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Pasig River Expressway
Route information
Length19.365 km[1] (12.033 mi)
excluding the 2.70 km (1.68 mi) portion of Skyway Stage 3
Major junctions
West end AH 26 (N120) (Radial Road 10) in Manila[2]
East end E2 (Southeast Metro Manila Expressway) in Taytay, Rizal[3]
Location
CountryPhilippines
MunicipalitiesTaytay
Major citiesManila, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Taguig
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

The Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) is a future expressway in Metro Manila, Philippines that will skirt the banks of the Pasig River and connect the City of Manila to the province of Rizal. The expressway is being planned to decongest traffic and to cure the pollution of the Pasig River. It is a project by the joint venture between Philippine National Construction Corporation and San Miguel Holdings Corporation.[4] The project broke ground on September 24, 2021, while construction of the expressway has yet to start.[5]

Route description

The expressway will start from Radial Road 10 in Manila and will end at Southeast Metro Manila Expressway in Pasig. There will be three segments, in addition to utilizing the portion of the Skyway Stage 3 from Plaza Azul (Nagtahan) to San Juan River in Manila.[1][2][4][6]

Segment Coverage Kilometers
Segment 1 Radial Road 10 to Plaza Azul 5.74
MMSS3 Plaza Azul to San Juan River 2.70
Segment 2 San Juan River to C-5 Intersection 7.32
Segment 3 C-5 Intersection to C-6 Intersection 6.30

From Manila at the west, the expressway will run along the southern bank of Pasig River. It would turn to the land in Paco, where it will utilize the right-of-way of Paz Mendoza-Guazon Street and Quirino Avenue before meeting Skyway Stage 3's Nagtahan Exit at Plaza Azul. Its utilization of Skyway's segment starts at Plaza Dilao Exit and ends at the future San Juan Intersection with Skyway Stage 3 above San Juan River. From there, it would resume and cuts through Punta, Santa Ana, Manila before retaking the Pasig River alignment at the southern bank up to the future Southeast Metro Manila Expressway/C-6 in Taytay, Rizal.[7]

History

First proposed in 2020, the expressway is planned as a viaduct over the Pasig River and the Laguna de Bay, and a network of bridges similar to the proposed Metro Manila Skybridge. The expressway will have three segments and two- to six-lane viaducts and bridges. The overall length of the expressway will be 19.365 kilometers (12.033 mi).[1] Construction of the expressway is expected to begin in February 2021 and to be complete by 2023, according to San Miguel Corporation.[8] The project has an estimated cost of ₱95.413 billion and an estimated implementation period of 36 months.[1] The expressway is believed to provide more benefits, like the cheaper cleanup and pollution prevention to the then polluted Pasig River.

San Miguel Corporation tapped Filipino green architect Felino "Jun" Palafox in May 2021 to create an environmentally-friendly Pasig River Expressway system. Palafox will also help designing other projects of SMC Infrastructure, including the New Manila International Airport in Bulacan.[9]

However, the project was opposed by some transport advocates in April and July 2021, citing environmental concerns.[10][11] They also point out the "induced demand" phenomenon, in which more roads only worsen traffic congestion by attracting more vehicle use, thus decreasing mobility.[12]

Despite public opposition, the project was approved by the government on September 21, 2021,[13][14] and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 24, 2021.[5]

Exits

Exits and intersections will be numbered by kilometer posts and station, starting from the R-10 intersection designated as Kilometer 0. However, station markers of Segment 2 from San Juan to C-5 Intersection apparently designates Rizal Park as Kilometer 0.[7] 

RegionProvinceCity/Municipalitykm[7]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Metro ManilaManila0.0000.000R-10 AH 26 (N120) (Mel Lopez Boulevard)Western terminus
U-Belt N180 (Circumferential Road 1)Type of interchange to be determined; access to University Belt
5.7403.567Plaza AzulSkywayEastern end of Section 1; start of Skyway Stage 3 utilization; connection with Skyway's Plaza Dilao Exit
5.360–
8.440		3.331–
5.244		San Juan N141 (Tomas Claudio Street) / SkywayEastern end of Skyway Stage 3 utilization; start of Section 2
MakatiBuendiaA.P. Reyes AvenueType of interchange to be determined; access to Buendia Avenue via A.P. Reyes and Chino Roces Avenues
MandaluyongMandaluyongSan Francisco StreetType of interchange to be determined
Makati8.55.3F. Zobel StreetRamp 5; eastbound exit only
Mandaluyong8.85.5Makati–Mandaluyong BridgeRamp 6; westbound entrance only
MakatiMakati CityMakati AvenueType of interchange to be determined
11.37.0RockwellJ.P. Rizal AvenueRamps 9 and 10; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Makati–Mandaluyong boundaryEDSA AH 26 (N1) (EDSA)Type of interchange to be determined
PasigPioneerPioneer StreetType of interchange to be determined
Makati–Pasig boundary11.3107.028BGCLawton Avenue / J.P. Rizal Avenue – BGCApparently Ramps 7 and 8; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
15.7659.796C-5 N11 (Circumferential Road 5) / C-5 ExpresswayEnd of Segment 2; start of Segment 3[15]
CalabarzonRizalTaytay22.06513.711SEMME (C-6) E2 (Southeast Metro Manila Expressway)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References

  1. ^ a b c d "TRB Declares South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Toll Road 5 And Pasig River Expressway Projects As Toll Road Projects". DOTr. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "SMC LINES UP NEXT GAME-CHANGERS: SLEX TR5, PASIG RIVER EXPRESSWAY". San Miguel Corporation. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Cordero, Ted (August 25, 2020). "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) Project". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Grecia, Leandre (September 24, 2021). "SMC, DOTr, DPWH break ground for Pasig River Expressway". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Mia (August 26, 2020). "In the Works: A Six-Lane Elevated Expressway Crossing the "Entirety" of Pasig River". Spot.ph.
  7. ^ a b c SMC Infrastructure (July 2021). "Project Description for Scoping Pasig River Expressway Project" (PDF). Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Division. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "After Skyway 3, San Miguel aims to start work on Pasig River Expressway in Feb". ABS-CBN News. January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Green architect Jun Palafox to help design SMC's infrastructure projects". c-magazine.com. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Madarang, Catalina S. (April 23, 2021). "Critics of Pasig River expressway project ask gov't to prioritize people over cars". InterAksyon. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (July 19, 2021). "Planned Pasig River expressway may just make traffic, pollution worse — groups". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Siy, Robert (April 17, 2021). "Do we really need a Pasig River expressway?". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  13. ^ Loyola, James A. (September 21, 2021). "SMC gets approval for P95-B Pasig River Expressway". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Castro, Chris (September 21, 2021). "SMC Says Pasig River Expressway Project Will Generate Up to 200,000 Jobs". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  15. ^ UNTV News and Rescue [@UNTVNewsRescue] (September 24, 2021). "Isinagawa ang groundbreaking para sa pagpapatayo ng Pasig River Expressway o PAREX Project na magdudugtong sa eastern at western area ng Metro Manila" (Tweet) (in Filipino). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
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