{"id":271308,"date":"2020-10-09T01:22:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271308"},"modified":"2020-10-09T01:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:22:03","slug":"civil-works-contracts-of-p84-9-b-malolos-clark-railway-inked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/09\/civil-works-contracts-of-p84-9-b-malolos-clark-railway-inked\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil works contracts of P84.9-B Malolos-Clark railway inked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY. An artist sketch of Clark Station of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). The three contracts worth about PHP84.9 billion were signed on Thursday for the construction of the Malolos-Clark portion of NSCR. (Photo courtesy of DOTr via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The construction of the Malolos-Clark portion of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will soon start following the signing of three civil works contracts amounting to PHP84.9 billion on Thursday.<\/p>\n

In an online presser, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said the construction of the railway will begin in the next two months.<\/p>\n

It is eyed to reach partial operability by 2023 and full completion by end of 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are starting construction by November (or) December this year with the mobilization of our three contractors,\u201d Batan said.<\/p>\n

DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said the project will create the \u201cfirst-ever airport express service\u201d in the Philippines, connecting the Clark International Airport (CRK) to Metro Manila by railway.<\/p>\n

\u201cYung train<\/em>\u00a0160 kilometer per hour.\u00a0Kaya nga<\/em>\u00a0express\u00a0ho ito, walang stop. Kaya ang managyayari ho talaga diyan, mababawasan po yung pagbiyahe pagpunta sa<\/em>\u00a0Manila,\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0Makati,\u00a0papuntang<\/em>\u00a0Clark (The train will run at 160 km per hour. That\u2019s why express, non-stop. It will reduce travel time from Manila, Makati to Clark),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

He said travel time from Metro Manila to Clark is estimated to be reduced to at least 48 minutes through the NSCR.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto ho ay malaking<\/em>\u00a0comfort\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0convenience\u00a0na maibibigay sa ating mga pasahero. Abangan ang unang airport express train travel sa<\/em>\u00a0Pilipinas (This will provide a lot of comfort and convenience to passengers. Wait for the airport express train travel in the Philippines),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

The Malolos-Clark portion of the NSCR is divided into three contract packages.<\/p>\n

The first contract was awarded to a joint venture of Korean firms Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., Dong-ah Geological Engineering Company Ltd., and Filipino firm Megawide Construction Corporation worth PHP28.38 billion. The 17-kilometer first phase covers Malolos, Bulacan; Calumpit, Bulacan; Apalit, Pampanga; and Minalin, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the joint venture of Acciona Construction Philippines and Korean firm Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. will build the second phase worth PHP33.71 billion. The 16-km phase is from Minalin, Pampanga and will pass through Santo Tomas, Pampanga up to San Fernando, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

The PHP22.78-billion third contract was awarded to Italian-Thai Development Public Co., Ltd., worth PHP22,776,494,476.16, building 12-km railway from San Fernando, Pampanga passing by Angeles, Pampanga up to Mabalacat, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

Aside from rail tracks, the contracts cover the construction of all civil engineering and structural works of the project including viaducts, bridges, and five stations.<\/p>\n

The five stations are Calumpit, Apalit, San Fernando, Angeles, and Clark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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