Officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and local government officials of Bulacan led the groundbreaking ceremony for the start of the construction of the first phase of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark project.
The first phase of the project covers the installation of new rails and construction of new stations from Tutuban in Manila to Malolos City in Bulacan.
It will be 38 kilometers in length with its station located at Socorro, Marilao, Bulacan.
The Tutuban to Marilao PNR station is the first phase of the Manila to Clark Railway Project the government targets to finish by the year 2022.
The DOTr said that the current 2-hour travel from Tutuban, Manila to Bulacan will be shortened to 35 minutes once construction on the first phase of the Manila to Clark PNR project is completed.
DOTr explained that phase one which covers Tutuban up to Malolos will be operational by 2021 while phase 2 which covers Clark International Airport and new Clark City will be operational by 2022.
Based on the estimates of the transportation department, the PNR Manila to Clark project can accommodate up to more than 300,000 passengers.
Also present at the ground-breaking ceremony were Senators Joel Villanueva and Joseph Victor Ejercito who are both residents of Bulacan.
According to Senator Villanueva, the project is a huge help in creating more jobs.
“In the Build Build Build, what follows are more jobs. There will be a huge demand for carpenters, construction workers. It will create more jobs for our citizens,” he said.
Daily commuters will soon see the great benefits of the project once it is completed.
“If the train will be completed, the traffic will be decongested. They said each town will have an exit,” said Bulacan resident, Rudy Farinas.
“Traffic will finally ease up because at present, it is too heavy. This project is going to be a huge help,” said Marlyn Macasmo, a local resident of Bulacan.
The Manila to Clark PNR project is among the projects under the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration.
The first phase of the project covers the installation of new rails and construction of new stations from Tutuban in Manila to Malolos City in Bulacan.
It will be 38 kilometers in length with its station located at Socorro, Marilao, Bulacan.
The Tutuban to Marilao PNR station is the first phase of the Manila to Clark Railway Project the government targets to finish by the year 2022.
The DOTr said that the current 2-hour travel from Tutuban, Manila to Bulacan will be shortened to 35 minutes once construction on the first phase of the Manila to Clark PNR project is completed.
DOTr explained that phase one which covers Tutuban up to Malolos will be operational by 2021 while phase 2 which covers Clark International Airport and new Clark City will be operational by 2022.
Based on the estimates of the transportation department, the PNR Manila to Clark project can accommodate up to more than 300,000 passengers.
Also present at the ground-breaking ceremony were Senators Joel Villanueva and Joseph Victor Ejercito who are both residents of Bulacan.
According to Senator Villanueva, the project is a huge help in creating more jobs.
“In the Build Build Build, what follows are more jobs. There will be a huge demand for carpenters, construction workers. It will create more jobs for our citizens,” he said.
Daily commuters will soon see the great benefits of the project once it is completed.
“If the train will be completed, the traffic will be decongested. They said each town will have an exit,” said Bulacan resident, Rudy Farinas.
“Traffic will finally ease up because at present, it is too heavy. This project is going to be a huge help,” said Marlyn Macasmo, a local resident of Bulacan.
The Manila to Clark PNR project is among the projects under the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration.
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