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Portion of Meralco Ave closed until 2028 for subway project

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Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The cutter head of the Earth Pressure Tunnel Boring Machine no. 1 " arrives="" at="" the="" Manila="" Harbor="" Center="" in="" Port="" on="" Feb.="" It="" will="" be="" used="" for="" Metro="" Subway="" Project="" Phase="" ABS-CBN="" News="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/02/08/20210205-tunnel-boring-machine-aa-0987.jpg"/><figcaption>The cutter head of the Earth Pressure Tunnel Boring Machine no. 1 &#x27;Kaunlaran&#x27; arrives at the Manila Harbor Center in Port Area, Manila on Feb. 5, 2021. It will be used for the Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A commercial building and a gasoline station along Meralco Avenue in Pasig City will soon be demolished to give way to the construction of Package 4 of the Metro Manila Subway Project, Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez said Monday.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=414919594106432&amp;set=a.184633020468425" data-width="auto"> </div><p><br/>Starting October 3 until 2028, a 250-meter portion of Meralco Avenue will be closed to motorists as an entry shaft for the tunnel boring machine will be placed 27 meters below the ground.</p><p>Two entrances of the Subway Project will be constructed in this area.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/11/22/parts-of-meralco-ave-to-be-closed-starting-oct-3-for-subway-project">Parts of Meralco Ave. in Pasig City to be closed Oct. 3 for subway project</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Isasarado natin ito at magkakaroon ng fencing, ide-demolish ang building na naroon including a commercial building, gasoline station,&quot; Chavez said.</p><p>(We will close this and fencing will be put up, then we&#x27;ll demolish the building there, including a commercial building and a gasoline station.)</p><p>&quot;Magsisimula na rin ang relocation ng utilities —power, water in that area,&quot; he added.</p><p>(Relocation of utilities, power and water, will begin in that area.)</p><p>The Department of Transportation assured that the alignment of the Metro Manila Subway underwent a feasibility study to check if the location of stations will be &quot;economically viable&quot; to the surrounding areas.</p><p>Affected establishments and businesses will be properly compensated, Chavez stressed.</p><p>&quot;In this case, dinaanan natin ang proseso na iyan and they were duly notified and they were very cooperative, iyong commercial building, including a gasoline station,&quot; he said.</p><p>(In this case, we have undergone the proper process and they were duly notified and they were very cooperative, including the commercial building and gasoline station.)</p><p>Aside from Pasig City, the construction of other stations are also ongoing at Valenzuela City and North Avenue in Quezon City.</p><p>Packages 2 and 3 of the project, located inside Camp Aguinaldo will be started soon as well, and no added public road closures are expected.</p><p>&quot;Karamihan ng lupa na dadanan ng subway ay pagmamay-ari ng gobyerno,&quot; Chavez said.</p><p>(Most parts of the land on the subway&#x27;s track are government-owned. </p><p>The 33-kilometer long Metro Manila Subway project, which will stretch from Valenzuela City to Pasay City, was among the big-ticket infrastructure projects of the Duterte administration, funded by a loan agreement with the Japanese government.</p><p>It is expected to be partially operational by 2027, and can carry around 370,000 passengers daily.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1D791XWK028?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Starting October 3 until 2028, a 250-meter portion of Meralco Avenue will be closed to motorists for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project.

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Portion of Meralco Ave closed until 2028 for subway project

Joyce Balancio,

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Published Sep 13, 2022 03:26 PM PHT

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