1.

Infrastructure and Highway projects that are on-going or already finished this year 2020 by the DPWH that
will help the development of our transportation.

The 18.30-Kilometer Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3

-The Metro Manila Skyway (MMS) Stage 3 Project is an elevated expressway from Buendia, Makati City
to the North Luzon Expressway in Balintawak, Quezon City with a length of about 18.30 kilometers. 2×3 lanes
from Buendia to Sgt. Rivera corner A. Bonifacio, Quezon City, 2×2 lanes from Sgt. Rivera corner A. Bonifacio to
NLEX Balintawak, Quezon City and 2×3 lanes elevated roadway structure that will connect to the NLEX-SLEX
Connector Road Project in the vicinity of PUP.

The project road shall consist of the following Sections:

Section 1: Buendia, Makati – Quirino Avenue – Nagtahan, 3.37 km

Section 2: Nagtahan – Aurora Blvd./Ramon Magsaysay Avenue, 6.19 km
Section 2A: Nagtahan – Tomas Claudio, 0.96 km
Section 2A’: Tomas Claudio – PUP Sta. Mesa, 1.30 km
Section 2B: Tomas Claudio – Ramon Magsaysay Avenue (San Juan River), 3.93 km
Section 3: Ramon Magsaysay – Quezon Avenue, 2.71 km
Section 4: Quezon Avenue – Balintawak, Quezon Avenue 4.46 km
Section 5: Balintawak, Quezon City – NLEX Footbridge, 1.56 km

The project is a component of the Supplemental Toll Operation Agreement (STOA) entered into by and
among the Republic of the Philippines, through Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), CITRA, and the Philippine National
Construction Corporation (PNCC) in relation to the Business and Joint Venture Agreement covering the
project.

Project Cost-USD 419 Million

PPP Structure-Joint Venture
Cooperation Period-30 years
Region-NCR REGION - NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Sector-Road Network
Project Proponent-Citra Central Expressway Corporation (CCEC)

Status : 77.02 complete as of January 25, 2020. Portion of the Skyway Stage 3, Buendia to Paco, was partially
opened on July 22, 2019. Construction activities resumed on May 16, 2020 in compliance with DPWH DO Nos.
35 and 39, series of 2020.

 New Sorsogon coastal road

The latest coastal road with a view of the Sorsogon coastline has recently been opened to the public,
the Department of Public Works and Highways announced. The 5.52-kilometer, four-lane Sorsogon City
Coastal Road is now open for motorists.

The said project is among the biggest “Build, Build, Build” projects in the Bicol Region, constructed
under the supervision of DPWH Regional Office 5 and Sorsogon First District Engineering Office. It stretches
from Rompeolas (Sorsogon City’s baywalk) to Barangay Balogo.

The newly opened road will also protect the surrounding areas from storm surge, knowing that the
Bicol Region is one of the most frequently-hit areas of typhoons in the country.
 The newly-completed coastal road has a rock causeway and three bridges with a total length of 110.70
lineal meters that begins at junction Daang Maharlika crossing several barangays of Sirangan, Sampaloc,
Balogo and will connect to barangays Pangpang, Tugos, Cambulaga, and Talisay in Sorsogon City.

THE BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY-ORTIGAS CENTER LINK ROAD PROJECT

The 961.427 meter Bonifacio Global City – Ortigas Center Link Road Project involves the construction of a 4-lane
Santa Monica to Lawton Bridge across Pasig River connecting Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Santa Monica Street in
Pasig City and a viaduct structure traversing Lawton Avenue onwards to the entrance of Bonifacio Global City.

The Bonifacio Global City (BGC) – Ortigas Center Link Road will lead to the improvement of accessibility between
the Cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, and Makati.

LOCATIONS-Philippines
TYPE-Road
STATUS- Under Construction
TOTAL REPORTED COST- 5.7 billion PHP
INITIATIVES-Build, Build, Build
START DATE-May 01 2012
START OF CONSTRUCTION- July 19 2017
PLANNED COMPLETION DATE- March 2020
CONTRACTORS- Persan Construction, Inc.
Sino Road and Bridge Co., Ltd.-CONSULTANTS
IMPLEMENTERS- Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways

2. Different road patterns that are used here in the Philippines

a) Rectangular or Block pattern

-In this pattern, the whole area is divided into rectangular blocks of plots, with streets intersecting at right
angles. The main road which passes through the center of the area should be sufficiently wide and other branch
roads may be comparatively narrow. The main road is provided a direct approach to outside the city. 
EXAMPLE:

SAMPALOC, MANILA, METRO MANILA

-compose of different Barangays with its streets.
b) Radial or Star and Circular Pattern
-In this system, the main radial roads radiating from central business area are connected together with
concentric roads. In these areas, boundary by adjacent radial roads and corresponding circular roads, the built-
up area is planned with a curved block system.
EXAMPLE:
 QUEZON CITY MEMORIAL CIRCLE, ELLIPTICAL ROAD, DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA
Junctions :
N170 (Commonwealth Avenue)
Visayas Avenue
N173 (North Avenue)
N170 (Quezon Avenue)
N174 (East Avenue)
Kalayaan Avenue
Maharlika Street
c) Radial or Star and Grid Pattern
-Change in direction, and because street patterns are the most enduring physical element of any layout, it could
potentially contribute to systematic site planning and, consequently, deserves a closer look. Though the network
is entirely interconnected, north-south movement becomes circuitous, indirect, and inconvenient, making
driving an unlikely choice and vividly illustrating those interconnections by itself is insufficient to facilitate
movement.
EXAMPLE:

METRO MANILA RADIAL ROAD (MAJOR ROADS)

Compose of:
Circumferential Road 1 (C-1) – it starts from Finance Road in Luneta, and it circles up to Ayala Bridge, Ayala Boulevard, P.
Casal and the whole of Recto until it finishes in the North Harbor. It links the oldest districts of Manila: Intramuros, Ermita,
Quiapo, San Miguel, Sampaloc, Santa Cruz, Binondo and Tondo.
Circumferential Road 2 (C-2) – it starts in the Quirino Avenue in Malate, up to Nagtahan Bridge, to Arsenio Lacson Avenue
and ends at Tayuman Road where it meets the North Harbor. It links the outer districts of Manila: Malate, Paco, San Miguel,
Santa Mesa, Sampaloc, Santa Cruz and Tondo.
 Circumferential Road 3 (C-3) – It starts in the Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Man and goes up to South Avenue and where the
south roads terminate at the Santa Ana Race Track. The North segment start at J. P. Rizal and continues to F. Blummentritt,
N. Domingo, G. Araneta Ave, Sgt. Rivera until 5th Avenue in Caloocan where it terminates at Navotas Port. This is the first
Circumferential Road with parts outside the city of Manila, hopefully the discontinuity will be already connected in the
Santa Ana.
Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) – This is more popularly known as EDSA or Epifanio delos Santos Ave. The road starts at the
Mall of Asia in Pasay, and goes up to Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Quezon City and Caloocan where it terminates at
Malabon. This Circumferential Road stretched mainly outside of Manila and is the busiest road in the Philippines. It once
had the widest road until the Commonwealth Avenue expansion.
Circumferential Road 5 (c-5) – This is more known as Pres. C. P. Garcia Avenue. It starts at Las Pinas and Continues to
Paranaque, Taguig, Pasig, Quezon City. As of now, C-5 only Stretches until Katipunan Avenue. Construction of a Flyover to
link C-5 from Tandang Sora to Luzon Avenue over Commonwealth Avenue. Upon completion of this flyover, C-5 is expected
to continue to Luzon Avenue, Congressional Avenue, Mindanao Avenue until it reaches NLEX. As an extention, NLEX
segment 9 and 10 will complete C-5 from R-1 to R-10.
Circumferential Road 6 (C-6) – This is still in planning, upon construction it will be called Father Zamora Expressway, after
the martyred priest. It will not enter Metro Manila but is expected to bring about faster travel to vehicles travelling around
the provinces in the outskirts of Metro Manila like Bulacan, Rizal and Laguna.
The Radial Roads of Metro Manila
Radial Roads are roads that enable you to go in and out of the Metropolis, these roads lead to the provinces beyond the
outskirts of Metro Manila.
Radial Road 1 (R-1)– The Radial Road 1 starts at Del Pan Bridge in Manila, continues to Bonifacio Drive, Roxas Boulevard
until it reaches Cavite Expressway. Radial Road 1 connects Cavite and Metro Manila.
Radial Road 2 (R-2) – The Radial Road starts at Arroceros in Manila, Continues to Taft Avenue and Quirino Avenue in Pasay
and connects to Aguinaldo Highway in Cavite. R-2 connects Cavite and Metro Manila.
Radial Road 3 (R-3) – The Radial Road 3 starts at C-2 in Paco and is known as South Superhighway, and continues to SLEX
(South Luzon Expressway) and STAR (Southern Tagalog Arterial Road) to connect Laguna, Batangas and Metro Manila.
Radial Road 4 (R-4) – The Radial Road 4 Starts in Pedro Gil, and continues to Tejeron, and Terminates at J. P. Rizal Avenue in
Pateros.
Radial Road 5 (R-5) – The Radial Road 5 starts at Legarda and continues to Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard to V. Mapa, Shaw
Boulevard in Mandaluyong until it ends at Pasig Boulevard in Pasig. The Radial Road connects Manila to Pasig City
Radial Road 6 (R-6) – The Radial Road 6 share the same starting street in Legarda with Radial Road 5, but it branches out to
Aurora Boulevard which stretches from C-3 to C-5 where it intersects with Katipunan and ends at Marcos Highway in
Masinag, Antipolo.
Radial Road 7  (R-7) – the Radial Road 7 starts at Quezon Bridge where it stretches to Quezon Boulevard, Espana in Manila,
Quezon Avenue, Elliptical Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Regalado Avenue in Quezon City. The Radial Road 7 intersects
with the Quirino Highway Branch of Radial Road 8 to continue to San Jose del Monte in Bulacan.
Radial Road 8 (R-8) – The Radial Road 8 starts at Quezon Bridge, but branches from R-7 thru Andalucia, and runs
Dimasalang, Laong Laan until A. Bonifacio Avenue and at Circumferential Road 4 intersection, the Balintawak cloverleaf to
start North Luzon Expressway until it goes to the Manila North Road. R-8 Branches at Balintawak through Quirino Highway
to connect Novaliches to Sapang Palay in Bulacan.
Radial Road 9 (R-9) – The Radial Road 9 starts at McArthur Bridge in Manila and continues to Rizal Avenue from Manila to
Caloocan where it continues to McArthur Highway in Valenzuela and Bulacan.
Radial Road 10 (R-10) – The Radial Road 10 starts at the Delpan Bridge and goes north to President Ferdinand Marcos
Highway. Radial Road to connects the North Harbor and South Harbor.

d) Radial or Star and block Pattern (none)

-In this pattern, the entire area is divided into a network of roads radiating from the business outwardly. In
between radiating main roads, the built-up area may be planned with rectangular block.
e) Hexagonal Pattern (none)
 -In this pattern, the entire area is provided with a network of roads formatting hexagonal figures. At each corner
of the hexagon, three roads meet the built-up area boundary by the sides of the hexagons is further divided in
suitable sizes.
f) Minimum Travel Pattern (none)
-In this road pattern, city is contented by sector center, suburban center and neighborhood center by the road
which required minimum to connect the city center.

3. In an essay, do you agree that the DPWH should continue its construction on their on-going project? Why
not give the budget to help fight/mitigate COVID?
The DPWH should continue their on-going project despite in the midst of COVID-19 as long as they will
follow the guidelines approved by the Government. It is because the budget used for the project were
previously discussed and approved already by higher officials especially for the whole budget of the DPWH
that is already given and approved. Besides proper bidding has occurred before the project started and
contracts were signed between the agency and the contractor. It is not ethical to stop the construction of on-
going projects because the budget will be used for other actions of the government and it is against the law
that the budget already given and approved into an agency will be used by other agency. Because there is a
certain budget allotted by the government for national emergencies like for pandemic. For the next hearing
for budget given to agencies possibly there will be the time that budget for agencies were reduced to
maximize the budget allotted for the fight of COVID-19. In addition, in the middle of crisis like this many
people lost their jobs and many business were paralyze and could not operate it is a big help for the
government to continue those on-going projects to lessen the number of people that has no work as long as
contractors should follow the guidelines mandated by the IATF and the Government. It is true that the
government needs more budgets to fight COVID-19, to contain the virus and to used budget for testing kits
but the government has many agencies and each agency has their own roles and responsibilities. And also
building infrastructure like roads will open new opportunities for business once COVID is gone and it will help
the economy grow again.