MRT 7 (north edsa-SJDM)

[timrev]

China giant eyes $1.3-B LRT 1 extension


MANILA, Philippines - China’s biggest railway builder and operator has expressed interest in building the $1.3-billion LRT Line 1 South Extension project under President Aquino’s flagship Public-Private Partnership Program (PPP).
Canlas explained that cost-wise, the infrastructure development of Ecorail proposal is cheaper at $42.165 million per kilometer as against the other proposals at more than $45 million per kilometer. The proposal for electro-mechanical works inclusive of the provision for rolling stocks sufficient to accommodate the peak ridership at 25 minutes headway over a period of time is also cheaper at $409.14 million.
Ecorail is composed of experts in the fields of project financial packaging, project development inclusive of engineering, procurement and construction as well as operations and maintenance management at par with international standards.

Company officials noted that the Ecorail proposal will reduce the government’s balance of payment deficits and/or reduce subsidies, since the project will not entail government guarantees.

Length-wise, the alignment of the LRT Line 1 South Extension proposed by Ecorail is longer by more than four kilometers with its terminal point in Imus, Cavite as against the other proposals with terminal stations in Bacoor, Cavite.

The project provides the much-needed link between the southern cities and municipalities of Cavite province and northern cities of Metro Manila. The railway system is intended to provide an efficient and reliable mode of transportation to help decongest the main arteries of Metro Manila.

The project will supplement the LRT 1 by extending it from Baclaran to Imus, Cavite. It will pass NAIA and Sucat, both in Parañaque; Las Pinas, Zapote in Muntinlupa, and Talaba, Bacoor, Aguinaldo and finally Imus, all in Cavite.

Canlas said Ecorail has a ‘programmed solution’ for system enhancement and full integration provided by its designated team of specialists covering the North Line 1 Extension, the existing Line 1 and the proposed South Line 1 Extension into a ‘seamless operation’.

He said Ecorail will fully provide the financial requirements of the project without government subsidy unlike other proposals seeking official development assistance (ODA) from multilateral and bilateral funding agencies that require counterpart funds from the Philippine government.

“The tedious process will require interventions from government agencies, i.e. NEDA, DBM, COA and the Senate Oversight Committee, among others. In addition, the multilateral or bilateral agency providing the funds limit the participation of Filipino contractors as subcontractors to foreign contractors from sponsor countries,” Canlas added.

Canlas also revealed that Ecorail proposes a ‘socially-acceptable’ average fare optimization level of P 16.50 + distance-related fee of P1.90 per kilometer unlike other propositions that entirely put the burden of fare structuring to the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).

As planned, Ecorail will cede the ownership of the proposed South Line 1 Extension upon its completion to LRTA that also retains ownership of the existing Line 1 and the North Extension. LRTA has the option to ‘buy-out’ Ecorail for its investments in completing the project either in the form of cash or assets of the government.

source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...rt-1-extension

[CVT]

Simulan na iyan!!!

15.8K:dunno:

[vinj]

Simulan na iyan!!!

15.8K:dunno:

Yeah... tama na drawing ng drawing. The list of proposed projects are quite lengthy but we've still yet to see any real major movements. Heck, even on Katipunan/C5 going to Commonwealth, it's taking them longer then it would take to build new expressways to cut clear through mudder effing squatters and build on a few hundred meters of road.

On a side note, i find that approved airport terminal express road futile (NAIA 1-2-3) since the real problem with our Manila airport is capacity of the runways and the terminal facilities per se. I wonder what the DOTC Sec. was thinking or smoking when he was proposing for carriers to cut down flights without considering that he was cutting off a substantial number of possible air travelers and will raise fares by doing so... quite contrary to our aims to improve investment and tourism eh.

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[timrev]

goodnews MRT - 7 ready for construction narin...approve narin ang funding sa japan..

[Retz]

goodnews MRT - 7 ready for construction narin...approve narin ang funding sa japan..

ayos ito! mabilis na lang pag punta ako sa Tungko.

[vinj]

goodnews MRT - 7 ready for construction narin...approve narin ang funding sa japan..

We also just closed a property at one of the areas it will be passing through. :D

[timrev]

We also just closed a property at one of the areas it will be passing through. :D

for sure aakyat na naman ang price ng mga property nyan...like mga subdivision sa cavite...

[JohnM]

Rumor has it that the MRT3 Buendia-Ayala stretch was supposed to be at-grade but the powers-that-be who live in the subdivisions in that area do not like hoi pollois peeking into their backyards :P

Or it could be because of the Estrella flyover :D

[timrev]

ok siguro if they would put the railway on the right side of quirino highway para di mabawasan yun daan..tsaka small numbers of tress lang naman ang mapuputol dagdag nature attraction pa besides elevated naman yun railway...
probably Bulacan will be eventually another "bedroom"of Mega Manila..

[timrev]

mukang MRT 7, LRT cavite extension, at PNR northrail project ang maipupush sa PNOY admin...sana matapos before sya bumaba sa pwesto...

[chrismarte]

ayos to! sana hatiin nila yung hagdan... hagdan-escalator-hagdan at paganahin nang maayos yung elevator. hirap kaya pumanik.

tama po via commonwealth sya sana simulan na nila...im sure habang ginagawa to makakaranas po tayo ng matinding trafic sa way ng mrt 7 pero ok lang pagnatapos yun luluwag na commonwealth at makakatipid ang public..

parang walang assurance kung luluwag ang traffic sa commonwealth (in some areas). Like EDSA, IMO lalo pa atang sumikip. Coz tao lang naman ang "inakyat" nila hindi yung mga sasakyan.

[timrev]

MRT-7 tagal pa yan baka 2016 pa daw masimulan yan
LRT cavite extension sana early nextyear masinulan na...
http://tsikot.com/forums/traffic-law...project-89452/

[timrev]

the problem is numbers of vehicle increses but our roads still the same...sigro naman pagnatapos yun mrt 7 my mga private car na di gagamitin iwas trafic tipid pa sa gasolina...dapat ng 24hours ang construction pag icoconstruc nila..

[timrev]

DOF expects deal with San Miguel on MRT-7 finalized by yearend

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Finance (DOF) may finalize by yearend an improved concession agreement with San Miguel Holdings Corp. to operate Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), a ranking official said yesterday.

The department is also targeting to issue its performance undertaking and secure the approval of the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) for the project, Finance Undersecretary John Philip Sevilla told The STAR in an interview.
“I would like us to do it by the end of the year (the NEDA approval and the performance undertaking). We want the contract to become effective as soon as possible,” he said.

The DOF and San Miguel’s wholly-owned subsidiary SMHC, the proponent for MRT-7, are discussing ways to enhance the existing concession agreement for the much delayed $1.2-billion rail project.

Sevilla said the talks are going well.
“We’ve had pretty good discussions with San Miguel. I think we’re going to get there,” he said.
Discussions with SMHC are centered on ensuring compliance with performance standards stipulated in the agreement and that the government must be able to terminate the contract if the proponent is unable to operate at a certain capacity.
Furthermore, Sevilla said the government wants to ensure that it can slap penalties for non-compliance and termination of extended non-compliance.
He said the government also wants to make sure that there are adequate mechanisms to monitor both passenger and real estate developments of the project to ensure that the government will get its fair share from those developments.
“We insisted that we define performance standards and penalties for not meeting those performance standards. It’s useless to have performance standards if you don’t have carrot and stick,” Sevilla said.
He said that after the talks are sealed, SMHC is expected to submit a detailed project design and commence construction according to an agreed upon schedule.

“Hopefully, construction has started and operations have started by the end of 2016,” Sevilla said.

The MRT-7 project has been delayed because the DOF wants to clarify provisions in the contract before issuing a performance undertaking.
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, for his part, has said the DOF could not issue a performance undertaking without knowing the precise amounts which government would have to pay after all the cost adjustments.

The proposed MRT-7 is expected to complement the existing mass transit lines. It will run from San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan to SM City North Edsa, linking up with the existing Light Rail Transit Line 1 and MRT 3.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...alized-yearend

[chronicle]

Araw araw ako dumadaan dyan. Actually, mabuti nga tangglin na nila yang tandang sora flyover. Laking sagabal. Chokepoint lang ang construction sa shell tandang sora kasi may malaking harang don.

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[ice15]

Gov't postpones Tandang Sora flyover closure to March 2 | ABS-CBN News

[dr. d]

Gov't postpones Tandang Sora flyover closure to March 2 | ABS-CBN News

oo nga.
close it when the detour roots are already ready for the traffic onslat.
it's a case of the left hand not coordinating with the right hand's activities.

[chronicle]

Yesterday was pretty bad. Luzon flyover is puno (going nlex) sa yung mga truck pilit lumiliko sa ilalim para tumagos ng commonwealth. Muntik pa ako gitgitin ng truck dahil sa pagpipilit. If it is a preview of what's to come, then goodluck to everyone.

But still, the tandang sora flyover should have been demolished years ago.

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