Construction of 380-km Laguna-Albay PNR route to start soon
Philippine National Railways (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded the single largest rail contract worth PHP142 billion, or about USD2.8 billion, to a Chinese joint venture to build a 380-kilometer Philippine National Railways (PNR) route. The construction will run from Barangay Banlic in Calamba, Laguna to Daraga, Albay. The contract was signed on Monday by DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and representatives of the China Railway Group Ltd., China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co. Ltd., and China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co. Ltd. (CREC JV). The contr...
Source: philippinetimes.com