NEDA Board Meeting - approval of LRT Lines 4 & 6 projects

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, headed by President Aquino, approved the implementation of two railway Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects last Friday, September 4, 2015.

The government is set to roll-out the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and Light Rail Transit Authority’s (LRTA) LRT Line 4 and LRT Line 6 PPP projects after the Board provided the go-signal last week.

The Php 65.09 billion (USD 1.446 B) LRT Line 6 Project is a proposed 19-kilometer railway from Niyog, Bacoor (the terminus of the LRT 1 CAVEX extension) to Dasmariñas City. The proposed ROW alignment is along the Aguinaldo Highway with 7 stations, namely: (i) Niyog, (ii) Tirona, (iii) Imus, (iv) Daang Hari; (v) Salitran, (vi) Congressional Avenue, and (vii) Governor’s Drive.

This project will improve passenger mobility and reduce the volume of vehicular traffic in the Cavite area by providing a higher capacity mass transit system. It also aims to spur economic development along the extension corridor.

Meanwhile, the P42.89 billion (USD 913.75 million) LRT Line 4 project is a proposed 11.3-kilometer rail line running west from SM City in Taytay, Rizal to the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and EDSA in Ortigas. The proposed ROW alignment is along Taytay Diversion Road and Ortigas Avenue with six stations, namely: (i) EDSA (transfer station with the MRT) (ii) Meralco Avenue, (iii) Pasig, (iv) Bonifacio Avenue, (v) L Wood Road, and (vi) SM Taytay.

This project will provide improved local transportation solutions and a better link to Metro Manila for the large and growing population in and around Taytay.

The government now has three PPP projects for roll out including the newly approved LRT Line 4 and Line 6 and the Php 1.59 billion (USD 35 million) Civil Registry System Information Technology Project (Phase II). As of September, 13 PPP projects are currently being tendered. And one project is awaiting for the issuance of Notice of Award (NOA), the Integrated Transport System – South Terminal from the DOTC.

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