MANILA, Philippines — Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III is excited over the proposal of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to build the Philippines’ first cable car system in the famed pilgrimage site and capital of Rizal province.
Ynares lauded the DOTr after Undersecretary Timothy John Batan informed him that the planned cable car may be operational by 2028.
“The project was just a dream not so long ago, and early last year we met with the representatives from the DOTr and foreign consultants for the pre-feasibility study,” the mayor said.
“We are pleasantly surprised by the announcement that the proposed Antipolo Cable Car Project is feasible,” Ynares said in his social media post.
The DOTr said the Antipolo Cable Car Project will connect the MRT-4 Taytay Station to Antipolo City.
“We know that Antipolo is very dense, and has lots of residents and economic activity, so it will be complementary to connect MRT-4 to Antipolo City,” Batan said in a statement sent to the media.
“Next year, a detailed feasibility study is expected to come out, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund the project. By 2026, the bidding for the construction of the cable car system will commence,” the mayor said.
Ynares added that the construction phase will take two years, barring unexpected delays; and by 2028 the transport system that will connect commuters to MRT-4 will be operational.
The DOTr said the Asian Development Bank funded the cable car project’s pre-feasibility study, which was finished earlier this year.
“The project appears viable. The next step is the detailed feasibility study, which the ADB is also financing,” Batan said.
The DOTr said the detailed feasibility study, which will determine the project cost and its passenger capacity, is expected to begin in 2025. Project bidding, meanwhile, will open in the following year.
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