Monorail from NAIA to The Fort
A monorail from NAIA to The Fort? That’s possible, says BCDA
By Kim Arveen Patria | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – 9 hours ago
Metro Manila commuters may look forward to a monorail plying the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and NAIA Terminal 3 area, a part of an initial study for the project recently received funding from Japan, a statement showed.
The pre-feasibility study for the monorail, which will connect the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) to the new terminal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, will be funded by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Transportation and Industry (METI), state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said in a statement.
BCDA manages BGC, which has been developed from Fort Bonifacion, former United States military base.
“We welcome this development as good news and a step forward in realizing the monorail project that would serve millions of commuters in Metro Manila,” BCDA President and Chief Executive Arnel Casanova said.
The proposed 12.56-kilometer railway will start from the MRT-3 Guadalupe Station, enter BGC through its north gate and end at the NAIA 3 Terminal Building.
Project completion is seen by 2016.
Casanova said the monorail will provide “a fast, efficient and safe public transport service” by connecting BGC and other mixed-use districts such as McKinley Hill and Newport City, as well as the airport termnial.
BCDA Chairman Felicito Payumo concurred, noting that this will ease the everyday build-up of Metro Manila’s high “commuter traffic of 13 million.”
The pre-feasibility study is the first step of the project, which will be followed by a “full-blown” feasibility study, Eduardo Lena, BCDA program director for special projects, said. He added that consultants from Japan may likely be enlisted for the study.
The expected project cost is will also be determined in the initial study, BCDA said.
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