Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 05:10:02 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension officially started Tuesday, almost five years after the project was awarded to Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC).
Officials, including Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, and re-electionist Senator Cynthia Villar attended the program marking the commencement of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension construction located along C5 Highway in Parañaque City.
Undersecretary for Railways Atty. Timothy John Batan, LRMC President Juan Felipe Alfonso, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative Yoshio Wada were also present in the event.
The Cavite Extension project will establish additional stations for LRT-1, namely, Aseana, MIA, Asiaworld, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Piñas, Zapote, and Niog in Cavite. It will cover 11.7 kilometers and expected to accommodate up to 800,000 passengers daily.
Officials said operation of the first five new LRT-1 stations is set by end of 2021. They also said the project is anticipated to reduce travel time from Cavite to Baclaran from over an hour to 25 minutes.
The LRT-1 Cavite Extension project is carried out with JICA’s assistance. It is part of the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” program.
Currently, LRT-1’s stations run from Roosevelt in Quezon City and stops at Baclaran in Parañaque City. LRMC is the operator of LRT-1, which has a daily average ridership of 458,000. /kga