Light Rail Manila Corp. said Tuesday it expects the first phase of LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension project to start operations by the fourth quarter of 2024.
LRMC spokesperson Jacqueline Gorospe said the overall progress rate of the project reached 80 percent as of end January 2023.
Gorospe said the company was targeting to start operations of the LRT Cavite Phase 1 by fourth quarter of 2024.
Phase 1 covers 7 kilometers of the 11-km. LRT-1 Cavite Extension, including the Redemptorist Station, MIA Station, Asiaworld Station, Ninoy Aquino Station and Dr. Santos Station.
The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog are scheduled to become fully-operational by 2027.
The 11.7-kilometer, 8-station LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project will connect Baclaran in Parañaque City to Bacoor, Cavite.