Metro Manila Subway tunnel boring begins at North EDSA

The Metro Manila Subway project is progressing with the tunnel boring machine making its way into the North EDSA station on March 7, 2024.

Plans for a subway in Metro Manila date back to 1973 and were revived under President Rodrigo Duterte's administration in 2017. The current project aims to reduce traffic congestion and economic losses.

As of March 7, 2024, the project will include 17 stations stretching from East Valenzuela in the north to Bicutan in the south, with a spur line connecting NAIA Terminal 3.

The subway is estimated to cost P488.5 billion, primarily funded by an official development assistance loan of P370.7 billion from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Full operations for the subway are targeted for 2029, with commuters able to travel end-to-end in just 46 minutes once it opens.