Ground Broken on Manila’s First Metro

• 4 May 2019
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Ground was broken on Manila’s first ever metro system in March 2019, although the Japanese contractors responsible have already warned that the 2022 deadline for completion is too optimistic.

The project is a key pillar of President Duterte’s “Build, build, build” infrastructure programmed, a plan to spend over US$150bn on road, rail and air schemes. Japan and China are competing, not only to secure the lucrative bids, but gain to influence in the region.

The 36km 18-station metro line comes with a price tag of US$6.9bn, the entirely of which is being funded by the government of Japan. The Japanese firm building the line expect completion to be closer to 2022.

Traffic jams are estimated to cost Manila around US$70 million per day.

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