DUTERTENOMICS: DOTr’s Priority Infrastructure Projects

The Mindanao Railway is a 830-km. circumferential line spanning Davao, Cotabato, Iligan, Cagayan De Oro, Butuan, back to Davao, and 700-km.

of branch lines to General Santos, Zamboanga, Dipolog, and Surigao.

The Phase 1: Tagum – Davao – Digos, is a Php 36-B project (funded through GAA). It is set for construction on 2018 and targeted to be

completed on 2021. The railway is a 105-km rail line designed to accommodate around 120,000 passengers per day in its opening year. This will

reduce travel time between Tagum and Digos from 3.5 hours to 1.3 hours, and from CDO to Davao to 2 hours.

The Metro Manila Subway will be the first subway to be built in the country. This 25-km rail line is set for construction in 2019 and targeted to be completed

in 2025 although operations may be scheduled earlier.

It will connect major cities in Metro Manila which will start from Quirino Highway corner Mindanao Avenue, heading to PNR’s FTI Station passing through

Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig and Parañaque. It will have 13 stations although discussions to extend it to the NAIA are ongoing. Based on projections,

it is expected to service 371,000 passengers per day in its first year of operations. With this project, commuters can get from Quezon City to Taguig in just

31 minutes.

The Phase 1 of the project is a 38-km. segment spanning from Tutuban to Malolos, Bulacan is set for construction before the end of 2017 and targeted

to be completed in 2020. It will have 10 stations and is expected to service 340,000 people daily during its opening year. Commuters from Malolos,

Bulacan will be able to reach Tutuban in as little as 35-mins.

The 70-km stretch from Malolos, Bulacan to Clark has also been approved by the NEDA. The project will make it possible to reach Clark International

Airport from Metro Manila in as little as 55-mins.

PNR South is a 653-km railway project divided into two segments.

The PNR South Commuter, a 72-km segment, will connect Metro Manila to Los Baños, Laguna in just 45 minutes. It costs about PHP 134-B

(funded though GAA and ODA) and can service 330,000 riders daily. Construction is set to start in 2018.

At about the same time, PNR South Long Haul will begin construction, extending the line all the way to Bicol.

Pending since 2009, the construction of the Common Station will finally start in September 2017. At 13,700 sqm. It is bigger, more comfortable, and

future-proof. The Common Station will provide seamless connectivity between LRT Line 1, MRT3, and MRT7. It is expected to service up to 478,000 riders

per day by 2020.

DOTr brought together the top businessmen in the country --- SM, Ayala, and San Miguel --- to work together for a common goal. It took eight years to

identify a single location for the station, but in January 2017, all parties agreed to build the station between SM North EDSA and Trinoma Malls.

With the groundbreaking ceremony held last 4 May 2017, this Php 65-B project is expected to be completed in October 2021. It is designed to serve

around 300,000 riders per day from Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Cavite. This is in addition to the current 500,000 daily riders of the existing system.

It is a government and private sector initiative that will create an additional eight (8) passenger stations and three (3) new intermodal facilities through

an extended alignment of 11-kilometers, passing the cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas and Bacoor, Cavite. The new stations identified are: Aseana,

MIA, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino and Dr. Santos in Paranaque City; Las Piñas and Zapote Stations in Las Piñas City and Niog Station in Bacoor,

Cavite.

The LRT-2 East extension will extend the current line from Santolan to Antipolo. The 13.8-km. line is designed to accommodate around

185,000 passengers per day. The groundbreaking ceremony was held last 30 May 2017.

This USD 1.5-B project (funded through PPP) is targeted to be completed in 2019. This 23-km. railway system connecting

North EDSA, Quezon City to San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan is designed to accommodate around 420,000 passengers per

day.

The New Puerto Princesa International Airport was formally opened on 4 May 2017. The airport is designed to

accommodate 1.9 million passengers annually, and is seen to enhance connectivity, boost tourism, and spur

economic development in Palawan.

Set to be completed in June 2018, this PHP 2-B (funded through ODA and PPP) airport is designed to

accommodate 1.9 million passengers annually. This is a new gateway to the paradise province of Bohol.

Set to be completed in June 2018, this Php14-B PPP terminal project will decongest the existing Mactan airport.

designed to accommodate 12 million passengers annually. The first resort airport in the world, it will have world-class

facilities and will accommodate around 12 million passengers annually.

The Bicol International Airport lies on a 148-hectare lot in Daraga, Albay with a 2,100-meter runway strip and will have the scenic Mount Mayon as backdrop.

The delivery of the project is expected to boost tourist arrivals and will help Albay become an economic powerhouse.

In just four months, the DOTr was able to award the Php 780-M Phase 2 of the project, effectively giving a green light for the completion of the P4.8-B airport.

The groundbreaking of the Phase 2 of the BIA last December 2016 marks the start of construction works for land-side facilities, which includes 17 buildings for

cargo, air traffic control, material recovery facilities, and water reservoir. The project was delayed for 11 years due to snags in bidding and awarding of

contracts.

The government is keen on equipping all 42 airports with night landing capabilities. This allows airports to accommodate flights after sunset,

which maximizes airport operations and further decongests NAIA and other busy gateways. There are now 19 night-landing capable

airports . Eight (8) more airports are currently being night-rated, namely: Naga, Dumaguete, Dipolog, Cotabato, Tugegarao, Cauayan,

Pagadian, and Ozamis.

CNS/ATM is a state-of-the-art

computer- and satellite-based air traffic

management technology, which is the

same technology being used by

Australia, Taiwan, and other European

states.

Using the CNS/ATM, travel is expected

to be more definite, aircraft identification

to be more established, and safety and

security are guaranteed. It will provide

an efficient, economic, and safer air

traffic flow management in the country.

It will also enable aircraft operators to

meet their departure and arrival

schedules, and choose their preferred

flight profiles with minimum inhibitions.

Upon Secretary Art Tugade’s

assumption in the Department, he

ordered everyone concerned to be

onboard to allow the Civil Aviation

Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to

meet its schedule of completing the

CNS/ATM.

Under the CNS/ATM project, a world-

class air traffic control center will be

built and additional radars will be

established nationwide. As of today, 10

additional radars have been installed.

This means the country has now a total

of 13 radars. The CNS/ATM is

expected to be fully operational on

December 2017.

The Southwest Intermodal Transport Exchange (ITX) is an intermodal transport facility that will provide seamless transfers, fixed departure schedules,

and centralized ticketing system for provincial buses. It will provide commuters coming from Northern, Central, and Southern Luzon interconnectivity

to EDSA, SLEX, C5, C6, and PNR.

It is currently being constructed and targeted to be operational by April 2018.

The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system requires a dedicated roadway for buses to ensure fast and reliable travel times. BRT projects will provide affordable,

high-speed and high-capacity public transport services as well as safe and environment-friendly pedestrian and cyclist facilities. A 48.6-km BRT will be built in

EDSA I 2019. It is expected to serve 1.7 million passengers daily going in and out of EDSA, Ayala, Ortigas and NAIA.

With the groundbreaking held last 21 April 2017, the construction of a barge and RORO terminal in Tanza, Cavite will allow the trans-shipment of cargo

from Manila port to Cavite via barges via roll-on, roll-off (RORO) operations. The project will reduce the number of trucks plying Metro Manila roads,

with the first phase of the project designed to support a total output of 115,000 TEUs per year, or approximately 140,000 fewer truck trips travelling the

city roads annually. Road traffic will be reduced by approximately two (2) km. of trucks when the Cavite Barge Port becomes operational. The terminal

is expected to be completed by December 2018.

It is the priority of this administration to modernize ports across the country to improve operational efficiency, and cargo and vessel movement to

lessen the occurrence of congestion. Among them are: Iloilo, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Basco, Bataraza, Calapan,

Catagbacan, Dapitan, Larena, Legazpi, Makar, Matnog, Opol, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Tubigon, Iligan and Surigao.

PORT MODERNIZATION PROJECT(Iloilo, CDO, General Santos, Basco, Bataraza, Calapan, Catagbacan, Dapitan, Larena, Legazpi, Makar,

Matnog, Opol, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Tubigon, Zamboanga, Iligan, Surigao

Improving operational efficiency and cargo and vessel movement

to lessen the occurrence of congestion

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