Transport And Utilities
08 December 2008
Transport and Utilities
The city is traversed by several major metropolitan thoroughfares, namely C-3 (Araneta Avenue), C-4 (EDSA), C-5 (Katipunan - Luzon - Republic Avenue), R-6 (Aurora Blvd.), R-7 (Quezon Avenue - Commonwealth Avenue) and R-8 (Bonifacio Avenue - Quirino Highway), which link the city to the rest of Metro Manila. These thoroughfares are supplemented by main and secondary intra-city roads for area-wide mobility and by numerous tertiary roads that provide access to minor communities and individual properties.
Construction and completion of major transport and infrastructure projects triggers further development in the city. Accessible railway system in the City increases the flow of people and commerce throughout the city. The completed and upcoming projects include:
* LRT Line 2 - majority of its stations (six of 11 stations) are dotted in Quezon City passing through the Aurora Boulevard stretch; its ends are located in Santolan, Pasig City and Recto Avenue, Manila; has a length of 11.76 kms;
* LRT Line 3 - also known as EDSA MRT; its extension from North Ave. main terminal to Monumento (Caloocan) is about to commence.
" LRT Line 4 - from Quezon Avenue Mabuhay Rotonda to Quirino Ave., using alignments of Quezon Ave., Commonwealth Ave. and Regalado Ave.; length is 18.35 kms;
Circumferential roads:
* Circumferential Road-4 (C-4). Planned improvements along EDSA include the construction of West / North Ave. Interchange and Roosevelt Ave. Interchange.
* Circumferential Road-5 (C-5). An alternative to EDSA utilizing the Katipunan Ave., Luzon Ave., and Republic Avenue route, will be undertaken through a build-operate-transfer scheme.
Local and other national road projects:
* Mindanao Avenue- extension from Quirino Highway to Gen. Luis Ave. in Valenzuela.
* Improvement of Congressional Avenue - extension from Visayas Ave. to Luzon Ave.
* Inter-neighborhood Roads - construction of connecting segments of identified community roads to serve as alternate routes to decongest major roads.
(In Metro Manila)
|
Vehicle Type |
Annual Traffic (Vehicle Kilometer) |
PM Emission factor (g/km) |
Total PM Emissions |
|
|
Private |
Public |
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|
Gasoline |
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|
Light car |
4,038,192,000 |
1,571,904,000 |
0.10 |
561.01 |
|
Medium car |
813,408,000 |
3,288,000 |
0.12 |
98.00 |
|
Heavy car |
31,596,000 |
- |
0.15 |
4.74 |
|
SUV |
259,848,000 |
- |
0.15 |
38.98 |
|
UV |
2,482,068,000 |
113,088,000 |
0.12 |
311.42 |
|
Bus |
2,700,000 |
14,400,000 |
0.40 |
6.84 |
|
Truck |
346,320,000 |
|
0.24 |
83.12 |
|
Motorcycle/ Tricycle |
1,000,596,000 |
1,933,879,500 |
0.20 |
5,868.95 |
|
Total PM emissions from gasoline use |
6,973.06 |
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|
Diesel |
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|
Light car |
504,000 |
147,648,000 |
0.6 |
88.89 |
|
Medium car |
84,972,000 |
7,608,000 |
0.7 |
64.81 |
|
Heavy car |
14,220,000 |
- |
0.8 |
11.38 |
|
SUV |
248,244,000 |
- |
0.8 |
198.60 |
|
UV |
2,922,651,000 |
3,082,740,000 |
0.9 |
5,404.85 |
|
Bus |
10,020,000 |
380,736,000 |
1.5 |
586.13 |
|
Truck |
1,996,400,000 |
268,752,000 |
1.5 |
3,397.73 |
|
Total PM emissions from diesel use |
9,752.39 |
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|
Total PM emissions |
16,725.44 |
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Source: Manila Observatory
Water supply
Like the rest of Metro Manila, Quezon City gets its water supply from MWSS and its private distribution concessionaires, the Maynilad Water Service Inc. (MWSI), serving the west half of the city and Manila Water Co.(MWC) the east portion.
2008 Data
Average City consumption - 43.7 cubic meters per service connection per month
Commercial users - 180.6 cubic meters
Industrual users - 119.7 cubic meters
Semi-business users - 69.2 cubic meters
Domestic users - 33.2 cubic meters
Power Supply
The electric power requirement of the city is adequately serviced by the Manila Electric Company or MERALCO. More than 97% of the city's population have access to electricity. It should, however, be noted that there are still areas unserved by MERALCO such as in most parts of Payatas mainly due to right-of-way and land tenure problems.
|
Customer Class |
2007 |
1st Quarter of 2008 |
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|
Customer Count |
Cumulative KWh Consumption |
Per Customer |
Customer Count |
Cumulative KWh Consumption |
Per Customer |
|
|
Residential |
446,899 |
1,312,439,306 |
2,937 |
449,042 |
292,335,320 |
651 |
|
Commercial |
48,522 |
1,613,229,816 |
33,247 |
47,573 |
392,311,310 |
8,246 |
|
Industrial |
1,185 |
559,036,657 |
471,761 |
1,176 |
136,218,351 |
115,832 |
|
Streetlight |
425 |
26,474,022 |
62,292 |
413 |
6,899,685 |
16,706 |
|
Total |
497,031 |
3,511,179,801 |
7,064 |
498,204 |
827,764,666 |
1,661 |
Average annual growth in electricity consumption (1981 to 2001): 4.8%
Average annual growth rates per sector:
- Commercial – 5.35%
- Residential – 5.1%
- Industrial – 3.7%
- Streetlighting – 2.5%
QC Government Facilities Electricity Consumption
|
Cost Centers |
Number |
Average Monthly Billing, in Pesos |
Average Annual Billing, in Pesos |
% of Total Consumption |
|
Streetlights |
698 |
21,293,141 |
255,517,697 |
64.44 |
|
Schools |
205 |
5,829,699 |
69,956,383 |
17.64 |
|
Offices |
29 |
3,960,667 |
47,528,000 |
11.99 |
|
Health Centers and Hospitals |
55 |
1,284,884 |
15,418,612 |
3.89 |
|
Sports Complex |
3 |
273,840 |
3,286,084 |
0.83 |
|
Parks and Playgrounds |
52 |
316,100 |
3,793,195 |
0.96 |
|
Public Library |
6 |
67,674 |
812,083 |
0.20 |
|
Public Markets |
5 |
16,958 |
203,491 |
0.05 |
Data source: Manila Electric Company
Services and Facilities
Type of establishments Number
Public schools: 138
Elementary 96
Secondary 42
Private schools 283
Public daycare centers 190
Public hospitals 18
Health centers 54
Police force 2,462
Fire fighting force 434
Media centers:
Television networks 6 major networks
Radio stations 10
Print media offices 5
National government offices 125
Government-owned & 25
controlled corporations
