Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange
Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange | |
|---|---|
| Intermodal | |
| General information | |
| Location | Arca South, Western Bicutan, Taguig Philippines |
| Owned by | Arca South Integrated Terminal, Inc[1] |
| History | |
| Opening | 2028 |
| Passengers | |
| 160,000 (projected)[2] | |
The Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (TCITX),[3] originally conceptualized as the South Integrated Transport System (ITS-South),[4] is a proposed intermodal transport terminal in Arca South, Taguig. It is primarily a bus terminal for buses going to and from Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao but connected to the FTI station and the under-construction Metro Manila Subway[2] and the North–South Commuter Railway, as well as the Southeast Metro Manila Expressway. Originally scheduled for completion by 2022, construction has yet to begin as pre-construction activities were temporarily suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it was lifted in July 2023.[5]
History
[edit]In August 2014, five companies bought bid documents for a public-private partnership project of proposed integrated transport terminal in FTI. The five companies were given until October 2014 to submit their bids to finance, build, operate, and maintain the proposed terminal.[4] It was then announced in January 2016 that Ayala Land won the project in November 2015.[1]
Construction
[edit]Initially, the construction was supposed to begin in September 2016,[1] but the groundbreaking ceremony was held in January 2018. The project would cost at least ₱5.20 billion and was expected to be operational by 2020.[2] However, pre-construction activities were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Groundbreaking was initially scheduled in December 2024,[6] but actual groundbreaking was held on February 3, 2025, which brought heavy traffic as the East Service Road portion in Western Bicutan was closed for the ceremony.[7] Construction of the terminal exchange is expected to be finished by 2027 for operations to start by early 2028.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dela Paz, Chrisee (January 26, 2016). "Ayala to start building ITS-South terminal by September". Rappler.com. Rappler. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c Yee, Jovie. "Taguig transport terminal breaks ground". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Manahan, Jervis (February 3, 2025). "DOTr, AyalaLand break ground for construction of mega transport hub TCITX". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "5 firms eye P4B ITS-South Terminal project". Rappler. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "South Integrated Transport System (ITS) Project (Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange) | PPP Center". ppp.gov.ph. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Manabat, Johnson (November 14, 2024). "DOTr eyes December groundbreaking for Taguig integrated terminal". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Heavy traffic expected in Bicutan, Taguig on Monday, Feb.3". GMA News Online. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
