June 6, 2012, gmanetwork.com
The government agency tasked with facilitating the coordination and monitoring of public-private partnership programs and projects, the Public-Private Partnership Center, announced Wednesday that the Aquino administration is set to bid out this June the P15.86-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway Project.
The PPP Center’s Executive Director Cosette Canilao added that this would be the government’s third PPP project lined up for bidding. The project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority last May 30. According to data from the project’s proponent, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the NAIA Expressway project involves the maintenance and improvement of the existing NAIA Expressway Phase I road and the construction of Phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway which is expected to decongest traffic between the different airport terminals.
“The alignment for Phase 2 involves the construction of a 4.83-kilometer road from the NAIA Expressway Phase 1 following the existing road alignment over Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Domestic Road and NAIA Road, and ends with entry and exit ramps at the Roxas Boulevard and Manila Cavite Toll Expressway, the Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard and the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Entertainment City,” Canilao said.
Furthermore, it will also provide direct links to passenger terminals 1 and 2, including the International Cargo Terminal. The total length of the NAIA Express way is 9.37 kilometers. The DPWH project will be implemented under the Build-Operate-Transfer law and its implementing rules using the Build Transfer and Operate (BTO) contractual arrangement.
Canilao added, “We are seeing projects being rolled out. We are confident that we will hit our target of eight projects for 2012” The Aquino administration launched its much-touted PPP project in 2010. Under the program, the government would partner with the private sector to put up key infrastructure projects in the country.
DVM, GMA News
