MANILA -- The construction of the first phase of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) extension project is set to start in October this year.
The settlement for the right of way for the railway extension project is now 95 percent completed, according to private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC).
“Konti na lang ang natitira so actually we can start by October kasi binigay na yung right of way eh," LRMC Operations Director Rodrigo Bulario said in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the launching of the Hackatren event Monday in Taguig City.
(There are only a few things that are needed to be settled so actually we can start by October because the right of way was already given.)
"Continuous na yun, parang mobilization is October then continuous na yun until construction," he added.
(This is now continuous, the mobilization is October that will be continuous until construction.)
The first phase of the LRT-1 extension project covers the Redemptorist, Manila International Airport (MIA), Asiaworld, Ninoy Aquino, and Dr. A. Santos stations.
The LRMC expects the LRT-1 Cavite extension project to reduce travel time from Baclaran to Bacoor by 30 minutes from the current one and a half hours during rush hours.
The Cavite extension, measuring 11.7 kilometers in length, will consist of elevated guideways throughout the majority of the alignment.
The only at-grade guideway section shall be located in Zapote, consisting of the Satellite Depot and New Station. It will connect to the existing Baclaran station and will have eight new stations: Redemptorist, NAIA Avenue, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Pinas, Zapote, and Niog.
Dr. Santos, Zapote, and Niog stations will provide transfers to other modes of transportation.
The railway operator projects LRT-1 to serve around 700,000 to 800,000 passengers daily once the extension is completed by 2021. (PNA)
