DOTr signed four civil works contracts worth $1.87 billion for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway.
THE Department of Transportation signed on Thursday four civil works contracts worth $1.87 billion for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway , a project that the agency’s chief said will “ring back the country’s railway system to its former glory and accelerate the country’s economic rebound.”
Gracing Thursday’s event, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said he is eagerly awaiting the completion of the North-South Commuter Railway Project, hailing its benefits to 340,000 passengers per day. The SCRP is part of the North–South Commuter Railway network, which is ADB’s largest infrastructure financing in Asia and the Pacific to date.
The project is estimated to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by over 284,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually as commuters switch from road to rail transportation. More than 600,000 passengers are expected to use the entire NSCR system daily by 2040. The SCRP will connect to the future Metro Manila Subway system and be designed to withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Travel time between Manila and Calamba using the railway will be reduced by over half, from 2.5 hours currently by road.
The first three contracts signed by DOTr on Thursday cover the construction and civil works for the following: 8.5 kilometers of Railway Viaduct Structure including elevated stations at Alabang and Muntinlupa; 12.8 kilometers of Railway Viaduct Structure including elevated stations at San Pedro, Pacita, Biñan, and Santa Rosa; and 10.2 kilometers of Railway Viaduct Structure including elevated stations at Cabuyao, Banlic, and Calamba.
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