The project will support the construction of two sections, totaling 53.1 kilometers (km), of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a 163 km suburban railway network connecting the regional center of Clark in Central Luzon with Metro Manila and Calamba, Laguna. The Malolos-Clark Railway Project comprises: (i) Malolos-Clark section (51.2 km) from Malolos to Clark and Clark International Airport, and (ii) Blumentritt extension (1.9 km) connecting Solis and Blumentritt stations in Metro Manila District I (City of Manila). Both sections are part of the NSCR and extensions of the Tutuban-Solis-Malolos section financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The NSCR will be completed during 2022-2025 as an integrated 163 km dedicated suburban passenger railway system comprising four sections: (i) Tutuban-Solis-Malolos, (ii) Malolos-Clark-Clark International Airport, (iii) Solis-Blumentritt-Calamba, and (iv) Clark-New Clark City.
| Project Name | Malolos-Clark Railway Project (PFR 1) | ||||||||
| Project Number | 52083-002 | ||||||||
| Country | Philippines |
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| Project Status | Approved | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Rail transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The project will support the construction of two sections, totaling 53.1 kilometers (km), of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a 163 km suburban railway network connecting the regional center of Clark in Central Luzon with Metro Manila and Calamba, Laguna. The Malolos-Clark Railway Project comprises: (i) Malolos-Clark section (51.2 km) from Malolos to Clark and Clark International Airport, and (ii) Blumentritt extension (1.9 km) connecting Solis and Blumentritt stations in Metro Manila District I (City of Manila). Both sections are part of the NSCR and extensions of the Tutuban-Solis-Malolos section financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The NSCR will be completed during 2022-2025 as an integrated 163 km dedicated suburban passenger railway system comprising four sections: (i) Tutuban-Solis-Malolos, (ii) Malolos-Clark-Clark International Airport, (iii) Solis-Blumentritt-Calamba, and (iv) Clark-New Clark City. The project will provide affordable, reliable, and safe public transport; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to cutting travel time from Metro Manila to Clark from 2-3 hours (by bus) to less than 1 hour by rail. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Project will support the national spatial strategy (NSS) of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, which serves as the basis for policies on urban and infrastructure development in accordance with AmBisyon Natin 2040. The NSS recognizes the role of cities as engines of economic growth and poverty reduction, and infrastructure to provide efficient connective networks of sustainable communities. It aims to decongest Metro Manila and direct growth to other key areas and address spatial and socioeconomic inequalities by linking lagging regions with leading ones, rather than advocating the uniform dispersal of development. The Government's "Build, Build, Build" Program in which the Project is included, builds upon this national strategy. | ||||||||
| Impact | Local, national and international connectivity improved | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Efficiency and capacity of transportation along the Manila-Clark corridor improved |
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| Description of Project Outputs | New railway line commissioned Institutional capacity strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Clark Special Economic Zone, Malolos |
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| Environment | A |
| Involuntary Resettlement | A |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | A communication and participation strategy will be prepared for the project. Incorporating stakeholders analysis findings, it will identify effective communication channels, best approaches to foster participation and partnerships, key messages, means of integrating activities with the grievance redressal mechanism. The strategy will set forth implementation timelines, roles and responsibilities, as well as budget and monitoring and evaluation requirements. Key components of the strategy will include the proactive disclosure of project information and activities to local communities and stakeholders; soliciting stakeholders' inputs and feedback on beneficial mitigation measures; encouraging community participation in project activities that affect or could benefit stakeholders such as civil works construction, awareness raising activities related to HIV/AIDS, human trafficking and safety measures. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | None |
| Procurement | Open competitive bidding in accordance with ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Roesner, Markus |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Transportation The Columbia Tower, Brgy. Wack-wack, Ortigas Avenue, 1555, Mandaluyong City Philippines |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Approval | 30 May 2019 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 03 Jun 2019 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 30 May 2019 | - | - | 30 Jun 2022 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 4,689.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 1,300.00 | 30 May 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 1,378.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 2,011.00 | 30 May 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
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