30 July 2012, GMA News
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is inviting local and foreign construction firms to invest in a public-private partnership program for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway Phase II.
DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said he expects a good turnout of potential investors for the expressway project as a follow-up to the Daang Hari-SLEX Link Road Project – which was awarded to the Ayala Corporation in April under the build-operate-transfer scheme.
The NAIA Expressway is a four-lane, 7.15-km elevated expressway worth P15.52 billion.
The government will finance the right-of-way acquisition at P1.021 billion. Money from Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) license holders will cover the P6.5-billion for the expressway’s construction.
The NAIA expressway aims to reduce to eight minutes the average 24- minute travel time for passengers from Skyway to NAIA Terminal I.
The project will start from the Skyway to the existing road alignments over Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Domestic Road, and NAIA Road. It has entry and exit ramps at Roxas Boulevard, Macapagal Boulevard, and Pagcor City.
It provides access to NAIA Terminals I, II, and III and links to other expressways like the Skyway and the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway.
The project will also link to the proposed elevated NLEX-SLEX Connector Road and to the Metro Manila Skyway (Stage 3) extension to Araneta Avenue (C-3). — MJC/VS, GMA News
