17 July 2012, Malaya Business Insight
The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) through Toll Regulatory board has asked the proponents of road projects connecting the North and South Expressways to harmonize their proposals so the government can act on them.
The DOTC said that project proposals involve certain stretches of roads which they both want to do.
The order also covers Daang Hari-SLEX link road project.
The proponents are Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corp. (MPTDC) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC) for the two NLEX-SLEX connector roads and and the Ayala Group for the Daang Hari-SLEX link road.
The Toll Regulatory Board is working with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to build two SLEX-NLEX connector toll highways, which will reduce travel time between NLEX and SLEX to 20 minutes and support the more efficient movement of people and goods between the north and south of Luzon.
The proposal of MPTDC involves the construction of a 13.4-kilometer four-lane elevated expressway to link the SLEX and NLEX passing through Metro Manila and utilizing the existing PNR alignment as its route.
The second proposal, from CMMTC, is a 14.2-km extension of the integrated skyway system from Buendia in Makati City to Balintawak in Quezon City, using a different alignment.
Meanwhile, on the Daang Hari-SLEX link road project, it was agreed that the Ayala Group will submit its proposed design revisions and costing to remove some constraints in its connection with SLEX in anticipation of future SLEX expansion requirements.
