THE Department of Transportation broke ground Friday for Phase 1 of the government’s Philippine National Railways line linking Metro Manila to Clark Field, with this first segment running from Tutuban station in Manila to Malolos City in Bulacan.
The groundbreaking was held for the Advance Construction Mobilization of Phase 1 of the Clark railway at an open area in Maria Socorro, Marilao, Bulacan, and attended by transportation and local officials.
Also gracing the event was Bulacan’s first senator in 20 years, Joel Villanueva, who cited the PNR Manila-Clark project as a boon to economic activity and to commuters.
The project is seen to ease the monstrous vehicular traffic in Metro Manila and speed up travel to north of the metropolis, particularly areas of Central Luzon where modern townships are being developed.
According to DoTr Assistant Secretary for Railways Timothy John Batan the pre-construction phase would be handled by an interagency group and the local government, particularly the site clearing, road levelling and the removal of structures that obstruct the rail lines.
Phase 1 of the PNR Clark project runs 38 kilometers from Tutuban to Malolos.
It has 10 stations and is expected to serve on average 340,000 people daily.
The project, envisioned to cut travel time from Tutuban to Malolos to only 35 minutes, is part of the Duterte administration’s flagship Build, Build Build program.
Villanueva lauded the start of the PNR Clark project linking Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila, to his home
“The construction of Clark Railway increases connectivity within Metro Manila and the Central [Luzon] Region. Not only will this afford convenience to our commuters but will also improve economic activity in the area,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva, an advocate of job creation, underscored how the railway project could strengthen the economy and generate employment.
In November last year, the DoTr took a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance the north-south commuter railway project’s Tutuban-Malolos component.
The Tutuban to Malolos segment is targeted to be partially completed by 2020 and fully operational by 2021.
The groundbreaking was held for the Advance Construction Mobilization of Phase 1 of the Clark railway at an open area in Maria Socorro, Marilao, Bulacan, and attended by transportation and local officials.
Also gracing the event was Bulacan’s first senator in 20 years, Joel Villanueva, who cited the PNR Manila-Clark project as a boon to economic activity and to commuters.
The project is seen to ease the monstrous vehicular traffic in Metro Manila and speed up travel to north of the metropolis, particularly areas of Central Luzon where modern townships are being developed.
According to DoTr Assistant Secretary for Railways Timothy John Batan the pre-construction phase would be handled by an interagency group and the local government, particularly the site clearing, road levelling and the removal of structures that obstruct the rail lines.
Phase 1 of the PNR Clark project runs 38 kilometers from Tutuban to Malolos.
It has 10 stations and is expected to serve on average 340,000 people daily.
The project, envisioned to cut travel time from Tutuban to Malolos to only 35 minutes, is part of the Duterte administration’s flagship Build, Build Build program.
Villanueva lauded the start of the PNR Clark project linking Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila, to his home
“The construction of Clark Railway increases connectivity within Metro Manila and the Central [Luzon] Region. Not only will this afford convenience to our commuters but will also improve economic activity in the area,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva, an advocate of job creation, underscored how the railway project could strengthen the economy and generate employment.
In November last year, the DoTr took a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance the north-south commuter railway project’s Tutuban-Malolos component.
The Tutuban to Malolos segment is targeted to be partially completed by 2020 and fully operational by 2021.
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