Light Rail Manila Corp. said Wednesday the overall progress of the Light Rail Transit Line-1 Cavite Extension Project’s first phase reached 73 percent as of end-August.
The company said the progress rate covered the electromechanical works such as the laying of rails and installation of the electrical system and the construction of the additional five new LRT-1 stations for phase 1 at Redemptorist, MIA, PITX Asia World, Ninoy Aquino and Dr. Santos covering seven kilometers.
Trackwork installation is now halfway complete, with recent activities such as the simultaneous installations of pre-track assembly, shear connector, rebar, formworks support for track plinth, concrete pouring and derailment wall.
The company said with the project in full swing, the installation of tracks and overhead catenary system on the viaduct would continue at the Ninoy Aquino Station which required a temporary closure of a portion of the outer lane (northbound) of Imelda Bridge linking Barangays La Huerta and Sto. Niño in Parañaque City from Oct. 10 to Nov. 10, 2022.
This is to give way to the casting of concrete plinths and pedestals in the area, it said.
LRMC earlier said it was expecting first phase of the LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension project to start operations by the middle of 2024. The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog are expected to become fully-operational by 2027.
Once completed, the extension is expected to reduce travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite to 25 minutes from 1 hour and 10 minutes and increase LRT-1’s capacity from 500,000 to 800,000 passengers daily.
LRMC won the bidding for the project and took over the operation of LRT Line 1 on Sept. 12, 2015. LRT Line 1 runs from Baclaran in Pasay City to Munoz in Quezon City.
