By Othel V. Campos | Apr. 09, 2015 at
10:40pm [ manilastandardtoday.com ]
State-run Bases Conversion and
Development Authority and the Transportation Department have agreed to proceed
with the construction of the Tutuban-Malolos-Clark leg of the $6 billion
North-South Commuter Railway project.
“We agreed with the Transportation
Department in principle. They want us to do the Tutuban-Malolos-Clark leg. This
will be undertaken through a pubic private participation and joint venture
mode,” BCDA president and chief executive Arnel Paciano Casanova said in an
interview.
The project secured government
approvals and licenses from different agencies. The Transportation Department
will conduct the bidding in June 2015, a month after the terms of reference is
published in May.
The Clark rail segment, which would
connect from Malolos, Bulacan, is expected to cost around P177 billion. The Tutuban extension will cost another P200
billion.
BCDA said it would provide the needed
land for the project, including substantial areas for commercial development at
every station. It will also provide some
100 hectares in Clark Green City for use as transport hub and to house the
Clark rail depot.
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