Megawide bags P1.87-billion Cavite Bus Rapid Transit project
MANILA, Philippines – Good news for those based in Cavite — a new 42-kilometer bus transportation system will soon be constructed.
In a disclosure to the exchange on Thursday, January 9, Megawide Construction Corporation said it received the Notice of Award from the provincial government to implement the Cavite Bus Rapid Transit project on Wednesday, January 8.
Through a joint venture, Megawide and Maplecrest Group, Inc. will develop the BRT project and a point to point (P2P) bus system. The BRT will connect Kawit, Imus, General Trias, Tanza, and Trece Martires, while the P2P will link the province to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
However, the award is still subject to the joint venture’s fulfillment of “all necessary conditions and submitting required documentation.” The actual date of groundbreaking and when construction commences has yet to be disclosed pending the requirements.
Megawide and Maplecrest submitted an unsolicited proposal for the project in April 2023. They then received approval on October 26, 2023 and concluded negotiations on March 12, 2024.
The first phase of the project involves the construction of Terminals 1 and 2, along with a 27 stations — that can accommodate at least one bus each — spanning 15 kilometers. The BRT route will cover all 27 stations, while the P2P alignment is estimated to cover 26.5 kilometers from the PITX to Terminal 2.
The project information memorandum notes that the first phase of the project will begin operations in 2026.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the project focuses on the construction of Terminal 3 and another set of 20 stations. The BRT alignment will add another 13.79 kilometers to its route, connecting Station 27 up until the New Capitol Building Province of Cavite. The P2P alignment in the second phase of the project will add another 34.11 kilometers, allowing commuters to take the bus from PITX all the way to Terminal 3.
Phase 3 of the Cavite BRT project is expected to be completed by 2036.
Megawide is the company behind the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and PITX, the country’s “first landport,” which can accommodate up to 100,000 daily passengers, who have the option to take the LRT1, bus, UV Express shuttles, among others.
Megawide has also recently expressed interest to develop and construct the Baguio City Integrated Terminal. – Rappler.com