Busway Infrastructure being completed in EDSA

The Busway or a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System is coming to the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The outermost lane will be dedicated for Buses only and will be separated by Concrete Barriers.

The existing Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) 3 Stations will be utilized as Bus Stops as well as other dedicated stations for the Busway.

The only sort of fly in the Ointment here is that Passengers will have to enter or leave on most of the existing Buses on the right side, opposite to the Busway entrances, but since the Busway itself is separated by barriers then it won’t be as hazardous to the Passengers.

The Government is planning to mandate Buses that will use this system to have an alternate door also on the left side.

SOURCE: Official Department of Transportation - Philippines Facebook Page Post, 06/28/20 - 2116H

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DoTr notes down completion of 120 Airport Projects since July 2016

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) reported on the 120 Airport Projects that were completed under the Administration of President Rodrigo Duterte from June 2016 to February 2020. Among these Projects are:

* Bohol-Panglao International Airport – Started by the PNoy Administration but never finished. The Feasibility Study of this Project started in 2000 but it took another 5 years before construction began. By June 2016 when the Project was transitioned to the Duterte Administration, its schedule had already slipped by 48%. It was finally inaugurated in November 2018.

* Mactan-Cebu International Airport – Started also by the PNoy Administration, but upon transfer to the Duterte Administration its schedule had already been delayed by 11 months. It was inaugurated in 2017 and is now fully operational.

* Sangley Airport – Construction started in 2019 and inaugurated just this month (February 2020).

* Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Project - Implementation of this project was delayed by 10 years, now it is fully operational with a total of 13 radars (compared to just 3 before) ensuring 100% coverage of Philippine airspace for aviation safety.

* Bicol International Airport – Delayed for 11 years but is now more than 50% complete

SOURCE: DOTr reports completion of 120 Airport Projects

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NEDA approves 12 Infra Projects worth Php 626 billion

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently approved 12 Infrastructure Projects under the Duterte Administration worth a total of Php 626 billion. These Projects are:

* Davao International Airport Development

* Laguindingan Airport Development

* MRT-4

* EDSA Greenways Project

* Maritime Safety Enhancement Program

* Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge

* Fourth Cebu-Mactan Bridge and Cebu Coastal Road

* Davao City Coastal Bypass Road

* Capas-Botolan Road Project

* Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island Bridges

* Davao City Bypass

* Samar-Pacific Coastal Road

The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project means that a Bridge will be visible in the already scenic Manila Bay and will spur development in both Provinces as there will be more direct and faster route between them.

The EDSA Greenways Project on the other hand means Elevated Walkways along EDSA. MRT 4 will connect the Ortigas District to Taytay, Rizal.

SOURCE: Economic Managers okay 12 Projects for NEDA Board nod

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Build, Build, Build Infrastructure Accomplishments as of November 2019

Let me just summarize the major Infrastructure Projects that are running and have been completed under the Duterte Administration so far as of November 2019:

* 64 Airport Projects have been completed, with 133 more ongoing.

* Among those completed was the Mactan-Cebu International Airport which was delayed in schedule by 11 months when Duterte took over. It was inaugurated in 2017 and is now fully operational.

* The Bohol-Panglao Airport whose Feasibility Studies were started in 2000 but Construction only started in 2015, with a 48% slippage in schedule when it was handed over to the Duterte Administration. The Airport was inaugurated in November 2018.

* The MRT-7 whose Concession Agreement was signed in 2008 but had nearly zero movement until 2016, is now 50% complete.

* The MRT Common Station was approved by the NEDA Board in 2007 and stalled since 2009 is now undergoing 24/7 construction and is 50% complete.

* The LRT-1 Cavite Extension, delayed for 19 years and whom PNoy said he will have himself run over by its Trains if not completed in 2015, finally started full-blast construction this year.

SOURCE: Department of Transport (DoTr) Official Facebook Page (11/14/19 - 1151H)

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First Phase of the Mindanao Railway to start construction in the First Quarter of 2020

The construction of the first phase of the Mindanao Railway from Digos to Davao and then Tagum will start in the First Quarter of next year (2020).

Ultimately the Railway Network with all Phases completed is projected to reach all the way to Zamboanga City. The first phase will be funded by China, and likely will the other phases also if all goes well.

Projects like these I think is probably what is spooking our former (and still current? LOL) Colonial Masters the United States (US) so much that’s why they are trying to establish even closer ties with our military.

Note that China also has other high value, high visibility projects pending that they are likely to fund like the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge which may materialize or at least start under President Rodrigo Duterte’s term.

REFERENCE: Tagum-Davao City-Digos Route construction starts Q1 2020

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