DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar said the agency is studying the unsolicited proposal of AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp. and SM Investments Corporations (SMIC) to build a C3 Elevated Expressway (C3EX) Project.

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DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (3rd from left) and MPTC President Rodrigo Franco lead the laying of the time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony of the R10 Section of the NLEx Harbor Link Segment 10. — WWW.MNTC.COM

“There might be some technical [issues]…We’re still reviewing,” Mr. Villar told reporters yesterday on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of the R-10 section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Harbor Link Segment 10.

“We’re still studying the effects on our existing projects… there might be some conflicts in alignment,” Mr. Villar said.

“We have our own C3 project going to Makati. We’ll see, [the proposal] is at an early stage, Mr. Villar added.

Mr. Villar also said that the conglomerates still have to submit some requirements related to their proposal.

Ayala-controlled AC Infrastructure and SMIC submitted in March an unsolicited proposal for the financing, design, construction and operations and maintenance of the C3EX.

The project is expected to serve over 50,000 vehicles per day upon completion of construction to relieve congestion in Circumferential Roads 2 (Quirino Ave.) and 4 (Epifanio de los Santos Ave. [EDSA]).

The unsolicited project, to cost an estimated P23.7 billion,  will cover about 8.6 kilometers. It will start from near Skyway Stage 3 in Sta. Mesa, Manila, cross the San Juan and Pasig Rivers through Sta. Ana district within the Circuit development area, and then proceed to the northern end of the Makati central business district before heading west to Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City. — Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo

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