PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Spanish consultancy IDOM a 1·4bn pesos contract for detailed design of the MRT Line 4 light rail corridor in the Manila area.
The planned 15·6 km line will run from Quezon City to Taytay, with 11 stations serving the Mandaluyong, San Juan, Quezon and Pasig areas in the east of Manila and the densely populated Cainta and Taytay areas of Rizal province.
The 59·3bn pesos MRT-4 project is being financed by the Asian Development Bank.
IDOM will produce preliminary and detailed engineering designs, undertake financial and economic assessments and prepare financing and bidding documents.
Design work is scheduled to start in Q4 this year, with preliminary works expected to begin in Q2 2022 and main construction works in 2024-27, ahead of opening in 2028.
