San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is welcoming 2018 on a positive note, as it broke ground for the multibillion-peso Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) on Monday.
Ramon S. Ang, who sits as president at the diversified conglomerate, said his group would start the construction of the expressway during the first half of 2018.
“We’re very glad to be starting 2018 on a very positive note. Because of the hard work of our partners in government, we will finally be able to proceed with this vital infrastructure project,” he said.
The SEMME project is a 34.024-kilometer, six-lane, combined elevated and at-grade expressway with two directional traffic flow.
It will start in the south with a connection to the existing Skyway Stage 1 in Food Terminal Inc., Taguig City, and would terminate in Batasan Complex in Quezon City. It will eventually connect to the North Luzon Expressway through Balagtas in Bulacan. The facility is expected to decongest roads in Manila and Quezon City, particularly major road networks such as Edsa, C-5, Ortigas Avenue and Ortigas Extension.
It is also seen to provide commuters from Metro Manila and the south faster and direct access to the country’s major airports.
The project is the first phase of the much larger Metro Manila C-6 Expressway Project, which will extend all the way to City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the groundbreaking for the project was just the start of the Duterte administration’s push for more infrastructure deals this year.
“We have come here today to make real the dream of the Filipino people: the construction of the C-6 Expressway,” he added.
Once completed, travel time from Bicutan, Taguig City to Batasan, Quezon City, will be reduced to only 35 minutes.
Phase 1 of the project is targeted to be completed in 2020.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar, meanwhile, said the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) team “will work 24/7 to make the project possible.”
“These are infrastructure projects that will lead to the accomplishment of the vision, soon,” Villar added.
The groundbreaking ceremony was also attended by Bases Conversion and Development Authority President and CEO Vince Dizon, and Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares.
Ramon S. Ang, who sits as president at the diversified conglomerate, said his group would start the construction of the expressway during the first half of 2018.
“We’re very glad to be starting 2018 on a very positive note. Because of the hard work of our partners in government, we will finally be able to proceed with this vital infrastructure project,” he said.
The SEMME project is a 34.024-kilometer, six-lane, combined elevated and at-grade expressway with two directional traffic flow.
It will start in the south with a connection to the existing Skyway Stage 1 in Food Terminal Inc., Taguig City, and would terminate in Batasan Complex in Quezon City. It will eventually connect to the North Luzon Expressway through Balagtas in Bulacan. The facility is expected to decongest roads in Manila and Quezon City, particularly major road networks such as Edsa, C-5, Ortigas Avenue and Ortigas Extension.
It is also seen to provide commuters from Metro Manila and the south faster and direct access to the country’s major airports.
The project is the first phase of the much larger Metro Manila C-6 Expressway Project, which will extend all the way to City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the groundbreaking for the project was just the start of the Duterte administration’s push for more infrastructure deals this year.
“We have come here today to make real the dream of the Filipino people: the construction of the C-6 Expressway,” he added.
Once completed, travel time from Bicutan, Taguig City to Batasan, Quezon City, will be reduced to only 35 minutes.
Phase 1 of the project is targeted to be completed in 2020.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar, meanwhile, said the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) team “will work 24/7 to make the project possible.”
“These are infrastructure projects that will lead to the accomplishment of the vision, soon,” Villar added.
The groundbreaking ceremony was also attended by Bases Conversion and Development Authority President and CEO Vince Dizon, and Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares.
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