On 05/02/21 at the Manila North Centre Port Terminal an arrival ceremony was held for the Cutter Head for of the first TBM Kaunlaran. It will be used for the 15-station Metro Manila Subway 's construction project. The 74 t cutter head is equipped with 36-piece disc cutters, composed of 15 pieces of single and 21 pieces of twin Roller Cutter (RC)
The rest of the parts are due to arrive this month (February 2021), and will be transported to the site for assembly. This will be followed by a mandatory operational test prior to the lowering and main drive beginning. Actula works are scheduled to start in the third quarter of this year.
A total of 25 TBMs, manufactured by JIM Technology Inc. from Japan, will be utilized for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). Each TBM has an outer diameter of 6.99 m, 95 m in total length, with approximately 700 t in total weight.
The project contractor, the joint venture between Shimizu-Fujita-Takenaka-EEI (SFTE), has committed to complete the partial operability phase of the project by December 2021 at the earliest, or by February 2022 at the latest.
The proposal to build the first subway line in Metro Manila was conceived way back in September 1973 in a study conducted by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), 's predecessor, the Japan Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency.
The Metro Manila Subway, formerly known as the Mega Manila Subway (MMS), is the first underground railway system in the country that will provide the most modern mass transportation in the National Capital Region (NCR), from Valenzuela City to Bicutan, Parañaque, and NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay, and will further stretch across North and South zones of the Greater Capital Region.
The 36-km (22 mi) line, which will run north–south between Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, and Pasay, consists of 15 stations between the Quirino Highway and FTI stations. It will become the country's second direct airport rail link after the North–South Commuter Railway, with a branch line to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Dubbed as the "Project of the Century" in the country, the subway line's ground breaking took place on February 27, 2019, and construction began the following December. It will be partially opened in 2022 and fully operational by 2026. Expected to cost PHP227 bn (equivalent to USD4.72 bn or EUR3.90 bn), the line is the most expensive transportation project undertaken by the Duterte administration. Much of its cost is covered by a loan provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): the first part was signed in March 2018.
The Metro Manila Subway is designed to connect with other urban rail transit services in the region. Riders may transfer to LRT Line 1, MRT Line 3, and MRT Line 7 at the North Avenue Common station, which is also currently under construction. Other connections include the existing LRT Line 2 and PNR Metro Commuter Line, as well as the planned Makati Intra-city Subway, the MRT Line 4, and MRT Line 8. Click here for a video and for further information visit http://www.build.gov.ph and https://dotr.gov.ph/ . 06/21.
