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THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the construction start for the Mindanao Railway project is waiting on the completion of negotiations for a Chinese loan.
It said the loan from China can only be secured if the project is bid out first to Chinese contractors.
The DoTr’s timeline for the start of construction was the first quarter of 2021.
“Ito ay magsisimula kapag na-negotiate na po ang loan natin. Then, magkakaroon po ‘yan ng detailed engineering design. After that, magsisimula na right away ang actual construction (It will start when the loan is negotiated, followed by the detailed engineering design contract, and then immediately after comes actual construction),” Transportation Assistant Secretary for Project Implementation-Mindanao Cluster Eymard D. Eje said at an online briefing Wednesday.