Mindanao Railway Project Of President Duterte To Start Construction Next Year
The implementation of the 2,000-kilometer Mindanao Railway
project, which costs about US$9 billion, will start next year, said Speaker
Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday, April 19.
In a press conference in Zamboanga City, Alvarez told the
press that the Congress is working for the provision of the funding in the
General Appropriation Act to be used for the acquisition of the properties for
the project.
The Speaker said the first phase of infrastructure
implementation will start next year.
The first phase will run from Davao del Sur to Davao del
Norte, the second phase will be from Davao del Norte to Butuan City, the third
phase from Butuan to Cagayan de Oro, and the fourth phase from Cagayan de Oro
to Iligan and Zamboanga peninsula.
According to Alvarez, the loop from Cagayan de Oro passing
Cotabato to Davao will complete the rail system in Mindanao.
Late last month, the National Economic Development Authority
(NEDA) reported that the feasibility study of the Mindanao Railway Project has
been completed and will be presented to the NEDA Investment Coordination
Committee (ICC) by the third quarter this year.
According to NEDA, Malaysia, Japan and China are interested
to build the railway system.
Mindanao railway system, an iconic project for Mindanao that
will connect major cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Zamboanga, Butuan,
Surigao, General Santos and Davao, is one of the four major railway systems
which President Rodrigo Duterte promised to build.
The other three lines are Manila-Nueva Vizcaya,
Manila-Sorsogon and Manila-Batangas.
Source: Philstar
Mindanao Railway Project Of President Duterte To Start Construction Next Year
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