Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The project was renamed to Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) in 2011 after the preparatory survey and final report plan for Phase 1 was concluded. [ 7 ] JICA would fund the construction of the 66.4-kilometer (41.3 mi) CLLEX, while operation and maintenance would be under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.
JICA was chosen by the Japanese government to look into financing the project, and on November 27, JICA and the Department of Finance signed a loan agreement worth ₱97.3 billion ($1.99 billion) for the financing of the first phase. [70] [71] [72]
JICA was formed in 2003 [citation needed] as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of Japan's ODA. It is now one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world, with a network of 97 overseas offices, projects in more than 150 countries, and available financial resources of approximately 1 trillion yen ($8.5 billion).
The Philippine national government funded the civil works contracts, while JICA funded the contract for the electrical and mechanical systems as part of its Capacity Enhancement of Mass Transit Systems in Metro Manila Project (CEMTSMMP) through a ¥43.2-billion loan for various projects of railway lines in Metro Manila.
Japan disburses Official Development Assistance to the Philippines through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) when the ODA is in the form of projects, and directly through the Embassy of Japan to the Philippines in the case of non-project grant aid. [75]: 13
Based on the project description, the railway project will include passenger railway stations, maintenance depots, operations control centers, connectivity to Languindingan Airport, connectivity to seaports, and transit-oriented developments (TOD). The railway will be designed to be capable of handling freight cargo at cargo terminals in the ...
The outer bridges were replaced by three-span steel deck box girders, while the inner bridge, assessed by JICA to be in good condition, was retrofitted. [2] The pedestrian sidewalk was expanded to 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) while the outer bridges remained at ten lanes in total. [13]
The route alignment starts from Lower Bicutan, Taguig, connecting to the proposed C-6 Expressway Road Project.It traverses southwards, passing the city boundaries of Taguig and Muntinlupa in the southern part of Metro Manila, and continues further south, passing the cities of San Pedro, Biñan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba and ends up at Los Baños in Laguna, near its boundary with Bay.