Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the toll-road arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., has concluded successful negotiations with state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. on a massive elevated toll road linking the southern and northern parts of Metro Manila,…
Construction of the long-delayed P62.7-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), which involves the putting up of a 22.8-kilometer railway line from Quezon City to Bulacan province, may start late next year, its builder said. DMCI Holdings…
MANILA, Philippines—Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the toll-road arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., submitted its formal proposal detailing the implementation structure for a P23-billion “connector-road” aimed at linking the company’s North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) to the South…
The bidding process for a major public private partnership deal—the 47-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway—is progressing smoothly with the government prequalifying three out of four interested groups Monday. Allowed to proceed to the next stage in the bid for…
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. is investing about P6 billion in 2014 as it expects to begin construction of a new section of a toll road that will link Manila’s harbor area with North Luzon Expressway, a company…
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is finalizing auction plans for three more major toll roads—two located south of Metro Manila and another north of the capital—set for the second half of 2014. According to…
In cyberspace, at least, there is no shortage of “solutions” for commuters dealing with Metro Manila’s daily traffic jams. And the smartphone may be their best chance at finding the easiest way around those bottlenecks and gridlocks.…
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Transportation and Communications said a study on a separate extension of the 13.8-kilometer Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT 2) to Manila’s port area, previously deemed “unfeasible,” has been revived, its top official…
