the go-ahead for the building of a six-lane elevated highway from Buendia (now called Gil Puyat Avenue) in Makati to Balintawak in Quezon City through the heart of the metropolis.

Documents obtained by the Philippine Daily Inquirer show that a Skyway-style project is being proposed by Citra-PNCC (Philippine National Construction Corp.) as part of the concession awarded to it when it built the overhead Skyway system along South Superhighway from Buendia to Bicutan in Parañaque City. The group finished the second leg from Bicutan to Alabang, Muntinlupa, early last year.

P99 toll

Dubbed the Citra-PNCC Alignment, or “CPA,” the elevated highway from Buendia to Balintawak will be built at no cost to the government, while the toll to be charged motorists will be capped at P99 for the entire 14-kilometer stretch.

The project is expected to cost P24 billion, which is significantly lower than the P35-billion price tag, including government subsidies, of a rival proposal named the connector road project.

The CPA’s proponents have promised to complete the entire project in 30 months from groundbreaking, well within the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

The company said the project was designed primarily as a means of decongesting Edsa, where motorists usually would take an average of one-and-a-half hours to traverse in morning and evening rush-hour traffic.

The CPA project was confirmed by Citra-PNCC president and CEO Shadik Wahono, who said that his firm had conveyed the proposal to the government and was awaiting its response.

“Given the traffic situation around Metro Manila, we believe that everyone, not just motorists and commuters, will benefit from this project,” he said, when contacted by the Inquirer.

Wahono explained that the elevated highway was part of the original concession award by the government to Citra in the 1990s which resulted in the building of stages one and two of the Skyway system.

8 entrances, exits

Wahono pointed out that the CPA was superior to the rival 22-kilometer connector-road proposal which also sought to connect South Luzon Expressway to North Luzon Expressway, only at a higher cost to government and motorists.

The CPA will have eight entrances and exits that motorists can use: Buendia, Quirino Avenue, Plaza Dilao, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Sgt. Rivera Street and Balintawak.

“The connector-road proposal, meanwhile, only has three—in Quirino, España and 5th Avenue,” Wahono said.

Third level

The CPA has provisions for eventual expansion from the initial six lanes to a full-fledged 10 lanes with the addition of a third-level, four-lane roadway, said the Citra-PNCC chief.

The infrastructure proposal also veers away from the connector road’s design which calls for the building of a four-lane elevated highway on the Philippine National Railways (PNR) line snaking through Metro Manila.

Wahono said that because of the 30-meter clearance requirement on either side of the PNR tracks, the connector road was limited to a width of four lanes, increasing the risk of traffic congestion in case of vehicular accidents.

Minimal disruption

“With the CPA, we will build the support columns in the median of existing wide avenues, resulting in minimal disruption,” he said.

In addition to potentially becoming one of the flagship infrastructure projects of the Aquino administration, the construction of the CPA will have a strong multiplier effect on the economy, given the workers it will employ, the raw materials that will be used, and the eventual increase in land values that the completed highway will indirectly cause, Wahono said.

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/152323/...es-from-makati

[Bin Diesel]

Ok sa akin ito although the toll fees would be very expensive, at least all major expressways will be connected.

[JohnM]

99 pesos is worth 1.5 liters of gas at today's prices. Bawi pa din during rush hour. Mahal lang sya kung walang trafik sa EDSA :D

[Monseratto]

What streets will this skyway be running over?

[JohnM]

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And if trucks are allowed on it mababawasan ang trailer na dumadaan sa C5, Ortigas etc. Not bad.

[chua_riwap]

tagal naman.
grounbreaking na.......

[CVT]

99 pesos is worth 1.5 liters of gas at today's prices. Bawi pa din during rush hour. Mahal lang sya kung walang trafik sa EDSA :D

Libre pa naman ngayon ang mangarap e...

15.0K:smoke:

[foresterx]

took me exactly 5minutes 22 seconds going 80kph from edsa p.tuazon to rockwell makati a couple of sundays ago with no traffic. and 9minutes 52 seconds going 80kph from trinoma to rockwell makati, ayusin lang nila ang traffic problems natin that 6minutes will be normal in edsa with out skyway.

[ghosthunter]

took me exactly 5minutes 22 seconds going 80kph from edsa p.tuazon to rockwell makati a couple of sundays ago with no traffic. and 9minutes 52 seconds going 80kph from trinoma to rockwell makati, ayusin lang nila ang traffic problems natin that 6minutes will be normal in edsa with out skyway.

That's the problem. EDSA is full of choke points that require a lot of fixing, including the overload of buses..

[Monseratto]

DOTC-Roxas announced that they will implement a 45 kph speed limit on all metro buses, they're going to install a speed limiting device.

[rockiee_s]

DOTC-Roxas announced that they will implement a 45 kph speed limit on all metro buses, they're going to install a speed limiting device.

salamat naman. i would feel safer when that is implemented. for the past few weeks, deadly accidents always involve busses or trucks which have lost its brake.

[JohnM]

DOTC-Roxas announced that they will implement a 45 kph speed limit on all metro buses, they're going to install a speed limiting device.

Wag na kasi lagyan ng transmission. Reduction gear lang at clutch.

[HardCharger]

Wait a minute, isn't the MMDA planning on constructing the Sky Bridge to link Makati and Quezon City? Once completed they claim travel time should be about the same as the one proposed here and it's FREE!

I believe they are only waiting for the go signal to start constructing this.

[gongrhey]

Agree ako sa elevated highway to decongest EDSA, kailangan na umpisahan ito. mabilis dumami ang mga sasakyan, kulang na talaga sa kalsada. IMO, mas okay nga itong proposal ng Citra kesa dun sa grupo connector road ni MVP. i-approve na yan no cost naman pala sa gobyerno.

[yebo]

i remember 1 good friday morning, i drove from congressional avenue to NAIA in less than 15 minutes. munoz market to tramo actually took less than 10 minutes.

[JohnM]

Wait a minute, isn't the MMDA planning on constructing the Sky Bridge to link Makati and Quezon City? Once completed they claim travel time should be about the same as the one proposed here and it's FREE!

I believe they are only waiting for the go signal to start constructing this.

I think the toll road proposal is more feasible since may ROI ang owners nito. If MMDA/DPWH gagawa galing sa gobyerno ang pera and we all know how efficient that can be.

[vinj]

There's also the previous proposal of the MVP (Salim) group:

From: http://business.inquirer.net/46659/s...ays-rival-firm

Skyway proposal ‘mind-boggling,’ says rival firm
MPTC says P24B project cost ‘impossible’
By: Paolo G. Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:21 pm | Monday, February 27th, 2012
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Photo of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, taken on Jan.15, 2012. The Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. has proposed to build a skyway over the major thoroughfare, but its rival, the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., thinks the proposal is not possible at the quoted cost of P24 billion. INQUIRER PHOTO/RAFFY LERMA
“Ambitious,” “incredible” and “mind-boggling.”
This was how the group of Manuel V. Pangilinan described claims by San Miguel Corp. (SMC)-backed Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC) that it could build a highway over busy Metro Manila streets at a lower cost.
Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) said CMMTC’s assertion that it was capable of building a high-quality, six-lane elevated highway with eight interchanges over some of the busiest roads in Metro Manila at a price tag of only P24 billion was impossible.
MPTC and CMMTC currently have competing proposals to build an expressway that would link the Metro Manila Skyway with the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx). Either proposal would significantly reduce travel time from one end of Metro Manila to another.
“We challenge them to push through with their detailed engineering design, which is a more scientific way of determining the cost of their project,” MPTC president and CEO Ramoncito Fernandez said in an interview.
He said CMMTC’s track record alone showed that it was “incapable of being as efficient as it now promises to be.”
Under its proposal, CMMTC, which is the current concessionaire for the Metro Manila Skyway, said its six-lane highway would have interchanges in Buendia, Quirino, Plaza Dilao, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez, Quezon Boulevard, Sgt. Rivera and Balintawak.
CMMTC said it would also cap the toll at P99 a vehicle.
“I don’t know what their traffic predictions are but P99 per vehicle is mind-boggling,” Fernandez said. “It’s a little on the incredible side.”
He also noted that it cost CMMTC more than P11 billion for the construction of Skyway segment 2 (Bicutan to Alabang), which has just two extra interchanges. Some sections of segment 2 also have only one lane on each side.
He said CMMTC’s promise to finish the project in 30 months or before the end of the Aquino administration was “ambitious.”
“They haven’t even started their detailed design yet. We know from experience that that takes close to a year,” he said. “For our proposal, we are ready to execute.”
Another weak point in CMMTC’s proposal was the company’s chosen alignment, Fernandez said. CMMTC’s Skyway-NLEx link, which would have the highway pass through busy Metro Manila roads, would cause more traffic both while under construction and once the road has been built, Fernandez said.
“Do you remember how much traffic the construction of the Skyway caused? That will happen all over again,” Fernandez said.
“Having more interchanges does not necessarily make the project better as claimed by CMMTC. It just means more traffic along those routes because of the tendency to put more strain on local roads,” he said.
Fernandez said MPTC’s own proposal, the so-called “connector-road,” with an estimated project cost of about P21 billion, was more financially viable and technically superior.
He said a recent study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency showed that MPTC’s proposed alignment that passes over existing Philippine National Railway (PNR) tracks was the most “ideal” route for any Skway-NLEx link.
Costs for “right of way,” which are shouldered by the government, would also be lower since MPTC’s proposed road would pass over areas that were already owned by the state. MPTC’s four lane connector road would link with the “Harbor Link Road,” a new section of NLEx that is yet to be built.
Having four interchanges, instead of CMMTC’s eight, would also lead to less traffic. “What we’re trying to catch are the cars that want to bypass the public roads and go from north to south,” Fernandez said.

[KERSMcRae]

is the design have a provision on lane separations for cars, buses, trucks and most especially motorcycles. plus provisions for utility bus/raceways? baka basta na-drawing na lang, walang involve na EnPs..

[timrev]

[mbk347]

Gentleman, START YOUR PATIENCE!!!!!

MMDA launches info service as metro braces for heavier traffic
By Mike Frialde (philstar.com) | Updated February 14, 2014 - 6:05pm
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MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday launched an online information service to keep motorists in Metro Manila updated on the progress of the 15 major infrastructure projects that are expected to generate heavy traffic.

Dubbed the “Metro Manila Roadway Tablet,” motorists and the public can access the online information at www.mmroadway.com.

MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino said the website will contain information on the various projects, two of which, the Skyway 3 project and the NAIA Expressway Phase 2 will start on Monday.

“The site will contain the status of the project, detail the alternate routes to be taken by motorists and will also have a chat board where motorists can post messages or complaints about the project,” said Tolentino.

Tolentino said the website will be updated twice a week by the MMDA and will also include the number of accidents that happen during the project’s construction period.

Tolentino advised motorists to brace for heavy traffic as the Skyway 3 project starts construction at 10 p.m. on Monday.

Tolentino said 10 posts will be erected from the foot of the Skyway in Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Makati to San Andres in Manila.

Tolentino said there would be no road closure in the Skyway construction site even as two lanes of Osmeña Highway will be closed to traffic.

“There will be no total closure but will motorists will have to learn how to drive bumper to bumper and shoulder to shoulder,” he said.

Tolentino said the MMDA expects that the traffic volume in EDSA will increase by 55 percent once the Skyway 3 project starts with the diversion of traffic.



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