Source: ABS-CBN News Online, 5 June 2012
MANILA, Philippines – The P15.86 billion NAIA Expressway project will be up for bidding this month.
This will be the government’s third public private partnership (PPP) priority project lined up for bidding this year, after the LRT 1 extension and the classroom building projects.
In a statement, PPP Center executive director Cosette V. Canilao expressed satisfaction with the announcement of the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid for the NAIA Expressway project.
“The PPP Center congratulates the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for rolling out one of the country’s mega infrastructure projects under the PPP program of government. This is indeed an achievement for the DPWH and the program itself. We knew that it could work and now we are seeing projects being rolled out. We are confident that we will hit our target of 8 projects for 2012,” Canilao said.
The NAIA Expressway project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board last May 30. President Benigno Aquino, who is also the NEDA board chairman, gave the DPWH the go-signal to push through with the bidding of the NAIA Expressway project by June.
The proposed NAIA Expressway project involves the maintenance and improvement of the existing NAIA Expressway Phase I road; construction of Phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway; construction of at-grade feeder roads leading to and from the PAGCOR Entertainment City; operation and maintenance of the completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 as a toll road; and the maintenance of the at-grade feeder road as a free road.
The total length of the NAIA expressway is 9.37 kilometers, including 7.15 kilometer elevated portion of Phase 1 and 2; and the 2.22 kilometers at-grade portion.
The project is expected to ease traffic going to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It will also link the SLEX/Skyway to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway and both Roxas and Macapagal Boulevard providing easy access to Entertainment City.
