The proposed project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the construction of the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) is set to begin next month with the detailed engineering design (D.E.D.), the government agency has announced.
DPWH Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary for the Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil K. Sadain, and Department Chief Accountant Mary Antoinette Z. Puno signed Monday, Nov. 22 the Consultant’s Services Contract for the D.E.D. of LLRN Project.
UPMO Roads Management Cluster 2 Project Director Sharif Madsmo H. Hasim was also a signatory for the project, which includes Phase 1 for a new road network at the western side of the Laguna Lake connecting Lower Bicutan, Taguig City and Calamba City, Laguna with a main alignment of 37.60 kilometers.
“This early, the millions of Filipinos are excited to witness and see how this new road project will change lives,” said Mercado.
The parties involved in the contract agreement to conduct the D.E.D. are Dr. Jovito Santos of Lead Consultant CTI Engineering International (CTII) Co., Ltd.; Junichiro Minobe of Chodai Co., Ltd.; Takashi Sato of Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd.; and Tenkoh Yoshida of Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd with CTII President & CEO Takahiro Mishina and DPWH UPMO Overall Project Manager for Asian Development Bank (ADB) Projects Soledad R. Florencio as witnesses.
These companies are first ranked joint venture firm in the procurement back in Aug. 25, 2021 of Consultancy Services for the D.E.D..
Sadain, recently appointed by President Duterte as Chief Implementer of the government’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) Program, said the start of LLRN D.E.D. is another significant development in one of the department’s flagship infrastructure projects.
“The LLRN Project will strengthen road transport efficiency towards Metro Manila and neighboring regions and will provide added opportunities to stakeholders –more jobs will be created; traffic will be decongested; movement of goods and services will be a lot easier; and so much more benefits,” said Sadain.
Under the contract agreement amounting P135.485 million, the D.E.D. will be carried out for 15 months between December 2021 to February 2023. The D.E.D. will be funded by an additional financing from the ADB’s Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility (IPIF) under loan number 3886-PHI.
Upon strong representation of DPWH-UPMO, LLRN Project was approved by the NEDA ICC-Technical Board last Mar. 17, and by the NEDA ICC-Cabinet Committee on Sept. 27. The project was approved by the NEDA Board through an Ad Referendum in Oct. 18.
The Laguna Lakeshore Road Network Project-Phase I with a main alignment of 37.60km includes eight interchanges in Sucat, Alabang, Tunasan, San Pedro/Binan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, and Calamba.
This two-lane primary road consists of 11.80km viaduct from Lower Bicutan to Muntinlupa, and 25.80km combination of onshore viaduct and embankment from Muntinlupa to Calamba.
The project will also consider the planned developments introduced by the various local government units along its proposed alignment. It will feature a additional one lane in each direction from Sucat, Muntinlupa to Sta. Rosa, Laguna; a cycling track and promenade from Tunasan, Muntinlupa to San Pedro, Laguna.
The signing of Consultancy Contract was also attended by ADB Country Director for the Philippines Kelly Bird and Southeast Asia Project Officer Shuji Kimura; LLRN Team Leader Project Manager Zenaida B. Mauhay; Project Manager Sol Abasa; and other officer of Associate Firms Angel Lazaro and Associates International, DCCD Engineering Corporation, TCGI Engineers, and KRC Environmental Services.