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2006
(in alphabetical order)
• DPWH, in coordination with Skyway Corp., to partially
close Sales area at the SLEX dated
February 22, 2006
• Full implementation of SLEX Project slated dated
May 11, 2006
• PNCC, Skyway Corp., Petron prepare for Holy Week with
"Lakbay Alalay 2006" dated
April 4, 2006
• Skyway Corp. to partially close the At-Grade Skyway System
For Girder Launching dated March
20, 2006
• Skyway Corporation to close elevated level to repair works
dated April 7, 2006
• Skyway Corporation to partially close Sales Interchange
for DPWH project dated March
21, 2006
2005
(in alphabetical order)
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DTI Secretary Favila inspects SLEX Project site dated
September, 2005
• PNCC adjust toll rates at SLT effective January 1, 2005
dated January 1, 2005
•
PNCC and Skyway Corp. all set with "Oplan Kaluluwa"
for All Saint's Day Holiday dated
October 21, 2005
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PNCC awards Alabang Viaduct rehabilitation to FF Cruz dated
April 4, 2005
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PNCC issues Notice of Award to Makati Development Corporation
for SLEX Extension Project dated
April 4, 2005
•
PNCC near halfway complete with traffic mitigating works at SLEX
dated
February 7, 2005
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PNCC reconsiders HCII for SLEX Project dated
May, 2005
• PNCC reminds motorists to observespeed limits
dated August 17, 2005
•
PNCC to award Alabang Viaduct rehab to FF Cruz; SLEX Extension
to Makati Development Corporation dated
February 23, 2005
•
PNCC to undertake P20M engineering solution at San Pedro area
dated
September 15, 2005
• Road Pavement Test on SLEX Underway dated
August, 2005
•
Skyway Corp. to close elevated highway for maintenance works dated
March 21, 2005
• Skyway Corporation undertakes rotomiling and asphalt overlay
works dated
October 20, 2005
• Toll holiday SLEX and Skyway System On Christmas and New
Year dated
December 25, 2005
• VAT-inclusive toll fees to be collected after SC rules
with finality on EVAT dated
September 7, 2005
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DTI
Secretary Favila inspects SLEX Project site
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Secretary Peter Favila, together with Philippine National Construction
Corporation (PNCC) President Noel Eli Kintanar, has recently conducted
a site inspection of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to observe
the ongoing activities concerning the SLEX Rehabilitation and Expansion
Project, a priority infrastructure undertaking of the government.
Secretary Favila inspected the preliminary
construction works now underway and he was briefed by Kintanar on
the various scopes of work for the project.
Engineering consultant Scott Wilson
Pavement Engineering Sdn. Bhd (SWPE) and Renardet SA Consulting
Engineers continue are conducting pavement testing and investigations
along the Alabang – Calamba stretch of the SLEX prior to full-scale
rehabilitation and expansion.
Works are also underway for the detour
road project along Bunye Road in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. In coordination
with Filinvest Corporate City, the detour road will serve as a relief-valve
when rehabilitation and widening at the Alabang Viaduct starts.
The SLEX Project is a joint venture
undertaking of the PNCC and MTD Manila Expressway Corporation. The
project involves the rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct (Toll
Road 1) in Muntinlupa City; the widening and rehabilitation of lanes
from Alabang to Calamba, Laguna (Toll Road 2); the extension of
the road from Calamba to Sto. Tomas, Batangas (Toll Road 3).
Secretary Favila gave his full support
to the undertaking and expressed that the project be completed as
soon as possible as it is expected to spur economic growth in the
southern Tagalog regions particularly the Calabarzon provinces. NEWS
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shows : PNCC SLEX Technical Working Group Head Abraham P. Sales
(left) and PNCC President Noel Eli B. Kintanar (right) as they brief
Secretary Favila on the various scopes of the work for the SLEX
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PNCC
and Skyway Corp. all set with “Oplan Kaluluwa” for All
Saints’ Day holiday
To
guide and assist motorists who will troop to the provinces and the
cemeteries during the “All Saints’ Day” holiday,
tollway operators Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC)
and the Skyway Corporation will hold its annual motorist assistance
program dubbed “Oplan Kaluluwa” from October 28 to November
2, 2005.
The
assistance program is the tollway operators’ response to the
expected heavy flow of motorists who will use the South Luzon Expressway
and the Skyway System during the long weekend holiday.
According
to PNCC Tollways Group Head Manuel Luis Antonio, with “Oplan
Kaluluwa,” the PNCC and the Skyway Corporation assure intensified
patrol operations and assistance to all motorists in distress during
the long break.
“We
will be deploying additional traffic enforcers in identified choke
points along the tollways particularly at Bicutan, Sucat, Alabang,
Susana Heights, Sta. Rosa and Calamba interchanges and at the San
Juan Viaduct. At the same time, we will augment the number of our
toll tellers by assigning ambulant tellers and installing tandem
booths at busy interchanges to avoid queuing and long lines of vehicles
at these identified toll plazas,” Antonio said.
Furthermore, Antonio also announced that all roving traffic security
and safety personnel will be quipped with the necessary emergency
tools like medical kits, bull horns, fire extinguishers and traffic
devices and signage’s to enable them to immediately respond
to emergency situations and other traffic concerns. Close coordination
will also be established with Emergency Medical Service-Bureau of
Fire Protection (EMS-BFP) for quick response to contingency situations.
“In
Coordination with the Traffic Management Office (TMO), Motorists
Assistance Station (MAS) will be set up long strategic areas of
the expressways for random inspections against any form of criminality
(i.e. holduping, hijacking, bombing, etc.),” Antonio added.
To
ensure the successful implementation of these safety and security
measures, the PNCC has coordinated its traffic management plan with
the following government agencies: the Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the TMO,
and with the various local government units whose localities are
traversed by the tollways. NEWS
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PNCC
to undertake P20M engineering solution at San Pedro area
Tollway
operator Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) will
embark on a Php 20M engineering solution to solve the heavy flooding
at the San Pedro area.
The
PNCC will undertake the necessary dredging and geometrical solutions,
in coordination with the local government of San Pedro, so a similar
incident will be avoided in the future.
“We
will elevate the affected area so this part of the expressway will
not be a catch basin when heavy rains pour again. Likewise, we volunteer
to assist the local government of San Pedroin dredging the already
clogged drainage systems in the vicinity which caused the overflowing
of the creek in the area, even if these are already outside the
jurisdiction of PNCC,” informs PNCC Tollways Head Manuel Luis
Antonio.
Thousands
of motorists were stranded Thursday night and Friday morning when
floodwaters rose to waist high at Km. 28 Alaska and Kimberly Clark,
due to continuous and heavy rains which caused the creek in the
vicinity to overflow. This prompted PNCC to immediately implement
a remedial solution to the problem.
“The
continuous and heavy amount of rain waters simply cannot flow quickly
and out of the expressway as a nearby creek also overflowed. There
was no other place to dump the huge amount of water at that time,”
explained Antonio.
“We
immediately deployed traffic enforcers along the entire stretch
of the expressway to divert tollway-users to other alternate routes.
The southbound motorists were diverted to Alabang And Susana Heights
and the northbound motorists were asked to take Carmona. Our toll
tellers also advised the motorists to take alternate routes and
explained the situation in the affected area. Traffic advisories
were immediately dispensed to the media,” said Antonio.
The
PNCC targets to start the remedial works immediately and will complete
it in three months. The National Development Company (NDC) will
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PNCC
reconsiders HCII for SLEX Project
Tollway
operator Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNC) has
considered its previous decision to terminate the contract with
Hopewell Crown Infrastructure, Inc. (HCII) and reinstate their joint
venture partnership for the implementation of the South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) Project after HCII has complied with the PNCC May 20 deadline
of showing financial capability to undertake the project.
MTD
Capital, a publicly listed company on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
and Malaysia’s second largest tollway operator, has secured
the controlling stake in HCII after it bought out the other investors
in the company including Hong Kong’s Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.
And Crown Equities, Inc.
The
SLEX Project is a three-phase undertaking which includes the rehabilitation
of the Alabang Viaduct (Toll Road 1) in Muntinlupa City, the widening
and rehabilitation of lanes from Alabang to Calamba in Laguna (Toll
Road 2), and the extension of road from Calamba to Sto. Tomas, Batangas
(Toll Road 3) and is a priority project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Skyway
Corp. to close elevate highway for maintenance works
Starting
10 p.m. on March 24, 2005 (Holy Thursday) until 5 a.m. on March
26, 2005 (Black Saturday), tollway operator PNCC Skyway Corporation
(PCS), operator of the Skyway System, will be closing the entire
elevated from Bicutan in Parañaque City all the way to Buendia
in Makati.
“This
means the elevated level will be closed the whole day of Good Friday,
March 25, 2005. The traffic rerouting scheme will be undertaken
during the Holy Week vacation when traffic is less congested,”
explains PSC President and CEO Wilfredo P. Cu.
“We
need to undertake urgent repairs and maintenance work particularly
at the Skyway on and off ramps at Bicutan. The repairs will include
the positioning of equipment at the ramps and this would entail
complete blockage of the roadway,” Cu further added.
Cu
assures that Skyway Corporation will be deploying traffic enforcers
to guide motorists on the traffic closure. Traffic directional signs
will likewise be installed at proper strategic areas to direct the
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Skyway
Corporation undertakes Rotomilling and asphalt overlay works
Starting October 24, 2005, Monday,
tollway operator PNCC Skyway Corporation (PSC), operator of the
Skyway System will be closing the northbound trucks lanes (rightmost
lanes) of the Nichols and C5 Toll Plazas to undertake its regular
maintenance road activities including rotomilling and asphalt overlay
works.
“We
will be closing these lanes starting October 24 up to the next 45
days as these lanes are in urgent need of repair as a result of
continuous use and the heavy load of vehicles using these particular
lines of traffic,” explains PSC President and CEO Wilfredo
P. Cu.
Cu said they will deploy ambulant
tellers and put up additional tandem booths to compensate for the
closure of these lanes.
“We
appeal to our motoring public for their understanding as we undertake
this activity. Rest assured that we are doing these to serve them
better,” Cu says.
Traffic directional signs will likewise
be installed at proper strategic areas to direct the motoring public
of the ongoing activities.
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VAT
– inclusive toll fees to be collected
After SC rules with finality on EVAT
The
Philippine National construction Corporation (PNCC) and the PNCC
Skyway Corporation (PSC), operators of the South Luzon Expressway
and the Skyway System, respectively, today announced that in the
event the Supreme Court rules on the implementation of R.A. 9337,
or the Expanded Value Added Tax Law of 2005, with finality, toll
fees plus 10% will be collected from the motorists using the SLEX
and the Skyway System as soon as their collection system is reformatted
to include the VAT.
Officials of the PNCC and PSC said
they will collect the 10% VAT pending the resolution to their protest
against VAT on tolls. The tollway operators explained that the PNCC
franchise provides that other than taxes on income and real property,
no other tax or fee shall be levied on PNCC and its franchise assignee.
As such, VAT imposition would constitute an impairment of contract
and considered unconstitutional. Moreover, the BIR VAT Review Ruling
No. 078-99 dated9 August 1999 emphasized that the tax-exempt status
of PNCC and its franchise assignee is covered by the “non-impairment
clause of the Constitution.”
In collecting the 10% VAT on toll
fees, there will be cases where tolls plus VAT result in totals
with centavos. As authorized by the Toll Regulatory Board, The Vat
– inclusive tolls with centavos will be rounded to facilitate
payment and avoid chaos at toll plazas. PNCC and PSC officials hope
that any incremental revenues from the rounding up of Vat –
inclusive toll fees would be sufficient to cover incremental costs
they have to bear from the imposition of 10% VAT and 2% minimum
corporate income tax which were not considered when their toll rates
where structured.
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ROAD
PAVEMENT TEST ON SLEX UNDERWAY
PNCC assures Minimal Traffic Disruption
Toll operator Philippine National
Construction Corporation (PNCC) and its joint venture partner, MTD
Manila Expressway Corporation will kick-off pre-construction activities
for the South Luzon Express way rehabilitation, expansion and extension
project (SLEX Project) – a national government flagship program
projected to propel the economic and industrial growth of Southern
Tagalog.
Following
international standards in road construction technology, International
engineering consultant Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering Sdn. Bhd
(SWPE) and Renardnet SA Consulting Engineers, were engaged to conduct
a series of pavement testing and investigations along the Alabang
– Calamba stretch of the SLEX prior to full-scale rehabilitation
and expansion.
“Even
prior to the approval of the Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement
(STOA) by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), the SLEX project team
will begin with the technical testing of existing condition of the
road,” reports Abraham P. Sales, head of the PNCC Construction
Management Division.
According
to Sales, the pavement evaluation and design works, will take six
weeks to complete would have an effect on traffic flow along this
major road artery to South Luzon. He, however, said that measures
to mitigate traffic problems are already in place and that the motoring
public need not worry.
“The
field works, which started last August 30, are necessary to ensure
proper pavement design,” Sales said. “As in all major
infrastructure projects, effective traffic management is priority
measure PNCC is committed to provide the public,” assures
the PNCC official.
The
SLEX Project is a joint venture undertaking of the PNCC and MTD
Manila Expressway Corporation. The project involves the rehabilitation
of the Alabang Viaduct (Toll Road 1) in Muntinlupa City; the widening
and rehabilitation of lanes from Alabang to Calamba, Laguna (Toll
Road 2); and the extension of the road from Calamba to Sto. Tomas,
Batangas (toll Road 3).
The
SLEX Project, strongly endorsed recently by no less than the House
Special Committee on Southern Tagalog Development is expected to
spur economic growth in the Southern Tagalog region, particularly
in the CALABARZON provinces, which accounts for 30% of the country’s
exports. The region also has the most number of technology and industry
parks in the Philippines as well as a substantial agro-industrial
sector.
The
two-year road project expected to be completed in 2007 will be undertaken
by the MTD Manila Expressway Corporation – a subsidiary of
leading Malaysian international toll construction and management
consortium, MTD Capital.
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PNCC
near halfway complete with traffic mitigating works at SLEX
Tollway
operator Pfilippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) is
now more than 40% through with traffic mitigating works preparatory
for the rehabilitation of the 30-year old Alabang Viaduct at the
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
PNCC workers have begun the one lane
widening and two-lane rehabilitation from Soldier’s Hill in
Alabang, Muntinlupa towards Filinvest, northbound.
The rehabilitation and widening works
of the 1.3 kilometer northbound stretch of the SLEX approaching
the viaduct are in preparation for the traffic rerouting and management
program of the tollway operator when the rehabilitation of the Alabang
Viaduct goes full blast. It is likewise part of the three-phase
SLEX Upgrading Project. The widening is part of Toll Road 2 which
aims to rehabilitate and widen the lanes from Alabang to Calamba.
On the other hand, Toll Road 1 comprises
of the P700M rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct will include
retrofitting of the substructure and upgrading of the said structure
to conform with the latest code requirements.
Toll Road 3, meanwhile, involves the
construction of the 7.8 kilometer extension highway from Calamba
to Sto. Tomas in Batangas.
Ten construction firms have expressed
interest in bidding for the rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct
while another 14 companies have shown interest for the rehabilitation
of the Alabang Viaduct while another 14 companies have shown interest
for the construction of the Calamba – Sto. Tomas extension
project. Bidding for the viaduct repair was set last December 10
while the one for the expressway extension was set last December
27.
The entire project is a component
of the project of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for a Mega Manila
that aims faster transport of people, products and services to and
from Metro Manila and the southern tagalong regions.
By virtue of a directive from the
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the PNCC, NDC, and the Toll Regulatory
Board (TRB) have been encouraged to fast track vital transportation
support projects like the SLT Expansion and Extension Project.
PNCC Chairman and Acting President
and CEO Pastor R. Ramos, Jr. says that the “concerted effort
o the government agencies and the local government units for this
project, is a manifestation of the important and strengthened role
of tollway operators and managers in the development and promotion
of the toll road industry in the roll industry in the country.”
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PNCC
to award Alabang Viaduct rehab to FF Cruz; SLEX Extension to Makati
Development Corporation
After extensive evaluation and review
of the submitted bids, tollway operator Philippine National Construction
Corporation (PNCC) now intends to award the construction contracts
for the two phases of the three-phase South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
Upgrading Project to their respective winning bidders.
"We are pleased to announce
that there after considerable assessment and valuation by the
PNCC Bids and Awards Committee, the PNCC is now ready to award
two parts of the SLEX project to the deserving bidders,"
declares PNCC Chairman and Acting President & CEO Pastor R.
Ramos, Jr.
According to Ramos, the rehabilitation
of the 27-year old Alabang Viaduct will be undertaken by F.F.
Cruz Construction Corporation. Construction of the project, otherwise
known as Toll Road 1 or TR1, has an estimated cost of P600M and
has a project schedule of twelve (12) months.
Meanwhile, the construction of the
7.8 kilometer extension highway from Calamba, Laguna to Sto. Tomas
in Batangas, otherwise known as Toll Road 3 or TR3 is won by Makati
Development Corporation (MDC).
Construction
of TR# has a budget cost of P600M, and will likewise take 12 months
to complete.
The SLEX Upgrading
Project is a three-phase undertaking that includes the rehabilitation
of the Alabang Viaduct (TR1); the rehabilitation o the 27 kilometer
Alabang-Calamba segment (TR2); and the construction of the 7.8
kilometer extension highway from Calamba to Sto. Tomas in Batangas
(TR3). The project is a joint undertaking of the PNCC, the Department
of Trade and Industry through the National Development Company
(NDC) and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).
"The
NDC headed by Acting General Manager Arthur Aguilar will be providing
the funds for the project through the joint venture agreement
that they have signed with PNCC last October 2004 for the attainment
of the project. The TRB, on the other hand, will determin the
appropriate toll that shall be collected once the project has
been completed. Actual construction works on the Alabang Viaduct
and SLEX Extension will commence once NDC funds the project,"
informs Ramos.
Last
December 15, 2004, PNCC has started the 1.32 kilometer six-lane
widening from Soldiers Hill in Alabang towards Filinvest as a
part of traffic mitigating works preparatory for the rehabilitation
of the 27-year old Alabang Viaduct. The P34M advance works was
directed by former DTI Secretary Cesar V. Purisima.
"The
entire project is part of the ten-point program of the President
Arroyo which aims to connect the country through efficient transportation
networks. Through this project, we aim to improve commerce and
bring about progress, accessibility, mobility and convenience
to our tollway-users at reasonably low toll rates, in this southern
part of Luzon," says Ramos. NEWS
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PNCC
issues Notice of Award to Makati Development Corporation for SLEX
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operator Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) issues
the Notice of Award to the Makati Development Corporation (MDC)
for the Calamba-Sto. Tomas Extension Project, a part of the three-phase
South Luzon Expressway (SLEC) Upgrading Project. The project, otherwise
known as Toll Road 3 or TR3, involves the construction of a 7.8
extension road that will connect SLEX at Calamba, Laguna to Star
Tollway at Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Construction of TR3 has a budget
cost of P600M and will take twelve (12) months to complete.
The
SLEX Upgrading Project is a three-phase undertaking that includes
the P600M rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct (TR 1); the rehabilitation
of the 27 kilometer Alabang-Calamba segment (TR 2); and the construction
of the 7.8 kilometer extension highway from Calamba to Sto. Tomas
in Batangas (TR 3).
Photo
shows PNCC Chairman and Acting President and CEO Pastor R. Ramos,
Jr. as he hands over the Notice to Award to MDC Executive Vice President
Joseph Mendoza as (from left) PNCC executives Adolfo A. Dioquino
(Head, SLTD), Angelito Lazaro, Miriam Pasetes (Chief Finance Officer),
Atty. Glenna Jean Ogan (Head,Legal), Capt. Pancrasio Alfonso and
MDC’s Zosimo Tayaban (Comptroller) and Pepito Briones (VP
for Operations) look on.
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PNCC
awards Alabang Viaduct rehabilitation to FF Cruz |
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PNCC
awards Alabang Viaduct rehabilitation to FF Cruz. After extensive
evaluation and review of the submitted bids, tollway operator Philippine
National Construction Corporation (PNCC) awards the rehabilitation
of the Alabang Viaduct, a part of the three-phase South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) Upgrading Project, to notable construction firm FF Cruz Construction.
Construction of the project, otherwise known as Toll Road 1 or TR1,
has an estimated cost of P600M and has a project schedule of twelve
(12) months.
The
SLEX Upgrading Project is a three-phase undertaking that includes
the P600M rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct (TR 1); the rehabilitation
of the 27 kilometer Alabang-Calamba segment (TR 2); and the construction
of the 7.8 kilometer extension highway from Calamba to Sto. Tomas
in Batangas (TR 3).
Photo
shows PNCC Chairman and Acting President and CEO Pastor R. Ramos,
Jr. as he hands over the Notice to Award to FF Cruz Construction
President Felipe F. Cruz, Sr.
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Full
implementation of SLEX Project slated
The rehabilitation and upgrading of
the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) will start by middle of August
this year.
This
includes the rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct (Toll Road 1)
in Muntinlupa City; the widening and rehabilitation of lanes from
Alabang to Calamba in Laguna (Toll Road 2); and the extension of
road from Calamba to Sto. Tomas, Batangas (Toll Road 3).
The immediate implementation of the
project is a result of the recent agreement between tollway operator
PNCC and MTD Manila Expressway Corp. (MMEC), after the latter has
complied with the requirement of PNCC to deposit US$2.5M as advance
fund for the SLEX Project.
MMEC is the former Hopewell Crown
Infrastructure, Inc. (HCII). MTD Equity, a publicly listed company
on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and Malaysia’s second largest
tollway operator, has secured the controlling stake in HCII after
it bought out the other investors in the company including Hopewell
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SLEX
Project to start soon. The rehabilitation and upgrading
of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) will start by middle of August
this year after MTD Manila Expressway Corp. (MMEC) has complied
with the requirements of PNCC for the project. MMEC has deposited
an initial fund of US$2.5M upon the application of Supplemental
Toll Operations Agreement (STOA) for the SLEX Project.
The
SLEX Project includes the rehabilitation of the Alabang Viaduct
(Toll Road 1) in Muntinlupa City; the widening and rehabilitation
of lanes from four to eight lanes from Alabang to Susana Heights
and from four to six lanes from Susana Heights to Calamba in Laguna
(Toll Road 2); and the extension of road from Calamba to Sto. Tomas,
Batangas (Toll Road 3).
Photo
shows Department of Trade and Industry Acting Secretary Juan B.
Santos (fourth from left) witnessing the exchange of documents between
PNCC Chairman and CEO Arthur N. Aguilar (third from left) and MTD
Equity Group Managing Director Azmil Khalili Khalid as (from left)
Government Corporate Counsel Agnes VST Devanadera, PNCC President
Noel Eli B. Kintanar, MTD Manila Expressway Corporation President
Mark A. Dumol, PNCC Director Edgardo Lucero look on.
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Toll-holiday
SLEX and Skyway System On Christmas and New Year
To show gratitude for the continuing
support of the tollway-using public and in the spirit of the holidays,
the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), South Luzon
Expressway (SLEX) and the PNCC Skyway Corporation, operator of the
Skyway System, have announced a toll holiday starting at 10p.m.
on December 24, 2005, up to 6 a.m. on December 25, 2005, and from
10 p.m. on December 31, 2005, up to 6 a.m. on January 1, 2006.
No toll will be collected along the
entire stretches of the SLEX from Alabang, Muntinlupa City to Calamba,
Laguna and the Skyway System, the elevated Bicutan to Buendia stretch
and the at-grade level from Nichols to Alabang.
The Management of PNCC Skyway Corporation,
however, ensures that the rest of the tollway operations, including
traffic safety, security and maintenance, will continue during the
said period.
“It
is our way of thanking the general public for the patronage they
have given us this whole year. It is also our way of greeting the
New Year, as we join the whole nation in welcoming it,” says
PNCC Chairman CEO Arthur N. Aguilar.
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PANAWAGAN
SA MGA MOTORISTA
Upang ipakita ang pasasalamat sa patuloy
na suporta ng mga motorista, ipinahahayag ngayon ng Philippine National
Construction Corporation (PNCC), operator ng South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) at ang PNCC Skyway Corporation, operator ng Skyway System,
na simula ika-10 n.g. sa Disyembre 24, 2005 hanggang ika-6 n.u.
sa Disyembre 25, 2005 at mula ika-10 n.g. sa Disyembre 31, 2005,
hanggang ika-6 n.u. sa Enero 1, 2006, ay libre ang pagdaan sa kahabaan
ng SLEX mula Alabang, Muntinlupa City hanggang Calamba, Laguna,
sa elevated highway mula Buendia hanggang Bicutan at at-grade mula
Nichols hanggang Alabang.
Siniguro naman ng Pamunuan ng PNCC
at Skyway Corporation na ang ibang operasyon ng tollways, tulad
ng traffic safety, security at maintenance, ay ipagpapatuloy sa
nasabing mga panahon.
“Ito
ang paraan naming ng pagpapasalamat sa ating mga motorista sa patuloy
nilang pagtangkilik sa ating mga tollways. Ito ay paraan din upang
batiin ang bagong taon kasabay ng buong bansa,” ayon kay PNCC
Chairman at CEO Arthur N. Aguilar.
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In line with government’s energy conservation
measures
PNCC reminds motorists
to observe speed limits
Tollway operator Philippine National
Construction Corporation (PNCC), operator of the South Luzon Expressway,
reminds its tollway users to observe the speed limits that are being
implemented inside the expressways.
“In
addition to law enforcement and safety reasons, we remind our motoring
public to observe the maximum 80 kilometers per hour (kph) speed
from Nichols to Alabang, 100-kph speed from Alabang to Calamba and
the elevated Skyway and minimum 60-kph along the entire SLEX as
part of the government’s strategies to enforce drastic energy
conservation measures,” prompts PNCC Tollways Head Manuel
Luis Antonio.
According to PNCC, these speed limits
are the prescribed speeds along certain areas of the expressways
as approved in the Revised Rules and Regulations of the Limited
Access Highway Act (or RA 2000).
Record high world oil prices have
prompted the Arroyo administration to direct government agencies
to impose radical energy conservation measures including the strict
implementation of a speed limit on expressways and national highways.
“We
have always been strict in the implementation of speed limits in
our expressways as part of our traffic rules and objective of a
safe expressway. In fact, we have speed guns strategically placed
along our highways to monitor over-speeding vehicles which have
always been cause of accidents,” says Antonio.
The Department of Energy, based on
the measures submitted during the National Economic and Development
Authority Board last week, has included the imposition of speed
limits inside expressways as studies have shown that an 80-kph speed
limit is the most fuel-efficient speed.
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PNCC
adjust toll rates at SLT effective January 1, 2005
Tollway operator Philippine National Costruction
Corporation (Pncc) will collect the adjusted toll Fees for the South
Luzon Tollway (from Alabang, Muntinlupa City to Calamba, Laguna)
as approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).
Starting
at 6:00 a.m. on 01 January 2005, Saturday, the PNCC will collect
the adjusted toll fees as follows:
For
the South Luzon Tollway users, the rates will be:
•
Class 1 - from P0.52/km to P0.72/km
• Class 2 - from P1.04/km to P1.44/km
• Class 3 - from P1.56/km to P2.16/km
The
toll adjustment will not include the North Luzon Tollways (Balintawak,
Quezon City to Sta. Ines, Pampanga).
"The
additional returns derived by PNCC for this new rates will be
utilized in further improving of the expressways and the requisite
rehabilitation that needs to be undertaken. This is to ensure
unimpeded travel and enhanced safety and security for the convenience
of our tollway using public," says PNCC Tollways Group Head
Manuel Luis Antonio.
"In
fact, even without the adjustment in toll," says Antonio,
"we have already started the traffic mitigating works preparatory
for the rehabilitationof the 30-year old Alabang Viaduct at the
South Luzon Tollway (SLT). PNCC workers have begun the one lane
widening and two-lane rehabilitation from Soldier's Hill in Alabang,
Muntinlupa towards Filinvest, northbound," he informs.
"The
700M rehabilitation of the Albang Viaduct is part of the three-phase
rehabilitation, extension and expansion of the SLT which also
includes the extension from Calamba to Sto. Tomas and the rehabilitation
and widening of the Alabang-Calamba strech," says Antonio
According
to Antonio, "the adjusted toll fess are very necessary in
the light of the increased cost of operating and maintaining the
toll roads. The exisitng toll rates and in the immediate past
are just too low and hardly enabled PNCC to genarate revenue sufficient
to cover operational, maintenance and development expenses like
the rehabilitation of hte Alabang Viaduct and extension of Calamba
road all the way to Sto. Tomas."
Pursuant
to Presidential Decree (PD) 1894, tollway operator PNCC filed
last September 29, 2004 a Report on the CUrrent Application of
Return-On-Rate Base (RORB) Formula with the Toll Regulatory Board
(TRB) for a toll adjustment effective January 1, 2005 in compliance
with Section 9 (a) of the above-said law.
According
to PNCC, the latest notice filed with the TRB is absed on the
current application of the Return-On-Rate-Base formula as authorized
by the TRB. The new rates were computed based on the factors affecting
the return-on-rate base formula. These included the present equipment,
property and plant valuation of the tollways; its two-month average
working capital and; the deficiency on the actual revenue versus
the compute revenue based on invested capital.
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Skyway
Corporation to partially close Sales interchange for DPWH project
On
March 22 until March 23, 2006, from 10 p.m. until 4:30 a.m., tollway
operator PNCC Skyway Corporation (PSC), operator of the Skyway System,
will implement an on-off closure of the Sales Interchange, southbound
area, and the adjacent west service road to give way for the girder
launch activity of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
“In
view of the ongoing works of the DPWH flyover at the Sales area,
some traffic rerouting scheme will be undertaken during midnight
of the above-mentioned dates when traffic is expected to be less
congested,” explains PSC Vice President for Operations Romerico
O. Reganit.
“The
DPWH has coordinated with us regarding the activity and we promised
to provide the traffic management in the area when the activity
is undertaken,” Reganit further added.
Reganit
also assures that traffic directional signs will likewise be installed
at proper strategic areas to guide the motoring public.
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PNCC,
Skyway Corp., Petron prepare for Holy Week with “Lakbay Alalay
2006” Tollway
operators Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and
Skyway Corporation with Petron Corporation are all set for the weeklong
vacation as Filipinos nationwide observe the traditional Holy Week
event.
Starting April 12 (Holy Wednesday)
until April 16 (Easter Sunday), 2006, PNCC and Skyway Corp. together
with Petron Corporation will be conducting the “Lakbay Alalay
2006,” an annual motorist assistance program for smooth, safe
and convenient travel along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and
the Skyway System throughout the duration of the Holy Week.
To assist the tollway-users
during the four-day Holy Week vacation, service points will be set
up at the SLEX-Silangan Interchange, southbound, from April 12-14
and the Carmona Interchange, northbound, from April 12-14 and at
Carmona Interchange, northbound, from Aril 15-16 various services
and assistance including a mechanical repairs, medical assistance,
call centers, spare parts and fuels water & snacks at retail
prices.
The Silangan and Carmona Bass Camps,
for will have at least ten (10) roving patrols composed of a PNCC
guard, a mechanic and a Petron Operative. Each roving patrol team
is equipped with a mobile radio, service tools, basic spare parts,
drinking and radiator water and snacks to facilitate immediate motorist
assistance.
All PNCC patrol units and motorcycle
riders deployed at the bridge approaches will be positioned along
the stretch of the middle island to prevent unnecessary bottleneck.
Traffic re-routing and counter-flow schemes shall be implemented
whenever warranted. Patrol officers will likewise be on the lookout
for lane grabbing and lane obstructing motorists.
Ambulant tellers will be assigned
at all motorist-heavy interchanges and toll plazas to prevent traffic
queuing and congestion.
The PNCC-SLT Management will
likewise be coordinating with the Regional PNP for police assistance,
the Regional Bureau of Fire Protection, Task Force Calabarzon and
the local government units.
Identified traffic prone areas where
security and safety will be intensified include the interchanges
of Filinvest, Susana Heights, Sta. Rosa, Carmona and Calamba/Canlubang
Toll Plaza.
Meanwhile, the Skyway Corporation,
operator of the Magallanes-Alabang segment and the elevated Skyway
will deploy additional traffic enforcers at expected traffic-heavy
points including the interchanges of Sales, Bicutan, Sucat and Alabang.
It will field three-main anti-vendor teams to apprehend ambulant
vendors who may block or impede traffic-congested areas. It will
likewise coordinate with other traffic-related government agencies
like the LTO, MMDA, the Traffic Engineering Groups of Parañaque
and Muntinlupa and the Bureau of Fire Protection.
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Skyway
Corp. to partially close the At-Grade Skyway System For Girder Launching
On
March 22 until March 23, 2006, from 10 p.m. until 4:30 a.m., tollway
operator PNCC Skyway Corporation (PSC), operator of the Skyway System,
will implement an on-off closure of the Sales Interchange, southbound
area, and the adjacent west service road to give way for the girder
launch activity of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
“In
view of the ongoing works of the DPWH flyover at the Sales area,
some traffic rerouting scheme will be undertaken during midnight
of the above-mentioned dates when traffic is expected to be less
congested,“ explains PSC Vice President for Operations Romerico
O. Reganit.
“The
DPWH has coordinated with us regarding the activity and we promised
to provide the traffic management in the area when the activity
is undertaken,” Reganit further added.
Reganit also assures that traffic
directional signs will likewise be installed at proper strategic
areas to guide the motoring public.
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Skyway
Corporation to close Elevated level for repair works
From
April 13 to 14, 2006 (Holy Thursday up to Good Friday), from 10
p.m. until 5 a.m., PNCC Skyway Corporation (PSC), operator of the
Skyway System will be closing the entire elevated level from Bicutan
in Parañaque to Buendia in Makati City.
“We
will be closing the elevated Skyway from the evening of Holy Thursday
until early morning of Good Friday to give way for the repair and
maintenance activities of roadway and facilities,” explains
PSC President and CEO Wilfredo P. Cu.
“Other
maintenance works such as cleaning of the on/off ramps and preventive
maintenance of electrical fixture will also be done during this
period,” adds C.
“We
appeal to our motoring public for their understanding as we undertake
this activity. Rest assured that we are doing these to serve them
better,” Cu says.
Traffic directional signs will likewise
be installed at proper strategic areas to direct the motoring public
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DPWH,
in coordination with Skyway Corp., to partially close Sales area
at the SLEX
The
Department of Public Works and Highways, in coordination with the
PNCC Skyway Corporation (PSC), operator of the elevated highway
and the at-grade from Nichols to Alabang, will partially close the
Sales interchange area to give way for the girder launch activity
on February 27, 28 and March 1, 2006, from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m.
“In
viewing of the ongoing works of the DPWH flyover at the Sales area,
some traffic rerouting scheme will be undertaken during midnight
of the above-mentioned dates when traffic is expected to be less
congested,” explains PSC Vice President for Operations Romerico
O. Reganit.
“The
DPWH has coordinated with us regarding the activity and we promised
to provide the traffic management in the area when the activity
is undertaken,” Reganit further added.
According to Reganit, on February
27, 2006 (Monday), northbound motorists going to Pasay City will
be diverted to Sales Bridge Villamor Air Base while those going
to Makati and Manila will take the Pasong Tamo Extension.
On February 28, 2006 (Tuesday), northbound
motorists going to Pasay City will be directed to use C% and Sales
Bridge towards Villamor Air Base. Those going to Makati and Manila
will take the East Service Road to Pasong Tamo Extension while those
going to Mandaluyong and Pasig will take C5.
On March 1, 2006 (Wednesday),
the southbound traffic from Pasay City will be diverted to West
Service Road Bicutan while those from Magallanes will take
Sales Loop to East and West Service Roads to Bicutan.
Reganit also assures the traffic officers
will be on site to direct the motorists and traffic directional
signs will likewise be installed at proper strategic areas to guide
the motoring public.
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