REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MMDA) MEGA MANILA REGION HIGHWAY NETWORK INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ITS) INTEGRATION PROJECT FINAL REPORT JULY 2013 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) CTI ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS CO., LTD METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY CO., LTD EI MITSUBISHI RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. JR 13-155 (2) LOCATION MAP Mega Manila Region Highway Network Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Integration Project FINAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Map Abbreviations PART I INTRODUCTION Page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .....................................................................................1-1 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................1-2 1.3 STUDY AREA......................................................................................................................1-2 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .....................................................................................................1-2 1.5 SCHEDULE OF THE STUDY.............................................................................................1-3 1.6 ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT THE STUDY ............................................................1-3 1.7 FINAL REPORT ORGANIZATION....................................................................................1-6 1.7.1 Reports Prepared ...........................................................................................................1-6 1.7.2 Organization of the Final Report ...................................................................................1-6 1.8 MEETING AND COUNTERPART TRAININGS................................................................1-6 PART II IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PROBLEMS/ISSUES CHAPTER 2 GOVERNMENT’S TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT POLICIESS AND PLAN ........2-1 2.1 PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2011-2016)...........................................................2-1 2.2 MMDA GREEN-PRINT 2030..............................................................................................2-2 2.3 REGION III DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2011-2016)............................................................2-3 2.4 REGION IV-A DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2011-2016) ........................................................2-4 2.5 DPWH PUBLIC INVESTMENTMENT PROGRAM (2011-2016).....................................2-5 2.6 FORMULATION OF A NATIONAL TRANSPORT PLAN ................................................2-7 CHAPTER 3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT AREA ............................3-1 3.1 PHYSICAL PROFILE ..........................................................................................................3-1 3.2 DEMOGRAHIC AND URBANIZATION TREND .............................................................3-2 3.3 ECONOMIC TREND ...........................................................................................................3-8 3.4 TOURISM...........................................................................................................................3-12 3.5 TELECOMMUNICATIN SERVICE ..................................................................................3-14 3.5.1 Related Government/Private Bodies ...........................................................................3-14 3.5.2 Related policy of communication infrastructure .........................................................3-19 3.5.3 Internet Service Provider.............................................................................................3-20 3.5.4 Fixed line Service Provider .........................................................................................3-21 3.5.5 Mobile Line Service Provider......................................................................................3-23 3.5.6 Backbone Network ......................................................................................................3-24 3.5.7 Mobile Phone Coverage ..............................................................................................3-25 3.5.8 Popularization of Internet............................................................................................3-25 3.5.9 Popularization of Broadband Network........................................................................3-26 3.5.10 Cost of Internet connection..........................................................................................3-26 3.6 ECONOMIC ZONES AND IT ECO-ZONES ....................................................................3-28 3.6.1 Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ............................................................3-28 3.6.2 Economic Zones and IT Eco-zones .............................................................................3-28 3.7 MOTORIZATION...............................................................................................................3-31 CHAPTER 4 PRESENT TRANSPORT LAWS AND ORGANIZATION ..........................................4-1 4.1 BASIC LAWS RELATED TO ROAD TRANSPORT..........................................................4-1 4.2 OVERALL DELIENATION OF AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES......................................4-1 4.3 ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSORT-RELATED LAWS AND REGULATIONS...................................................................................................................4-4 CHAPTER 5 TRANSPORT NETWORK AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS........................................5-1 5.1 ROAD TRANSPORT IN METRO MANILA ......................................................................5-1 5.1.1 Road Administration......................................................................................................5-1 5.1.2 Road Network................................................................................................................5-3 5.1.3 Road Transport Conditions............................................................................................5-5 5.1.4 Road Projects...............................................................................................................5-12 5.1.5 Future Road Network ..................................................................................................5-13 5.2 ROAD TRANSPORT IN MEGA MANILA.......................................................................5-16 5.2.1 Road Network..............................................................................................................5-16 5.2.2 Road Transport Conditions..........................................................................................5-21 5.2.3 Road Projects...............................................................................................................5-34 5.2.4 Future Road Network ..................................................................................................5-37 5.3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT ......................................................................................................5-41 5.3.1 Bus Transport...............................................................................................................5-41 5.3.2 Rail Transport ..............................................................................................................5-46 5.3.3 Jeepneys and Other Public Transport ..........................................................................5-67 5.4 TRAFFIC DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) MEASURES AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................5-73 5.4.1 Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or Color Coding...............5-73 5.4.2 Truck Ban ....................................................................................................................5-73 5.4.3 Bus System ..................................................................................................................5-74 5.4.4 Other Traffic Management Measures ..........................................................................5-75 5.5 ROAD CRASHES ..............................................................................................................5-75 5.5.1 Road Crash of Urban Road in Metro Manila ..............................................................5-75 5.5.2 Road Crashes of Urban Road outside of Metro Manila ..............................................5-79 5.5.3 Traffic Accidents on Expressways...............................................................................5-79 5.6 VEHICLE WEIGHT CONTROL .......................................................................................5-81 5.6.1 Laws and Regulations..................................................................................................5-81 5.6.2 Related Government Agencies ....................................................................................5-81 5.7 SEA TRANSPORT .............................................................................................................5-83 5.8 AIR TRANSPORT..............................................................................................................5-85 CHAPTER 6 CURRENT ITS APPLICATION....................................................................................6-1 6.1 DPWH...................................................................................................................................6-1