The National Economic Development Authority (“NEDA”) Board confirmed the Investment Coordination Committee (“ICC”) approvals of various infrastructure projects. This alert highlights the significant recently approved projects.
NEDA Board and ICC
The NEDA ICC has the following functions (Executive Order No 230 s. 1987):
- Evaluates the fiscal, monetary, and balance of payment implications of major national projects, and recommends to the President the timetable of their implementation on a regular basis; and
- Recommends to the President domestic and foreign borrowings program on a yearly basis, and submits a status of the fiscal, monetary and balance of payments implications of major national projects.
Pursuant to ICC Memorandum dated June 27, 2017, government projects costing at least Php 2.5 billion shall require the ICC approval, except as otherwise provided by law. Its decisions are presented to the NEDA Board for formal confirmation and approval. (See ICC Guidelines and Procedures; Administrative Order No. 8, s. 2017)
Highlights of Recent NEDA Board Approvals
MRT 4 Project
Project description:
The project aims to help reduce travel time to improve mobility and accessibility between Metro Manila and Rizal Province.
It is a 15.56km elevated monorail transit system beginning at the proposed N. Domingo Station near Granada Street corner N. Domingo in Quezon City, and ending at the proposed Taytay Diversion Road – Manila East Road rotunda in Taytay, Rizal.
Implementing agency: Department of Transportation
Project cost and funding source: Php57.07 Billion through Official Development Assistance
EDSA Greenways Project
Project description:
A project which involves the enhancement of pedestrian facilities around key rail stations along EDSA including, but not limited to, covered, elevated walkways leading to and from the rail stations and nearby land uses.
Implementing agency: Department of Transportation
Project cost and funding source: Php8.51 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Maritime Safety Enhancement Program
Project description:
The project involves the construction of two buoy bases, acquisition of two buoy tenders, production and maintenance of Aids to Navigation, repair of equipment and materials constituting services.
It also involves the construction of infrastructure to produce and maintain a stable supply to Aids to Navigation that will comply with international standards.
Implementing agency: Department of Transportation – Philippine Coast Guard
Project cost and funding source: Php6.25 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project
Project description:
The project involves the construction of a 32.15km, four-lane (two lanes each direction) bridge starting from Barangay Alas-asin in Mariveles, Bataan, crossing Manila Bay and ending in Barangay Timalan, Naic, Cavite.
It also involves the construction of two navigation bridges, interchanges, land viaducts, turnaround facilities, special span bridge near Cavite coast, toll plaza and administration building, as well as the improvement of local existing junctions.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php175.7 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Cebu-Mactan Bridge Coastal Road Construction Project
Project description:
The project involves the construction of a 3.3km bridge with an elevated viaduct of 3.385km, with two lanes in each direction; as well the construction of a 4.9km four-lane coastal road with a 4.751km elevated viaduct.
Interchanges will also be constructed at the linkage between the two project in Mandaue City.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php76.41 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Davao City Coastal Bypass Road with Bucana Bridge Project
Project description:
The project will serve as an alternate route to the Davao-Cotabato Road and ABS-CBN Diversion Road.
The project involves the construction of an 18.21km road with four lane facility, with a speed limit of 50kph, from Bago Aplaya to R. Castillo.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php28.26 Billion through General Appropriations Act and Official Development Assistance
Capas–Botolan Road Project
Project description:
The project aims to reduce travel time and cost from Capas to Botolan and other neighbor towns and provinces, as well as serve as an access road to New Clark City. It will directly link the provinces of Tarlac and Zambales.
The project involves the construction/opening of a 35.64km road, including eight bridges with a cumulative length of 1,612.82 linear meters between Capas and Botolan.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php5.9 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island Bridges Project
Project description:
The project involves the construction of a 32.47km, four lane, two-sea-crossing bridges, including connecting roads and interchanges that will connect the lands of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php189.53 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Davao City Bypass Construction Project
Project description:
(Approval of 2nd change in Scope and Cost and Supplemental Loan)
The project involves the construction of a 45.5km four lane bypass road, including a 2.8km tunnel section. This will begin from the Davao-Digos intersection of the Pan Pacific Highway at Toril, Davao City until the Davao-Agusan National Highway in Panabo City.
The change in scope involves the DPWH proposal to divide Package II into three sub-packages. The proposed project is 300 meters longer.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highway
Project cost and funding source: Php46.8 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Samar-Pacific Coastal Road Project
Project description:
The project involves the construction of 11.30km of the unpaved section of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road and the construction of three bridges with a total length of 261 linear meters. The Committee approved the following:
- A 24-month loan validity extension (18 January 2020 to 17 January 22) of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project;
- 18-month implementation period extension of the project (1 January 2020 to 30 June 2021);
- 9.04% increase in total project cost.
Implementing agency: Department of Public Works and Highways
Project cost and funding source: Php1.13 Billion through Official Development Assistance
Originally published on DFDL.