NEDA board approves biggest PPP project: Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike

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http://www.gov.ph/2014/06/20/neda-board-approves-biggest-ppp-project-laguna-lakeshore-expressway-dike/

From the Department of Public Works and Highways
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Benigno S. Aquino III, approved yesterday (June 19, 2014) the construction of the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike Project (LLEDP) costing P123 billion, making it the biggest project of the Aquino administration to be implemented through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. This was announced by Secretary Rogelio L. Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which prepared and will implement this flagship project.
The project has two components: a road dike and a land reclamation. The project aims to mitigate flooding in the Laguna Lake coastal towns–particularly in Southern Metro Manila and Laguna, improve the environmental condition of the Lake, and promote economic activities through the efficient transport of goods and people.
The project will likewise provide opportunities for developing a new business and residential district in the reclaimed areas.
The Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Project involves the construction of a 47-kilometer flood control dike on top of which will be a high speed six-lane expressway. The expressway-dike will run on a mainly off-shore alignment at least 500 meters away from the western shoreline of Laguna Lake, including pumping stations and floodgates. It will start at Taguig, passes through Muntinlupa and Calamba, and ends in Los Baños at its boundary with Bay, Laguna.




Well this is a Freeway on a levee in Luzon area.

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Interesting project. There have been off-and-on discussions of building something similar around New York Harbor (which, of course, would greatly improve freeway access to Long Island from the west and south, as well as protecting against storm surges like that from Hurricane Sandy) but nothing has come of it so far.