Just when everything in the Philippines seems to be slowing down, the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC), now under the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., is working on several expansion projects north of Manila.
After completing the rehabilitation and expansion of the 84-kilometer North Luzon Expressway in 2005, MNTC is now ready to start Phase 2 of the Manila North Expressway (“MNE”) Project.
This project complements and advances the crucial role of the existing NLEX as the infrastructure backbone to the Central and Northern Luzon regions which are expected to be the key beneficiaries of economic and development growth potentials in the coming years.
According to MNTC President and CEO Rodrigo E. Franco, the MNE Phase 2 Project, of which Segment 8.1 is an integral part, is considered as one of the flagship projects of the Philippine Government. It is also a vital road infrastructure that will help decongest Metro Manila as it provides alternative east and west access to mainline NLEX, bypassing EDSA and Balintawak Toll Plaza.
Phase 2 comprises the construction of the 16-km Circumferential Road (“C-5”) which will connect the existing C-5 expressway with the NLEX and onward with the MacArthur Highway to the west of NLEX. Segment 8.1 that is part of MNE Phase 2 Project is a 2.7 kilometer road linking Mindanao Avenue to NLEX in Valenzuela City, Manila.
In a recent briefing with the Pampanga press, Franco said they will start construction on Segment 8.1 on March 2009 as soon as the national government completes the settlement of right-of-way claims. MNTC will infuse some P2 billion for Segment 8.1 and would directly employ 600 workers for the project.
After completing the rehabilitation and expansion of the 84-kilometer North Luzon Expressway in 2005, MNTC is now ready to start Phase 2 of the Manila North Expressway (“MNE”) Project.
This project complements and advances the crucial role of the existing NLEX as the infrastructure backbone to the Central and Northern Luzon regions which are expected to be the key beneficiaries of economic and development growth potentials in the coming years.
According to MNTC President and CEO Rodrigo E. Franco, the MNE Phase 2 Project, of which Segment 8.1 is an integral part, is considered as one of the flagship projects of the Philippine Government. It is also a vital road infrastructure that will help decongest Metro Manila as it provides alternative east and west access to mainline NLEX, bypassing EDSA and Balintawak Toll Plaza.
Phase 2 comprises the construction of the 16-km Circumferential Road (“C-5”) which will connect the existing C-5 expressway with the NLEX and onward with the MacArthur Highway to the west of NLEX. Segment 8.1 that is part of MNE Phase 2 Project is a 2.7 kilometer road linking Mindanao Avenue to NLEX in Valenzuela City, Manila.
In a recent briefing with the Pampanga press, Franco said they will start construction on Segment 8.1 on March 2009 as soon as the national government completes the settlement of right-of-way claims. MNTC will infuse some P2 billion for Segment 8.1 and would directly employ 600 workers for the project.
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