MRT 7 contractor pays P25,000-fine for causing heavy traffic along Elliptical Road in Quezon City
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:56:00 +0000
THE contractor of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 7 finally paid the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) P25,000 as penalty for putting up a 2-kilometer barrier along Elliptical Road in Quezon City without the agency’s permission and consequently causing heavy traffic in the area.
MMDA General Manager Jose “Jojo” Garcia told the Manila Times that Equipment Engineers Inc. (EEI) delivered on its promise to pay the fine.
Garcia said the barrier ” closed down two lanes sa (of the) circle without notice.”
The MRT 7 is a 22.8-kilometer stretch of elevated line from North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose del Monte in Bulacan, according to research.
It will carry “approximately 28,000 passengers an hour in each direction, which can be extended to roughly 36,000 passengers an hour with further upgrades. It is estimated to initially serve approximately 350,000 passengers a day, which will increase to 800,000 passengers a day upon completion of the upgrades.”
Construction began in April 2016 and operations are expected to begin by August 2019.
LRT 1, LRT 2 and MRT 3 are currently serving Metro Manila. The MRT 7 line will be connected to MRT Lines 1 and 3.
The Department of Transportation and Communication selected Universal LRT Corporation BVI (ULC), a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), to build the MRT line 7 in 2008.
The project is being developed through a public-private partnership (PPP) and is estimated to involve a P69.30 billion. ED VELASCO
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