BIZ BUZZ: Mapalla ferry system sailing soon?
Metro Manila roads are already congested. So, having more options can be a welcome development for the daily commuters.
The Transportation department, as such, is working on securing the go signal by June for the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake (Mapalla) Ferry System.
Transportation Undersecretary Timothy John Batan, in a radio interview, said they were eyeing to finish the feasibility study for the mass transport project by the “middle of 2025.”
He shared that the project’s first phase would span 30 kilometers across Marikina River and Pasig River. It will be built with at least 32 ferry stations.
The ferry system will deploy 40 electric ferries that can each carry 100 to 150 passengers in a single trip.
The project, which is seen to provide alternative routes linking the east and west corridors of Metro Manila, is being modeled after the Chao Phraya River Ferry System in Thailand and the New York Ferry System in New York City.
