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MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration will approve two separate private-sector proposals to build expressways linking the north and south of Metro Manila, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday.
Secretary Rogelio Singson said the agency will endorse the unsolicited proposals lodged separately by Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corp. (MPTDC) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. (CMMTC).
"Our recommendation is to let them proceed. But it will have to go to a Swiss challenge. We considered them both unsolicited," Singson told reporters on the sidelines of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank Board of Governors.
Singson said DPWH submitted its recommendation to President Benigno Aquino III two weeks ago.
MPTDC plans to construct a 13-kilometer expressway linking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). The P17-billion connector road would run along the tracks of state-owned Philippine National Railways (PNR).
San Miguel Corp.-backed CMMTC’s proposal, on the other hand, calls for a 14-kilometer, six-lane tollway that will have exists in Quirino, Manila and Plaza Dilao, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon Boulevard, Sgt. Rivera, and Balintawak in Quezon City.
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