The Philippine delegation for Expo 2020 Dubai conducted meetings with top government and business officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and discussed ways to strengthen trade, investments, and economic relations. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado took the Expo 2020 Dubai where prolific business opportunitie...

Photo: Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Construction of the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is now on its last stretch with just 10 percent left before project completion. As of December 2021, construction progress of CCLEX was at 89.31 percent. The P30-billion toll bridge, which will be opening to motorists this year, will use an ...

Authorities are optimistic for the implementation of most infrastructure projects proposed under the government’s "Build, Build, Build" program after noting the project’s long-term impact on the economy. In a virtual briefing hosted by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Tuesday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Un...

Photo credit: Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (3rd from left) leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Phase 1 viaduct on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). To date, Phase 1 of the project is 67.5 percent complete and is expected to be done by late 2024 or early 2025. (Photo courtesy of LRMC) The viaduct fo...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil K. Sadain reported that construction of Panguil Bay Bridge connecting Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental is on-going at full steam. An inspection repo...

One of the new trains of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 during an inspection in Valenzuela City on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the construction of the PNR Clark Phases 1 and 2 are in "full swing." (Photo courtesy of DOTr) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has begun the inspection of...

The Binondo - Intramuros Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) in Manila is nearly finished at 90 percent and expected to open to vehicular traffic by Holy Week this year. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build (BBB) Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain said that the 680 meters b...

Photo credit: Philippine News Agency The first package of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Bicol project will begin construction in the first quarter of the year. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, PNR General Manager Junn Magno said the package would consist of the PNR Bicol’s first 380 km. from Banlic, Calamba to Daraga, Albay. ...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fast-tracked the widening works at Fort Bonifacio-Nichols Field Road or Lawton Avenue in Taguig City to meet its target completion by the second quarter of 2022. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this pr...

Photo credit: DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded the single largest rail contract worth PHP142 billion, or about USD2.8 billion, to a Chinese joint venture to build a 380-kilometer Philippine National Railways (PNR) route. The construction will run from Barangay Banlic in Calamba, Laguna to Daraga, Albay. The contract was signed...

Photo credit: Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado declared that the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway or CCLEX will soon strengthen the carrying capacity of the road network of Cebu Province. In his inspection at the project over Mactan channel, Secretary Mercado commended the effor...

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s designated Chief Implementer of flagship projects under the Build Build Build (BBB) Program, has promoted collaborative engagements among oversight and implementing agencies to accelerate the preparation, implementation, and completion of various ...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started with the massive installation of prefabricated girders for abutments and ramps of the iconic Binondo - Intramuros Bridge Project in Manila. In his report to DPWH Acting Secretary Roger "Oging" Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build B...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Government agencies under the Build Build Build (BBB) program commit to push forward the implementation of high-impact infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) that will bring long-term benefits to the Filipino people. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger "Oging" M...

It’s all systems go for the Sta. Mesa Section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) - South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Connector Road Project seen to cut to just 20 minutes the two (2) hours travel time between the two (2) expressways. Public Works Secretary Roger "Oging" Mercado, together with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation President and CEO Rodrigo F...

Photo credit: Philippine News Agency The national government will ensure that the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) will be “partially operational” by the fourth quarter of 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday. Duterte made this remark during a ceremony to unveil the new MRT-7 train sets along Commonwealth Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City....