PHILIPPINES TO FINISH SUBIC-CLARK-TARLAC HIGHWAY IN NEXT 12 MTHS
Asia Pulse - The construction of the 94 kilometre Subic-Clark-Tarlac Highway in Central Luzon will be completed within the next 12 months, it was disclosed today.
Sec. Eduardo Pamintuan, chair of the Subic Clark Alliance for Development Council, made this forecast, saying that the P21 billion project (US$422 million) will put in place all enabling components of the so-called logistics hub.
"We expect to inaugurate the project by December 2007," Pamintuan said.
He stressed that Subic and Clark field, both former US military bases, have high-quality infrastructure and can offer opportunity to logistical synergy.
As designed, the expressway shall link a deep water port in Subic, with Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, one of the Philippines' finest airports, which is located at Clark field.
The project has two phases: Package 1 is the stretch of highway from Subic to Clark via Dinalupihan, Bataan; Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac and Angeles City in Pampanga, while Package 2 would link Subic to Tarlac City by way of Mabalacat, Pampanga; and Bamban and Concepcion towns in Tarlac.
Pamintuan said construction of Package 1, which was started on April 21, 2005, will be completed by August 2007 while Package 2 will be completed 3 months later.
He added that in spite of the frequent stormy weather, the road projects are progressing at a fast pace, due to the cooperation being shown by local officials and the residents along the road-right-of-way.
As this develop, the emergence of small businesses have been noticed along the lines of construction, indicating that the victims of Mt. Pinatubo have recovered from the adverse effects of the eruption.
"These projects are seen to create a new corridor, which could become a modern and efficient marketing venue for our products. In time, we will have the best logistics hub in the country, where intermodal means of doing commerce come together in our quest for progress," Pamintuan said.
"Once the new facilties are completed, we can start expecting to attract massive investments in all areas of commerce. This will include new investments in the manufacturing, exploration and services sectors. The emergence of new industries and their downstream components could, then, generate massive employment and other opportunities in the area. And these new facilities shall be at par with other logistics hub[s] in the world," he added.
(PNA)
Sec. Eduardo Pamintuan, chair of the Subic Clark Alliance for Development Council, made this forecast, saying that the P21 billion project (US$422 million) will put in place all enabling components of the so-called logistics hub.
"We expect to inaugurate the project by December 2007," Pamintuan said.
He stressed that Subic and Clark field, both former US military bases, have high-quality infrastructure and can offer opportunity to logistical synergy.
As designed, the expressway shall link a deep water port in Subic, with Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, one of the Philippines' finest airports, which is located at Clark field.
The project has two phases: Package 1 is the stretch of highway from Subic to Clark via Dinalupihan, Bataan; Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac and Angeles City in Pampanga, while Package 2 would link Subic to Tarlac City by way of Mabalacat, Pampanga; and Bamban and Concepcion towns in Tarlac.
Pamintuan said construction of Package 1, which was started on April 21, 2005, will be completed by August 2007 while Package 2 will be completed 3 months later.
He added that in spite of the frequent stormy weather, the road projects are progressing at a fast pace, due to the cooperation being shown by local officials and the residents along the road-right-of-way.
As this develop, the emergence of small businesses have been noticed along the lines of construction, indicating that the victims of Mt. Pinatubo have recovered from the adverse effects of the eruption.
"These projects are seen to create a new corridor, which could become a modern and efficient marketing venue for our products. In time, we will have the best logistics hub in the country, where intermodal means of doing commerce come together in our quest for progress," Pamintuan said.
"Once the new facilties are completed, we can start expecting to attract massive investments in all areas of commerce. This will include new investments in the manufacturing, exploration and services sectors. The emergence of new industries and their downstream components could, then, generate massive employment and other opportunities in the area. And these new facilities shall be at par with other logistics hub[s] in the world," he added.
(PNA)
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