Philippines : Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project
The project aims to improve the pedestrian environment in four areas (the Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe, and Taft mass transit stations) along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), a major artery in Metro Manila. Existing pedestrian facilities on EDSA are poorly designed, uncomfortable, and unsafe. The project will build or improve a total of 5 kilometers of covered elevated walkways around the four stations. Elevators will be attached to the elevated walkways to address the needs of the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, and people traveling with small children. The elevated walkways will be connected to mass transit stations to help promote the use of public transport. The Department of Transportation promotes walking as zero emission transport and develops flagship walkway projects as Greenways projects
Project Details
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Project Officer
Luo, Yidan
Southeast Asia Department
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| Project Name | Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 51117-003 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Philippines |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP4: Making cities more livable OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Urban public transport |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The project aims to improve the pedestrian environment in four areas (the Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe, and Taft mass transit stations) along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), a major artery in Metro Manila. Existing pedestrian facilities on EDSA are poorly designed, uncomfortable, and unsafe. The project will build or improve a total of 5 kilometers of covered elevated walkways around the four stations. Elevators will be attached to the elevated walkways to address the needs of the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, and people traveling with small children. The elevated walkways will be connected to mass transit stations to help promote the use of public transport. The Department of Transportation promotes walking as zero emission transport and develops flagship walkway projects as Greenways projects | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The project will build a total of 5 kilometers of elevated walkways, including construction of new walkways and replacement or widening of existing footbridges at four locations along EDSA: Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe, and Taft stations. The elevated walkways will be covered and properly lit. Elevators will be attached to the elevated walkways to address the needs of the elderly, pregnant women, persons with disabilities, and people traveling with small children. The project will have synergy with the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) Rehabilitation Project implemented by DOTr and financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency, three out of the four project areas include MRT-3 stations. The MRT-3 Rehabilitation Project will increase the capacity of the MRT-3, while this project will support an improved pedestrian environment to promote the use of the MRT-3 | ||||||||
| Impact | Inclusive mobility and accessibility achieved through the prioritization of people-mobility over vehicle-mobility (National Transport Policy and its Implementing Rules and Regulations |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Number of pedestrians increased and pedestrian experience improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The two civil works contract packages: CP01 and CP0 The recruitment of the construction supervision consultant has commenced. The CSRN was published on 30 December 2021. Sixteen (16) expressions of interest (EOIs) were received by the EOI submission deadline date of 28 January 2022. Submission 1 is under ADB's review. The project midterm review mission is scheduled for 24-25 November 2022 to discuss project implementation progress and challenges. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Pedestrian walkway built |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | The two civil works contract packages: CP01 and CP02 have not yet been advertised. The EA is still finalizing the bidding documents after the latest revision to incorporate latest information. The recruitment of the construction supervision consultant has commenced. The CSRN was published on 30 December 2021. Sixteen (16) expressions of interest (EOIs) were received by the EOI submission deadline date of 28 January 2022. Submission 1 is under ADB review. |
| Geographical Location | National Capital Region |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | An initial environmental examination was prepared and disclosed on the project website. The initial environmental examination will be updated once detailed engineering design becomes available. Under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System, the project is not subject to environmental compliance certificate. The project is expected to generate significant public health and well-being benefits by promoting safe, all-weather, inclusive and zero-emission pedestrian transport facilities. Some adverse impacts are anticipated during project implementation, primarily construction noise and dust, temporary traffic disturbance and community and occupational safety during construction phase. These impacts and risks will be temporary and site-specific and can readily be mitigated to acceptable levels through good construction practices and standard mitigation measures outlined in the environmental management plan. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The project is classified as Category B for involuntary resettlement. The project will require the acquisition of 6,430 square meter of land. The government owns 73.5% of the land while private corporations and individuals/families own 20.2% and 6.3% respectively. Resettlement impacts have been minimized by confining the design and construction works within the road right-of-way (ROW). There are a total of 250 affected persons in the four stations that include ambulant vendors and private individual landowners of which 58 or 23.2% are vulnerable. Four resettlement plans have been prepared for each of the four walkway locations that espouse both the national laws and regulations and the ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). |
| Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous peoples are not present in the project area. The project is assessed as Category C for Indigenous peoples. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Face-to-face, community-level discussions and meetings were conducted with project affected persons and other stakeholders along the project site to ensure they are aware of project developments and have meaningful opportunities to share their perspectives and concerns. |
| During Project Implementation | Face-to-face, community-level discussions and meetings will be regularly conducted with project affected persons and other stakeholders along the road to ensure they are aware of project developments and have meaningful opportunities to share their perspectives and concerns. Multiple communications channels will be utilized to ensure project affected persons and other stakeholders receive adequate notice of discussions and meetings. For all communication, consultation and outreach activities, gender sensitive and culturally appropriate information, education and communication (IEC) materials will be developed (i.e. leaflets) to ensure all stakeholders, including the poor, vulnerable and low-literacy groups, clearly understand key project components, benefits and impacts. The Project Information Booklet (PIB) will indicate how stakeholders can get in touch with project implementers. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Consulting services will comprise of 1,000 person-months inputs for firm recruited using QCBS method. |
| Procurement | All procurement of goods and works will be undertaken in accordance with ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). Open competitive bidding procedures will be used for all civil works contracts. Universal procurement will apply. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Luo, Yidan |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Transportation |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 01 Dec 2017 |
| Fact Finding | 20 May 2019 to 03 Jun 2019 |
| MRM | 13 Mar 2020 |
| Approval | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 23 Nov 2022 |
Loan 4043-PHI
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 11 Dec 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 | 02 Mar 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 164.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 123.00 | 19 Jan 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 41.30 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 19 Jan 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | - | Satisfactory | - | - | Satisfactory |
Loan 8391-PHI
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 11 Dec 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 | 02 Mar 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 15.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 0.00 | 19 Jan 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 15.00 | 19 Jan 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
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Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| EDSA Greenways Project: Draft Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Aug 2020 |
| EDSA Greenways Project: Cubao Station Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Feb 2020 |
| EDSA Greenways Project: Taft Station Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Feb 2020 |
| EDSA Greenways Project: Guadalupe Station Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Feb 2020 |
| EDSA Greenways Project: Balintawak Station Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Feb 2020 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
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$123 Million ADB Loan to Help Build Elevated Walkways in Manila
ADB has approved a $123 million loan to help the Philippines build safe, wide, well-lit, and disaster-resilient elevated walkways for pedestrians along Manila’s most congested thoroughfare, EDSA.
Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project | Firm - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
No contracts awarded for this project were found
Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Jan 2023 |