LRMC sets priorities in LRT-1
rehab LRMC earlier disclosed plans to
Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) on
Thursday said it has started
assessing the trains, substations,
tracks, and passenger terminals LRT-
1 to determine the extent of work
needed to bring the commuter rail
system in tip-top shape.
Together with the Department of
Transportation and Communication
(DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit
Authority (LRTA), LRMC will work to
complete the full assessment of Line
1 as soon as possible, LRMC
President and CEO Jesus P. Francisco
said in an emailed statement.
Two weeks after taking control of the
LRT-1 operations and maintenance,
LRMC has already found a few items
to prioritize.
The priority is to bring back more
light rail vehicles (LRVs) on the line
to reduce the customers waiting
time, Francisco said.
Expanding the capacity of the trains
to lessen waiting time means
refurbishing existing trains and
purchasing new ones to complement
the governments acquisition of new
LRVs which we hope will come as per
DOTC and LRTAs timetable, he
added.
The tracks need to be repaired to be
able to handle the higher speeds of
the new trains. We also need to
improve the condition of the rails in
preparation for the time when we
can bring the trains up to speed,
Francisco said.
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upgrade the passenger terminals,
escalators and elevators and adding
lift, General Ticketing Machines
(GTMs), at least one Passenger
Service Centre (PSC), payphones,
toilets, LED and plasma displays
(showing the time (hours, minutes
and seconds), date (DD-MM-YYYY),
train service information, safety
messages and commercials), located
within the unpaid area of the
concourse level in the train stations.
LRMC took over the LRT-1 operations
and maintenance last September 12,
2015 as part of the concession
agreement with the DOTC and the
LRTA for the P65-billion LRT-1 Cavite
extension project under the 2011-
2016 Philippine Development Plan.
Proposed Rehabilitation of
Doroteo Jose Station
The improvements in LRT1 stations
will start with Doroteo Jose station,
the interchange terminal of LRT1 and
LRT Line 2 in Sta. Cruz, Manila.
Construction for Doroteo Jose station
is targeted to start in December
2015.
Improvements in the two biggest
stations, EDSA, Central Terminal and
Baclaran, and 3 smaller stations, R.
Papa, Abad Santos, and Gil Puyat will
follow in March 2016.
The construction for the other 14
stations, according to Francisco, will
start in May and August 2016.
 LRMC to spend up to $200M for
LRT-1 rehab
AYALA-LED Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC)
is buckling up to spend up to $200
million for the rehabilitation of the 32-
year-old Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1
that traverses 20 stations from Roosevelt
Avenue, Quezon City to Baclaran, Pasay
City in Metro Manila.
LRMC was awarded the concession to
operate and maintain LRT-1, taking over
operations of the overhead train line
starting September 12, 2015.
$150 million to $200 million is the total
rehab cost that we are looking at, said
Eric Francia, president of AC
Infrastructure, also a wholly owned
subsidiary of Ayala Corp. which holds a
35-percent stake in LRMC.
Francia told reporters in a media
roundtable in Makati Friday that LRMC is
currently working on the rehabilitation
and upgrade of LRT Line 1 to improve its
capacity to accommodate more
passengers.
Under the 32-year contract, the Ayala-led
concessionaire will operate, rehabilitate
and build an extension of the LRT line to
the towns of Cavite south of Metro
Manila.
What were doing now is rehab the
existing system. We are expecting to
increase it [capacity] some more, to more
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than 30 percent within the next 12
months or so, Francia said.
LRT-1, which runs through EDSA, Rizal
and Taft Avenues, currently has a
recorded ridership of 750,000 passengers
daily.
Meanwhile, LRMC is looking to spend
P500 million to improve the LRT-1
stations over the next two years.
On February 11, 2016 signed a P24-
billion, 15-year Omnibus Loan and
Security Agreement (OLSA) with
Metrobank, Security Bank, and RCBC,
enabling it to finance the 11.7-kilometer
extension from Baclaran, Paraaque to
Niyog, Cavite.
On the same day, the LRMC also signed
the engineering, procurement, and
construction (EPC) contract with Bouyges
Travaux Publics (in charge of the civil
works) and Alstom Transport (in charge of
the electromechanical works) for the
public-private partnership project.
This work includes the construction of the
Cavite extension, as well as the
rehabilitation of the older line which runs
from the Roosevelt to Baclaran stations.
At least P15.3 billion of the loan will be
used for the Cavite extension, while P8.7
billion while be allocated for the
rehabilitation of the existing LRT 1
system.
Government finalizing bid terms for
P30-billion LRT train cars
RAILWAY operator Light Rail Manila Corp.
(LRMC) is moving to increase the speed
of the oldest overhead train system in
Metro Manila from 40 kilometers per hour
(kph) to 60 kph by the third quarter next
year.
This, documents showed, will be made
possible with the completion of the 26.5-
kilometer rail-replacement program for
the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT 1) by
September 2017.
The project covers 21 km of rail tracks on
the northbound route and 5 km on the
southbound route. These replacements
will be the final phase to complete the
overall rehabilitation of the LRT 1s tracks
system.
The Light Rail Transit Authority, the
previous operator of the train system,
completed the first phase of rail
replacements along the southbound
route in December 2015 on top of the 8
km already replaced in previous years.
The replaced rails will also increase the
lifespan of the light rail vehicles (LRVs),
avoid wear and tear of the rolling stock,
and ensure the reliability of the whole
train system.
This is equivalent to adding up to four to
seven trains in theory, depending on
headway assumptions, the document
read.
Besides this, the private company
controlled by Metro Pacific Investments
Corp. and Ayala Corp.is gearing toward
the further augmentation of the capacity
of the railway system.
The failed auction for the P30-billion train
car-supply deal will be revived sometime
this month, a ranking official of the
transportation department said, pending
the approval of the final terms by the
Japanese creditor.
Transportation Undersecretary for Rails
Noel Eli B. Kintanar said the government
will pursue the purchase of 120 train cars
for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 from
a Japanese supplier, pursuant to the
previous administrations agreement with
Tokyo.
We are back on track and we are
working with the Japanese government to
accelerate the finalization of the terms,
he said in an interview.
The bidding should be launched within
the month, pending the approval of the
terms of procurement by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
We still need JICAs concurrence for the
final terms, Kintanar said. We are
planning to launch the bidding within the
month.
To recall, the bidding for the supply of
120 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) for the
oldest overhead railway line in Southeast
Asia was declared as a failure earlier this
year.
Under the loan signed with the JICA, only
Japanese companies are allowed to
submit bids for the multibillion-peso
contract.
Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp.
initially expressed interest to participate
in the auction for the procurement of the
new LRT train cars.
When procured, these 120 LRVs will be
configured in 30 four-car train sets, to
allow the rail line to accommodate up to
about 750,000 passengers daily.
The winning bidder will cover the
technical design of the coaches,
procurement of materials required for
manufacturing the LRVs and ensure
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compliance with technical specifications
through testing.
The winning bidder will be required to
submit a project management plan,
design and development plan, as well as
an inspection, testing and commissioning
plan, in order for implementation to run
smoothly.
The supplier will have three years to
complete the delivery of the new train
cars.
These new train cars are needed to
complement the construction of the new
train stations in Cavite.
Japan-content requirement for LRT-1
needs to fall, DoTr says
THE government is looking to reduce the
proportion of Japan-sourced components
to be used in 120 coaches to be deployed
on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), in
order for the project to attract more
suppliers.
The 30% minimum-content requirement
from Japan was set by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
which is funding the project.
There are few takers at 30%, Transport
Assistant Secretary Caesar B. Chavez
said. If the content requirement is
lowered to 23% or 22% other suppliers
will emerge.
He said final terms of the JICA P30 billion
loan will be ready by years end, which
will pave the way for soliciting new bids
from suppliers.
When procured, the 120 coaches will be
configured into 30 four-car train sets
which will accommodate up to about
750,000 passengers daily.
The first April auction for the coach
contract failed.
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Mr. Chavez noted that train coach
demand in Japan is surging because of
building projects associated with the
2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"Govt shortlists Japanese bidders
for LRT-1 trains"
The government is seeking anew offers
from Japanese firms for the supply of 120
new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Light
Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) after a failed
bidding last March.
Pursuant to the rules for Official
Development Assistance (ODA) Funding,
the DOTr (Department of Transportation)
is inviting eligible Engineering,
Procurement and Construction (EPC)
Bidders of Japanese nationality to
participate in the Competitive Bidding
process following the procedures
specified in the Guidelines for
Procurement on the Japanese ODA Loans
for the Procurement of New Rolling Stock
LRV (4th Generation), the department
said in an invitation to bidders.
The invitation was issued for the
procurement of 120 new LRVs for the
LRT-1 running from Roosevelt Avenue
station in Quezon City to Baclaran station
in Pasay City.
Under the contract, the winning bidder
would be responsible for the design,
production, verification, delivery, testing,
commissioning, technical support
materials associated with operation and
maintenance of the vehicles, as well as
training for maintenance staff, engineers
and operators.
To be eligible to bid, the prime contractor
should be Japanese, while the sub-
contractors could be of any nationality.
In case the prime contractor is a joint
venture, such would be eligible to
participate in the bidding provided the
lead partner is from Japan, the other
partners are Japanese and/or Filipino and
the total share of work of Japanese
partners in the JV is more than 50
percent of the contract amount.
The pre-bid conference is scheduled on
Jan. 20. Deadline and opening of bids is
on April 13.
Last March, the Transportation
department conducted a bidding for the
LRVs but declared it a failure as no offers
were given by Japanese firms.
Former secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya
attributed the lack of bids from Japanese
firms to the surge in demand of rolling
stocks in Japan as Tokyo prepares to host
the 2020 Olympics.
Light Rail Manila Corp. which is
composed of Metro Pacific Investments
Corp.s Metro Pacific Light Rail Corp.,
Ayala Corp.s AC Infrastructure Holdings
Corp. and the Philippine Investment
Alliance for Infrastructures Macquarie
Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte.
Ltd. bagged the P65 billon public-private
partnership project covering the
operations of the train line as well as
extending it all the way to Niog, Bacoor
City, Cavite.
The LRT-1s extension would cover 11.7
kilometers or eight new stations across
Pasay City, Paraaque City, Las Pias City
and Bacoor City, Cavite.
The extended rail line is expected to help
increase the capacity of LRT-1 to 800,000
passengers daily, and benefit more than
four million residents in the southwestern
part of Metro Manila and of Cavite.
Proposed features of BN ACEC 1st
Generation LRV, Hyundai Precision
and Adtranz 2nd Generation LRV and
Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo 3rd
Generation LRV:
Perch Seats
Seats at the ends of each train car have
been changed to perch seats, creating
wider standing space for commuters.
Platform Gap Width Reduction
The bottom of each doors has a frangible
gap made of rubber that protrudes out,
reducing the platform-train gap. This
helps to prevent passenger accidents due
to the platform gap.
Reserved Seats
Stickered with four eye-catching designs
that carry messages to encourage
commuters to give up their seats to
those who need them more.
Wheelchair Bay
Two Wheelchair Bays are located in the
middle of every KSF train, at doors 12
and 13.
The Emergency Communication Button is
positioned lower, enabling wheelchair-
bound passengers to gain access to the
feature.
Viewing Space + Emergency Exits
Both ends of the train features a viewing
space and an emergency exit.
The viewing space allows passengers to
have a view of the tunnel through the
windscreen.
The Emergency Exit Ramp will be
deployed in an emergency.
Gangway Lights
Gangway Lights were installed to
illuminate the gangway area of the train
cars.
Overhead Hand Grips
Three rows of hand grips are positioned
along the aisles of the train cabins to
provide standing passengers with
increased support.
Grab-Handles at Doorways
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Provide support for passengers boarding
or alighting the trains and for passengers
standing near the doors.

Door Closing Indicator

Red LED lights that are positioned above
each door will light up when the doors
are closing.

Train Travel Information System

The LED and LCD display panels shows
useful travel information to passengers,
such as in-train announcement texts,
current and next train stations which the
train will call at.
Builder Plate
The plate lists the companies involved in
the manufacture of the train, and also
the year it was built.
It is located at both ends of the train.
Emergency Exits
Emergency Exits are located at both ends
of the train.
The Emergency Exit Ramp will be
deployed in an emergency.
Emergency Communication Button
Emergency Communication Buttons are
located at the side of the train doors to
contact the train staff in an emergency.
Passenger Communication Unit
The Passenger Communication Unit is
located at the side of each train doors to
contact the train staff in an emergency. It
is positioned lower as compared to trains
along other lines.
Now, the riding public can have the
comfort and convenience of using the 32
elevators and escalators in Doroteo Jose,
EDSA, Roosevelt, Balintawak, and
Monumento stations.
LRMC also upgraded Persons with
Disabilities (PWD)-compliant features,
such as Braille buttons and accessibility
of controls to persons in wheelchairs,
among other things.
The operator partnered with original
equipment manufacturers Schindler and
Otis for LRT 1s restoration and upgrade.
LRMC also recently announced the
increased number of light rail vehicles in
LRT-1 and its ongoing rail replacement
project for the train line.
Passenger comfort is main goal of
common-station deal

Restoration of LRT 1 elevators and PARTIES involved in the construction of

escalators is finally completed
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC),
the operator of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)
1, yesterday announced it has completed
restoring the elevators and escalators in
all of the railways stations.
the long-delayed common station for the
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1, the Metro
Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 and the future
MRT Line 7 have agreed to make
passenger comfort as the main
consideration in the crafting of the
memorandum of agreement (MOA) that
they are set to sign on Wednesday.

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The memorandum of agreement will
include the details that all parties will
subscribe to ensure high level of service
to passengers, Transportation
Spokesman Cherie Mercado-Santos
replied via text, when asked to give more
details on the MOA that officials from the
transportation and public works
departments, and executives from Ayala
Corp., San Miguel Corp., SM Prime
Holdings Inc. and Light Rail Manila Corp.
will sign.
She did not elaborate, although she did
say the main consideration in crafting the
agreement is passenger comfort.
We have moved forward with the
designs. Basically, from the past signing,
we worked on all parties interests with
the prime consideration of passengers
comfort, Santos said. That we have
achieved nowall parties agreeing to a
design that puts passengers comfort at
prime priority. At the same time,
recognizing commitments given to them
by the past administration.
Last September 28 all the parties
agreed to construct the common
alignment for the LRT Line 1, the MRT
Line 3 and the future MRT Line 7 placing
it at the Annex of SM City North EDSA
and Trinoma Mall.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade
is happy about this development, which
was not an easy task. Were happy Mall, linking LRT-1, MRT-3 and the
and proud we have managed to get
everyone on a platform of level of service
to passengers, Santos said.
The common station was in limbo for a
couple of years after its conception, after
getting a stay order from the Supreme
Court due to a possible breach in the
original contract. SM Prime sued the
previous transport officials for changing
the location of the common station, even
with an existing naming-rights contract
with the government.
While the previous administration pegged
the price of the common alignment at a
range of P1.4 billion to P2.6 billion, the
final cost of the infrastructure will only be
determined after the engineering and
design have been finished.
When built, the common station will
provide easy access to both malls and
major roads like EDSA, and will provide a
common concourse or atrium to facilitate
easy train-line transfer.
Solons decry failure of DOTr, DPWH,
LRTA to consult public on LRT-MRT
common station
Members of the House committee on
Metro Manila development decried the
failure of the Department of
Transportation (DOTr), Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and
the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) to
fully inform and consult the general
public about the deal creating a common
station between The Annex at SM City
North EDSA and Ayala Lands Trinoma
proposed MRT-7.
The lawmakers expressed their
disenchantment during a recent hearing,
just days before the signing of the
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Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
between top businessmen and the
government on the building of an LRT-
MRT common station between The Annex
at SM City North EDSA and Trinoma in
Quezon City. The project will begin this
December and expected to be completed
by April 2019.
During the hearing presided by
committee chairman Rep. Winston
Winnie Castelo (2nd District, Quezon
City), the lawmakers scored the lack of
consultation by the DOTr, DPWH and the
LRTA with the representatives of the
affected district and barangays, and
various citizens groups.
The committee members even moved to
urge the three agencies to defer the MOA
signing until all concerned sectors shall
have been consulted.
Timothy John Batan, DOTr project
manager for rail transportation, said a
Memoradum of Understanding (MOU)
was reached last September 2016
between the three government agencies
and the four stakeholders namely, the
Ayala-owned North Triangle Depot
Commercial Corp., SM Prime Holdings,
Light Rail Manila Consortium (LRMC) and
Universal LRT, Corp. (ULC), providing that
an agreement to sign on January 18,
2017 a MOA on the area for the common
station.
Castelo said the agencies concerned
should have consulted all stakeholders.
He requested for a copy of the
agreement for further study and so that
allegations relative to the construction
will be clarified. Moreover, this will avoid
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recurrence of similar problems of railway
transits in the future.
Rep. Arnolfo A. Teves, Jr. (3rd District,
Negros Oriental) questioned the priority
of the DOTr, saying its focus should be on
the commuters rather than the
companies involved.
Rep. Manual Luis T. Lopez (1st District,
Manila) noted the two big names, Ayala
and Sy, appear to be a consideration in
the agreement. While the decision about
the common station falls on the
executive, Lopez said the representatives
of the people should have been
consulted first by the government
agencies concerned.
Minority Leader and Quezon Third District
Rep. Danilo E. Suarez said the common
station should be situated in an area
easily accessible to commuters. He noted
the one-page document presented by the
DOTr on their proposal is not the same
plan that was agreed upon three
Congresses ago.
Rep. Vincent Bingbong P. Crisologo (1st
Dsitrict, Quezon City), whose district
covers the area for the common station,
said that focus for the common station
construction is not on the welfare of the
commuting public but on the big
businesses fighting over the right to
construct and secondly, on the area for
the common station.
This is the first time Ive heard of an
agreement supposedly reached between
the agencies and stakeholders. How can
that be when as representative of my
constituency, who will be affected by this
plan, I was not even consulted? said
Crisologo.
In a letter sent to Rep. Bernadette C.
Herrera-Dy (Party-list, Bagong
Henerasyon), representatives of different
barangays surrounding the construction
area also opposed the building of the
common station due to several factors,
among them sewerage, garbage, traffic
and pollution problems, which would be
set them once construction begins.
Rep. Jose L. Atienza, Jr. (Part-list, Buhay)
proposed that the committee be
furnished with a copy of the MOU for
further study of the common station.
Reps. Lopez, Jesulito A. Manalo (Party-list,
Angkla) and Rodel M. Batocabe (Party-
list, Ako-Bicol) also motioned for the
committee to urge the concerned
agencies, particularly the DOTr, to defer
the MOA signing until all stakeholders,
including Congress, have been consulted
first. / CM
A traffic plan for the common station
project
In 2009, it was decided that a common
station be built to allow travelers using
Metro Manilas two main train systems
the Light Rail Transit (LRT 1) and the
Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) move from
one system to the other. A third line from
San Jose del Monte in Bulacan MRT 7
will eventually connect to the two
lines.
The original plan was to build the
common station on Epifanio delos Santos
Ave. (EDSA) right in front of SM North
EDSA; SM paid the government P200
million for a deal that included naming
rights. However, when the Aquino
administration began, in 2010, the new
officials had second thoughts about the
plan and in 2014 decided on a new site
closer to Trinoma mall of Ayala. SM
immediately went to court and obtained
a temporary restraining order from the
Supreme Court.
There the matter rested for the next
three years until last January 18 when
agreement was reached by all the
interested parties SM Prime Holdings,
Ayala, the Department of Transportation
(DOTr), the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH), the LRT Authority,
the Light Rail Manila Corp., San Miguel
Corp., and North Triangle Depot Corp.
As agreed upon, the common station will
be built on a site between the two malls;
this apparently takes care of the original
dispute over its location. There will be an
Area A, the platform and concourse for
LRT 1 and MRT 3, to be constructed by
the DOTr; an Area C for MRT 7, to be built
by San Miguel; and an Area B connecting
Areas A and C, to be built by an affiliate
of Ayala Land. The total cost of this
Public-Private Partnership project is
expected to be P2.8 billion. Construction
is to begin in December and is expected
to be completed in April, 2019.
Once completed, the common station will
be serving millions of commuters daily. It
is hoped that it will facilitate travel by
train around Metro Manila, thus lessening
road traffic and easing the traffic jams
that have long plagued Metro Manila. The
street-level area below the common
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station will continue to serve trucks,
buses, and private cars.
There is some concern, however, about
traffic in the area during the two years
that the common train station is under
construction. Even now, that confluence
of EDSA and North Avenue is one of the
busiest parts of the highway. When the
tractors, earthmovers, cement mixers,
and trucks bearing steel and other
construction materials start moving in,
the area will be one of the busiest traffic
sites in Metro Manila.
The House of Representatives wants to
review the agreement to ensure that the
project will truly benefit the people and
not just the business concerns that
signed the agreement last week. It is only
proper that Congress will look into the
project to ensure that it is truly worth the
P2.8 billion that it has appropriated for it.
When it holds its hearings, we urge that
the congressmen also look into the
possible havoc on traffic that the project
may cause during the construction
period. A special effort must be made to
draw up a plan to ensure continued
smooth traffic as smooth, anyway, as it
is today during the two long years that
work on the common station is underway.
Build. Build. Build.
THE DUTERTE administration is expected
to launch big ticket infrastructure
projects to drive economic growth in the
next five years.
Build, build, and build. Under this mantra
several government agencies are
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partnering to implement major projects
involving railways, bridges, roads,
airports and green city developments.
Manila-Clark Railway, a major project of
the Department of Transportation (DOTr)
when completed would guarantee one
hour travel from Metro Manila to Clark
International Airport. The other DOTr
projects are Metro Manila Bus Rapid Train
System, regional airport and Roll-on/Roll-
off development projects
The Mindanao Railway which is targeted
to start construction this year would
mean a two-hour travel time from Davao
to Surigao and Cagayan de Oro (CDO).
The railway system would connect major
cities such as CDO, Iligan, Zamboanga,
Butuan, Surigao, Davao, and General
Santos.
Projects under Bases Conversion and
Development Authority (BCDA) include
the Clark Green City, Clark International
Airport new terminal building, Bonifacio
Global City (BGC) to NAIA Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) system and Subic-Clark
Cargo Railway project. The railway
project is seen as a long-term solution to
highly congested traffic in Metro Manila
by providing a more viable option (than
trucks) for moving goods into and from
the capital.
Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) projects which aim to
address traffic and flooding include Santa
Monica-Lawton- BGC linkbridge; UP-
Miriam-Ateneo Viaduct; NLEX-SLEX
connector road; Iloilo-Guimaras-Negros-
Cebu link bridge and Davao City bypass
construction project.

These projects are expected to be
completed in the next three to five years.
Infrastructure spending reached 5.4
percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
this year higher compared to five
previous administrations. The Marcos
government spent 3.2 percent, Corazon
Aquino, Ramos and Estrada spent 2.2
percent, Arroyo 1.9 percent and Aquino
administration spent 2.9 percent.
According to International Monetary Fund
(IMF), a sustained increase in public
infrastructure spending to 5 percent of
GDP would add a total of 5 to 6 percent
growth to GDP after 15 years.
Aside from these projects, NEDA has
cited several projects worth P200 billion
have been lined-up for approval including
North and South railway up to Bicol and
the Cebu Port. Three other projects are in
agriculture.
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Eleven major infrastructure projects
under the PPP which were carried over
from the previous administration are
expected to be completed and be
operational before the end of Duterte
administration.
Conglomerates San Miguel Corp,
Megawide Construction Corp. and Metro
Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) and Ayala
Corp. projects under construction and
pre-constructions stage are expected to
be finished in the next three to five
years.
Construction of SMCs Metro Manila
Skyway (MMS) Stage 3 and MRT Line 7
project is ongoing.
The MRT 7 is a 22 kilometers elevated
railway which will have 14 stations from
Edsa (connected to MRT 3) to San del
Monte, Bulacan. It is expected to be
finished by 2020.
The MMS or Skyway Stage 3 is 14.82 km.,
six-lane elevated expressway from
Buendia to Balintawak that will link the
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to NLEX
was 19 percent completed as of
November, last year.
Megawide Construction Corp.s three
projects which include Southwest
Terminal of the Integrated Transport
System, Mactan Cebu International
Airport and PPP for School Infrastructure
Project (PSIP) are under construction.
Southwest Terminal of the Integrated
Transport System (ITS), started in the
fourth quarter last year has been
targeted for completion by 2018.
As of October, last year, PPP Center said
the MCIA passenger terminal is 35.19
percent completed and expected to be
completed in the next three years.
The MPIC Group also has three major
projects in the pipelineLRT 1 extension
to Cavite, Cavite-Laguna Expressway and
NLEX-SLEX connector road.
MPIC said Calax construction will start in
the first half of this year, while the NLEX-
SLEX connector road is expected to begin
construction this year if the government
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would be able to turn-over the right of
way for the phase 1.
Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium of
MPIC and Ayala which operates LRT1,
said that construction of the LRT
extension to Cavite will start in the
second quarter.
The Duterte administration is keen on
continuing the bidding on PPP projects
left by the previous administration.
Last week, DOTr has started the bidding
of five unbundled regional airports
namely, Bacolod-Silay airport for P 20.26
billion, Davao airport worth P 40.57
billion, New Iloilo airport for P 30.40
billion, Laguindingan for P 14.62 billion,
and New Bohol (Panglao) worth P 4.57
billion .
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) Development project budgeted at
P 74.56 billion was approved by NEDA
last September and is expected to be bid
out this year. Several conglomerates
have already expressed interest.
For the project, the private partner will
improve, upgrade and enhance the
operational efficiencies of all existing
terminals of the NAIA covering both
landside and airside, except air traffic
services.
Other projects still lined up for bidding
include Light Rail Transit (LRT 2)
operation and maintenance, regional
prison facilities, LRT Line 6 rail extension
to Dasmarinas Cavite, Road Transport
Information Technology Infrastructure
among others.
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The DPWHs P 122.8 Billion Laguna
Lakeshore project is expected to go back
to the conceptualization stage. The
agency is considering revising the bid
term and securing a new NEDA approval
after last years failed bidding.
As of December, last year, four projects
worth P 31.77 billion have been
completed and are operational. These
include Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway,
PPP for School Infrastructure project,
Automated Fare Collection System
(AFCS), and NAIA Expressway Phase II.
Telecommunications
The Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT) has
submitted a proposal to President
Duterte to build a national broadband
infrastructure using the fiber-optic cable
network of the National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines (NGCP) with the goal of
delivering fast internet to unserved and
underserved areas in the country
DICT is optimistic about implementing
the project in three years using the
privately-owned NGCPs 5,000 to 10,000
fiber optic cable running from North to
South. This could allow the government
to deploy broadband internet in the
government agencies in the countryside.
A National broadband plan, which would
ideally address the issues of high cost
and slow internet connections, would be
submitted for approval.
DICT is looking at partnerships with
private sector to help finance the project
rollout.
The project is estimated to cost from P 77
billion to P 200 billion if the NGCP would
allow the government the use of the land
and fiber network to deliver broadband.
This cost would be higher if the
government would build its own
infrastructure.
8 firms vying for P30-b LRT car
contract posted January 30, 2017 at
09:15 pm by Darwin G. Amojelar
Eight local and foreign companies are
vying for the P30-billion contract to
supply 120 brand-new light rail vehicles
for the oldest metro rail transit in
Southeast Asia.
The Transportation Department identified
the eight bidders for the Light Rail Transit
Line 1 contract as Metro Builders Corp.,
Construcciones y Auxilliar de Ferrocariles
of Spain, GE Corp. of the US, Sojitz Corp.,
Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp. and
Sumitomo Corp. of Japan and Hyundai
Rotem of South Korea.
Bidding will be conducted through
procedures in accordance with the
applicable guidelines for procurement
under Japanese ODA loans and is open to
all bidders from eligible source countries
as define in the loan agreement, the
agency said.
The Transportation Department said the
eligible nationality of the suppliers should
be Japanese in case of the prime
contractor and all countries and areas in
case of the sub-contractors.
The winning bidder will cover the
coaches design, production, verification,
delivery, testing, commissioning,
technical support materials associated
with the operation and maintenance of
the vehicles and training for maintenance
staff, engineers and operators.
The agency said the submission and
opening of bids would take place on April
13.
The 120 LRVs will be configured into 30
four-car train sets to allow the rail line to
accommodate up to 750,000 passengers
daily.
The Transportation Department in March
last year declared the bidding for 120
LRVs a failure after no offers were
received by the agency from Japanese
companies.
Marubeni and Sumitomo earlier
expressed interest to participate in the
auction for the procurement of 120
brand-new cars for LRT Line 1.
The government allocated P30 billion for
the 120 new coaches for the LRT Line 1
under the P64.9-billion LRT Line 1 Cavite
extension project, which was awarded to
Light Rail Manila Corp.
LRMC will construct the Cavite extension
over the next four and a half years,
making the entire line operational by the
fourth quarter of 2020.
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LRMC, a joint venture between Ayala
Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments
Corp., has been operating and
maintaining the existing LRT-1 system
since the functions were handed over by
Light Rail Transit Authority in September
2016.
LRTA remains the regulator of the railway
while the Transportation Department is
the implementing agency of the 32-year
public-private partnership concession
agreement with LRMC.
The consortium would spend over P40
billion to rehabilitate and expand LRT
Line 1.
Eight new stations will be provided with
three intermodal facilities across Pasay
City, Paraaque City, Las Pias City and
Bacoor City, Cavite.
LRMC to inaugurate new LRT-1
Doroteo Jose station
Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) operator Light
Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) will
inaugurate on Monday, February 6, the
improved Doroteo Jose Station which will
serve a daily average of 27,000
passengers interconnecting to LRT-2.
Doroteo Jose station is the pilot for the
companys P500-million Station
Improvement Project, which includes the
enhancement of passenger exchange
and the advertising environment.
According to LRMC President and Chief
Executive Officer Rogelio L. Singson,
With the increased number of light rail
vehicles and additional commercial trips,
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the Station Improvement Project is
another significant component to
improve the efficiency of the LRT-1
system for the safety, comfort, and
convenience of around 450,000
passengers daily across all 20 stations.
The Station Improvement Project covers
the redesign, structural repair,
replacement of lighting fixtures,
repainting, restoration of elevators and
escalators, and general cleaning of LRT-1
stations. Refurbishment of Doroteo Jose
began in December 2015. Other stations
have since followed, including EDSA,
Central Terminal, Gil Puyat, Pedro Gil,
United Nations, R. Papa, and Jose Abad
Santos.
According to Singson, the stations need
to be able to handle the current demand,
resulting from operational and
engineering efficiencies in progress since
the company assumed operations and
maintenance of the system on
September 12, 2015.
Along with the inauguration of the new
Doroteo Jose station, LRMC is also set to
open the LRT-1 exhibit that pays tribute
to National Artist for Architecture,
Architect Francisco Bobby Maosa.
Maosa designed the LRT-1 stations in
the early 1980s, during the time of the
train lines construction.
The exhibit is LRMCs way of honoring
LRT-1s design legacy as well as
educating the public on LRT-1s roots. It
will feature the design sketches of
Architect Maosa, a scale model of the
train, and news clippings and other
information which were culled from the
collection of the National Artist himself.
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr)
and the private sector stakeholders on
September 9 agreed to build the MRT-LRT
common station between SM North EDSA
and TriNoma in Quezon City.
The common station will connect the LRT
Line 1, the MRT Line 3 and the yet-to-be-
constructed MRT Line 7.
The groundbreaking for the project is set
for the end of the year once its
engineering design was finalized among
its stakeholders. Completion is between
two and a half to three years after the
ground breaking.
The Common Station will enable
commuters to transfer from one line to
another. Thus, it is part of our vision to
establish an interconnected and inter-
operable transportation system in the
country, DOTr Undersecretary for Rail
and Toll Roads Noel Kintanar said in a
press conference.
The common station linking the
upcoming Metro Rail Transit Line 7 to the
Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Metro Rail
Transit Line 3 will be located between
The Annex at SM City North EDSA and
Landmark-Trinoma malls in the vicinity of
EDSA and North Avenue, according to an
agreement signed yesterday between the
government and major conglomerates.
Signing the agreement were
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade,
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SM Prime Holdings Inc. president Hans
Sy, Universal Light Rail Corp. BV Ltd.
chairman and president Ramon Ang,
Light Rail Manila Corp. vice chairman
Manuel Pangilinan and North Triangle
Depot Commercial Corp. represented by
Ayala Land Inc. vice chairman Jaime
Augusto Zobel de Ayala.
Tugade said the completion of the
common station is expected in two and a
half years.
We have come to an agreement, a
groundbreaking, assuming the doables
are done, the architectural and
engineering designs are done and agreed
upon, hopefully we can ground break
before the end of this year, he said.
The signatories vowed to work together
to resolve all pending issues on the
common station to link the three railways
in Metro Manila.
LRT-1, currently operated and managed
by LRMC comprised of Metro Pacific
Investments Corp., Ayala Corp. and
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings
(Philippines) Pte. Ltd., runs from
Roosevelt station in Quezon City to
Baclaran station in Pasay City, LRT-2 runs
from Santolan station in Pasig City to
Recto Avenue station in Manila, while
MRT-3 spans North Avenue station in
Quezon City to Taft Avenue station in
Pasay City.
MRT-7 being built by San Miguel Corp.
subsidiary ULC will cover EDSA corner
EDSA corner North Avenue in Quezon
City to Araneta-Colinas Verdes
Subdivision, City of San Jose del Monte in
Bulacan.
An example of which is that of the LRT1-
MRT loop, which to this day, despite
being inaugurated in February 2010
under her Beat the Odds program,
remains pending. Pending because of a
common platform dispute and the
changing of the rules in the middle of the
ballgame, as some would say.
Construction of the common station was
supposed to be completed back in May
2010 but disputes over cost, engineering
issues and naming rights caused a delay
that continues to this day. Even if the
physical infrastructure connecting the
two rail systems are in place and
successfully tested, commuters have to
go down at the Roosevelt Avenue station
of LRT-1 and walk over or take a tricycle
or jeepney for the one kilometer distance
to the Trinoma terminal of MRT-3.
They will also work on a timetable for the
design preparation, construction and
commissioning of the common station.
After the signing of a more definitive
agreement/s among the stakeholders,
SMPHI, the DoTr and the Light Rail Transit
Authority will forge a compromise
agreement which will determine the filing
of a Joint Motion for Judgment to pave the
way for the development of the common
station for the three railways and have
the temporary restraining order of the
Supreme Court in 2014 lifted.
SMPHI sought for and obtained a TRO
from the SC to prevent the transportation
and communications department, then
headed by Joseph Emilio Abaya, from
transferring the common station near the
Ayala Groups Trinoma mall from SM City
North EDSA mall.
SM had entered into an agreement with
LRTA on September 28, 2009 to put up a
common station near SM City North
EDSA.
SM also secured naming rights to the
common station following its payment of
P200 million.
Abaya wanted to move the common
station near the Trinoma mall, citing
savings in construction cost and
convenience to passengers.
The agreement stated LRTA would not be
obliged to return the P200 million
payment to SM.
In exchange, therefore, DOTr and LRTA
acknowledge SMPHIs naming and
interconnectivity rights to the unified
station, as provided in the SMPHI MOA
dated Sept 28, 2009, the term sheet
read.
Sy said SM is open to working with the
other stakeholders on how to resolve the
naming rights.
We agreed to support the whole thing.
In terms of the naming, we have not
reached that point, he said. We are
open to see how we can resolve that.
Eventually, as we work out the details,
we will resolve that issue also.
Pangilinan said he is hopeful the common
station would be realized as soon as
possible.
Ayala said the group supports the move
to resolve issues on the common station,
a critical component and junction of the
three railway systems to come together.
To select an efficient site for the common
station, the authorities must consider:
Ridership population served; System
components (line alignment, station
locations, station design, etc.); Existing
infrastructures; Station amenities
(sheltered space, ventilation, ticket
vending, etc.); Journey amenities (on
board comfort i.e. emergency exits,
seating and standing capacities, seat
design, etc.); First mile and last mile
transportation service (bus, jeep taxi,
tricycle); Vicinity lighting, public security
and local government CCTVs; and Station
vicinity commerce (malls, supermarkets,
groceries, etc.)
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Party-List Rep. Calos Isagani Zarate of
Bayan Muna has called for an inquiry into
the decision of Transportation Secretary
Arthur P. Tugade to adopt a plan hatched
by his predecessor for the common
unified station of LRT Lines 1 and 2 and
MRT 7 in Quezon City.
Zarate said the proposal was hatched by
former Transportation and
Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio
A. Abaya, in an apparent attempt to
appease competing business interests,
but is viewed by many to be
disadvantageous to public convenience
and interest.
In House Resolution 470, Zarate asked
the Committee on Transportation to look
into the decision of Tugade to adopt
Abayas proposed compromise
establishing two rail terminals, or the
Line 1, Line 3 and Line 7 unified station
between The Annex at SM City North
Edsa and TriNoma in Quezon City.
Just when the public thought that the
common-station issue shall be resolved
in a way that is most beneficial,
convenient and efficient to them
through the construction of a grand
central terminalTransportation
Secretary Art Tugade merely retained
then-Transportation and Communications
Secretary Abayas compromise
agreement: The clearly inefficient
construction of two rail terminals
between The Annex at SM City North
EDSA and TriNoma.
Zarate said the Department of
Transportation (DoTr) and major
conglomerates involved in the operations
of the rail lines recently agreed to
establish a unified station, composed of
two terminals (the LRT 1/MRT 3 transfer
station and the MRT 7 transfer station)
and two common concourses, which shall
serve as walkways that would connect
the two terminals.
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It should be remembered that the
compromise agreement of constructing
two terminals arose from former
Secretary Abayas highly anomalous,
lackadaisical and patronage-driven
decision to scrap the original and
commuter-convenient Integrated Rail
Terminal in front of the Annex at SM City
North EDSA. Instead, former Secretary
Abaya transferred the location of the
project to TriNoma, as one of the
supposed sweetheart concessions given
to the Ayala-led Light Rail Manila
Consortium (LRMC) under the P64-billion
LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension, Operations
and Maintenance Project. Upon inclusion
of the common station in the public-
private partnership (PPP) contract,
responsibility in operating and
maintaining the common station was also
transferred to the private concessionaire.
Thus, it is not coincidental that Ayala
Corporation wanted the common station,
for all its revenue potential, to be near its
very own TriNoma Mall. After all, DOTC
[Department of Transportation and
Communications] justified the transfer as
a complement with Ayala Corp.s North
Triangle Development Plan, creating a
commercial business district in the North
Triangle, Zarate explained.
He also noted that current Transportation
Undersecretary Noel Kintanar was part of
the LRMC Board before and was an
executive in various capacities at the
Ayala Corp., the owner of TriNoma.
Kintanar is involved in the negotiations to
transfer the original location of the
common station to TriNoma, Zarate said.
Many have assailed the transfer, and
even the current design since the original
design of the tri-station is more efficient,
because it is designed as a grand central
terminal that neatly connects the three
lines in one place. The original plan also
took into consideration the plane of the
Department of Public Works and
Highways EDSA-North, West and
Mindanao Avenues Interchange, the
lawmaker argued.
Zarate pointed out that the Aquino III
administration could not even give at
least a convincing justification as to the
necessity of the transfer and stressed
that during the plenary deliberations of
the 2016 National Budget, former Party-
list Rep. Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna
compelled Abaya to admit that no
feasibility study was conducted with
regard to the common-station project
transfer.
He warned that should the proposed
unified station be built, commuters would
have to endure the same experience in
the highly inefficient LRT 2-MRT 3
intersection, whereby commuters have to
walk half a kilometer just to transfer from
the terminal near Farmers Market (MRT
3s location) to Gateway Mall (LRT 2
terminal location), and vice versa.
Former Transportation and
Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas
II, instead of building a central station in
Cubao, opted and approved for the
construction of two different terminals,
instead of one bistation, to the detriment
of commuters, Zarate noted.
It is clear at the onset that the
compromise agreement is not primarily
for the convenience and interest of the
commuting public, but to merely appease
competing business interestsand now
the DoTr under Secretary Tugade is
carelessly adopting it.
The project will also involve construction
of head-to-head platforms for LRT 1 and
MRT 3 at EDSA with a 147.4-meter
elevated walkalator to MRT 7 on North
Avenue, near the SM City North EDSA
Skydome and also, the additional power
station and expansion of stabling yard /
storage yard at the MRT-3 underground
office and train depot.
After years of squabbling, feuding, and
meetings, Ayala, SM, and DoTr will sign
the deal to build the LRT-MRT common
station at North EDSA. The signing will be
done on neutral ground on Jan. 18.
Not only will the linkup be of great
convenience to commuters, it will also
mean saving the Veterans Memorial
Medical Center from predators with an
eye on carving up the patch of green that
is Quezon Citys last remaining forest-in-
the-city. VMMC was snatched from the
jaws of death by the May 2016 elections,
and just in the nick of time, as there was
no more time for the then DoTC and DND
to turn it over to private developers for
what was euphemistically called a
transportation hub. That project was
supposed to help commuters whod then
be able to change trains without walking
a mile, but veterans of wars and their
dependents, hospital staff, nurses and
doctors, plus two former Presidents (FVR
and GMA) and some legislators, not to
mention the most ordinary of citizens
(including golfers) were up in arms
against the idea. The hub wouldve
added to the traffic slowdowns spawned
by the two malls and the access road to
NLEX.
So, when Transportation Secretary Art
Tugade announced Tuesday that finally
the signing will be done in a hotel owned
by neither the Sys nor the Ayalas, the
question had to be asked: Will DoTr
revive the transportation hub? His reply
was an unequivocal no and his own
question, Hub?
It will be two and a half years before the
common station is built and commuters
will enjoy the ride, so to speak.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr)
is signing a more definitive deal with big
conglomerates today on a common
railway station that will link three major
elevated train lines traveling through
Quezon City.
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The DOTr said Tuesday that a
memorandum of agreement would be
sealed with SM Prime Holdings Inc., San
Miguel Corp. and Light Rail Manila Corp.,
operator of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Line 1 jointly owned by Metro Pacific
Investments Corp. and Ayala Corp.
Also, joining the signing event are
officials from the Department of Public
Works and Highways and the state-run
Light Rail Transit Authority.
DOTr spokesperson Cherie Mercado said
the parties were able to proceed with
todays event after the common stations
design was finalized.
We have moved forward with the
designs. Basically, from the past signing,
we worked on all parties interests with
the prime consideration of passengers
comfort, Mercado said in a text
message.
She said the agreement would likewise
recognize commitments made under the
previous administration.
Were happy and proud we have
managed to get everyone on a platform
Common Station Layout
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of level of service to passengers, she
added.
The signing is seen as the next milestone
after the stakeholders came together on
Sept. 28 last year to broadly agree that a
common station would be built on a
property between The Annex at SM City
North EDSA and Ayala Land Inc.s
Trinoma shopping mall.
That September 2016 memorandum of
understanding, which was short on
details, was nevertheless a welcome
development under the current
administration.
It followed a multiyear legal quarrel
between the Aquino III administration-led
transportation and communications
department and the SM Investments
Corporation, which sued for breach of
contract.
Under that plan, a single railway station
would serve as a transfer point between
the LRT-1, Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3
and the MRT-7, which was expected to be
completed by 2020. LRT-1 and MRT-3
already handle close to a million
commuters a day.
 The EDSA Wing using the LRT-1 Station below the Landmark Expansion and MRT-3
platform will be utilizing the existing North Avenue Station of MRT-3 with Footbridge
fronting Raberly U.K. Center and 937 Philam / The Annex while the old Landmark will
bridge towards the Vertis North Bus Terminal (Gateway to Northern and Central Luzon),
which shall be built in the area you might be seeing now from the Mindanao Parking view
towards Agham road.

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LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension

The current LRT Line 1 will be extended starting from its existing Baclaran Station to the
future Niyog Station in Bacoor, Cavite which is approximately 11.7 kilometers. Of this
length, 10.5 kilometers will be elevated and 1.2 kilometers will be at-grade. The whole
stretch of the integrated LRT 1 will have a total length of approximately 32.4 kilometers
and will be operated and maintained by the private proponent.

The private partner will undertake the design, construction, and financing of the Cavite
Extension as well as the operation and maintenance of the integrated system upon
completion of the project. The concessionaire will also undertake future system
maintenance and upgrades as well as permitted commercial development.

The "pre-construction" activities (e.g. clearing of ROW, resettlement of affected settlers,

surveying, etc.) since last year. The actual construction will start by February 2017, next
month, actually.

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The current status of each station and the main points is shown in Table 3.1-1.

Location Characteristic
Baclaran This station is the terminal station of
Station existing Line-1 and is located in center of
Pasay City. Commercial facilities such as
street vendors in front of the station area
is concentrated and congested with
shoppers, jeepneys, and buses. (photo 1)
near 0k600m In the vicinity of this area has a large
church and commercial facilities, it is a
district within a large number of people
gather. Road width is approximately
15m. The bus terminal from the southern
Manila regions near the crossing with
ROXAS BOULEVARD, and it is very
crowded with people or automobile
traffic. Orbit on the part of this
intersection is a sharp curve of radius
100m.
Redemptorist This station is located in the coastal strip
Station of Paranaque City, facing the ROXAS
BOULEVARD and the development area
of the along coast. This station is also
located at the entrance of the ASEANA
BUSINESS PARK currently in
development. (photo.3)
near 1k+500m The route on the waterway is located
between the landfill of coastal and
ROXAS BOULEVARD. On the route is not
particularly large obstacle and the route
have a lot of straight line.
MIA Station This station is located in the front of the
UNIWIDE COASTAL MALL, facing the
ROXAS BOULEVARD. The station is also
close to NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT and that place is the
intersection of a great deal of traffic on
wide road. (photo.4)
near 3k+000m The route on the waterway is located
between the landfill of coastal and
ROXAS BOULEVARD. The route is a
straight line mostly and there is no big
obstacle in particular.
Asia World This station is located in the coastal strip
Station of Paranaque City, facing the ROXAS
BOULEVARD. This station is also located
at the entrance of the ASEANA BUSINESS
PARK currently in development. (photo.5)
near 3k+800m The route passes over the ROXAS

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PARANAQUE RIVER. The route passes
along the river and the characteristics of
the route is that have a s-shaped curve
that have two consecutive curves of
radius 100m in interval of approximately
900m. (photo.6)
Ninoy Aquino This station is located in the downstream
Avenue Station part of a Paranaque river, and is
connected to south Ninoy Aquino Avenue
from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The circumference of this station is an
area with many traffic and residential
sections.
near 5k+000m The route passes over the Ninoy Aquino
Avenue from a Ninoy Aquino station and
is extended to south. There is sufficient
space for building a LRT structure on a
road and the route resembles a straight
line. The route passing through the
bottom of the road that are planned for
the future near the Dr. Santos station is
planned. (photo 7)
Dr. Santos This station is located in the southwest
Station part of Paranaque City and is located in
the west side of the large-sized
supermarket SM CITY SUCAT which faced
as C5 EXTENSION. There are plans to
collocated bus terminal as intermodal
facility in front of the station. near
7k+000m The route will be extended to
over the C5 Extension street from the Dr.
Santos station. This three-lane street is a
new road. This street has many straight
lines and the visibility is good.
Manuyo Uno This station is located in the northern
Station end of Las Pias City and has been
(Future) planned construction to over the C5
Extension street in the future. There are
plans to develop a residential district on
the east side of this station.
near 8k+000m The route turns west along the C5
Extension street and to reach the Las
Pias station. There are two small
waterways in the middle but it is
considered there is no problem. (photo.9)
Las Pinas This station is located in the
Station northwestern part of Las Pias City and
planed near the QUIRINO AVENUE.
Housing, university or church along the
road are concentrated in this area.
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Location Characteristic
near 9k+000m As it approaches the coast, the route
passes through the district waterways
and wetlands often. Some current landfill
is progressing well and the route parallel
to CAVITE EXPRESSWAY (CAVITEX) at
vicinity 500 meters short of the ZAPOTE
station.
Zapote Station This station is located in the northern
end of the Bacoor region in CAVITE
Province, close to the CAVITE
EXPRESSWAY (CAVITEX). Although the
swamp spreads out now, there is a plan
to build stations, a depot, and a
intermodal facility (bus terminal) there.
near The route intersects over the
10k+000m interchange of the CAVITE EXPRESSWAY
(CAVITEX). Furthermore, it passes near
the small-scale seaport and toward
Talaba region. There are many small-
scale rivers and ponds in this area.
Talaba Station This station is located at the northern
(Future) end of Bacoor City in CAVITE Province.
This area is a relay point of the road
leading to western Bacoor City from
CAVITE EXPRESSWAY (CAVITEX) and
there is some old residential area. near
11k+000m This route passes over the
road leading to the Bacoor region. There
is heavy traffic in the street and space is
wide.
Niyog Station This station is located in the
northern end of part of Bacoor City
in CAVITE Province. The station is a
turning point of the road leading to
a southern Bacoor region and a
Dasmarias region. Intermodal
facility (bus terminal) adjacent to
this station is planned to construct.
The residential section and
university along a street are near a
station. (photo 12)

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 Location of Niyog station

Location of Satellite Depot

LRT-1 map
LRT 1 expansion line set to start in Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium led
March by Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific
Investments Corp., said Monday it
expects to start the construction of the
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Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite extension
project by early March.
As committed, we are ready to ground
break by late February or early March,
LRMC president and chief executive
Rogelio Singson told reporters.
Singson said the company expected to
complete the construction of the project
by 2020 or 2021.
LRMC earlier won the P65-billion LRT Line
1 extension project, with a premium bid
of P9.35 billion in September 2014.
LRMC is a responsible for the
construction of the 11.7-kilometer
extension from the present end point in
Baclaran to Niog area in Bacoor City,
Cavite.
It will consist of elevated guideways
throughout most of the alignment, except
for the guideway section at Zapote which
will be located at grade. It will consist of
the satellite depot and new station.
The extended rail line is expected to help
increase the capacity of LRT 1 from
500,000 to 800,000 passengers daily and
benefit more than four million residents
in Cavite and the southwestern part of
Metro Manila.
Singson said LRMC was also working on
the rehabilitation of LRT 1 stations at
United Nations Avenue, Gil Puyat, Abad
Santos, Pedro Gil and R. Papa. The
company completed the rehabilitation of
Doroteo Station, which is part the P500-
million station improvement project.
By end 2017, LRMC will deliver a wholly
refurbished train line, featuring stations
that have been renovated and equipped
with structural upgrades and new
facilities to enhance passenger
experience, Singson said.
LRMC said as of end-December 2016, it
was able to deploy up to 100 light rail
vehicles or 30 trains per day. This was
up from only 77 in September 2015,
when the company assumed operation
and maintenance of the train line.
It said with more LRVs serving a daily
average of 420,000 passengers and
through the implementation of effective
management strategies, the time for a
train to complete a loop improved from
118 minutes to 108 minutes.
LRT-1 Cavite extension set
The Light Rail Manila Corp.(LRMC)
expects to break ground for the LRT-1
extension by the end of February or early
March.
As committed, we are ready to hold
groundbreaking by late February or early
March, LRMC president and CEO Rogelio
Singson said during the inauguration of
the newly improved Doroteo Jose station
yesterday.
LRMC, which is composed of Metro Pacific
Investments Corp.s Metro Pacific Light
Rail Corp., Ayala Corp.s AC Infrastructure
Holdings Corp., and Macquarie
Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE
Ltd., was awarded the P65-billion public-
private partnership (PPP) project to
operate, maintain and extend the train
system.
Under the contract for the PPP project,
the LRT-1 which runs from Roosevelt
station in Quezon City to Baclaran station
in Pasay City will be extended to Bacoor
City in Cavite.
Covering 11.7 kilometers (km), the
extension would involve putting up new
stations across Pasay City, Paranaque
City, Las Pias City and Cavite. The new
stations are: Aseana, Manila International
Airport, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino, Dr.
Santos, Las Pinas, Zapote and Niyog.
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Construction of the extension would be
done in phases and LRMC will start with
the first phase which covers six km.
While LRMC has yet to secure notice to
proceed with construction of the
extension from the government, Singson
said the consortium has already received
a permit to enter the site.
Southwest Integrated Transport System
The Southwest Terminal of the Integrated
Transport System (ITS) project will be
constructed within a site along the R-1
Expressway area of 4.59 hectares. It will
connect passengers coming from the
Cavite side to other transport systems
such as the future LRT Line 1 Southwest
Extension, city bus, taxi, and other public
utility vehicles that are serving
Southwestern Metro Manila (Pasay,
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With the permit to enter, he said LRMC
could already fence the area to prevent
informal settlers from coming in, as well
as start engineering work.
Prior to the start of construction of
extension, LRMC has started undertaking
improvements on the train line.
Paranaque, and Las Pinas and Bacoor,
Cavite). The project will include
passenger terminal buildings, arrival and
departure bays, public information
systems, ticketing and baggage handling
facilities, and park-ride facilities.
The private partner will undertake the
design, construction, and financing of the
ITS terminal as well as the operation and
maintenance of the whole facility. It can
also undertake commercial development
and collect revenues generated from the
same.
SWITS, located along the Manila-Cavite
Expressway in Paranaque City, is a
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project
that is seen to help decongest the
worsening Metro Manila traffic that
reportedly costs the economy P3 billion
per day, Megawide chairman Michael
Cosiquien said.
THE Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) on Sunday said
Megawide Construction Corp. has
committed to finish the southwest
provincial terminal along Coastal Road in
Paraaque City in 18 months as part of
the Integrated Transport System (ITS) in
various parts of Metro Manila.
The representatives of Megawide
committed to finish the terminal in 18
months, MMDA Officer in Charge
Thomas M. Orbos said after the Inter-
Agency Council on Traffic (iACT) on
Saturday conducted an ocular inspection
of the sites of the ITS.
Orbos was joined by Transportation
Undersecretary Anneli Lontoc,
Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark
de Leon, Chairman Martin Delgra of the
Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and
representatives from the Philippine
National Police-Highway Patrol Group
(PNP-HPG) and the Philippine Ports
Authority, in visiting the site of the
permanent southwest provincial terminal
along Coastal Road in Paraaque City
now being constructed by Megawide.
MWM Terminals, the consortium of
Megawide Construction Corp. and WM
Property Management Inc., expects to
break ground on the P2.5-billion
Integrated Transport System (ITS) -
Southwest public-private partnership
(PPP) project within the first quarter.
Megawide said the consortium plans the
groundbreaking for the project within this
quarter.
Last October, the Department of
Transportation issued the notice to
proceed for the project.
Preliminary construction work has
already begun. We are just refining
terminal design with LRMC (Light Rail
Manila Corp.) in terms of our connection
to LRT (Light Rail Transit) 1, Megawide
said.
Project Cost: PHP 2.50 Billion | USD
0.05556 Billion
Procurement Mode: Solicited Mode;
Single-Stage Bidding
PPP Structure: Build-Transfer-and-
Operate (BTO)
Cooperation Period: 35 years
inclusive of construction period
Region: NCR REGION - NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION / METROPOLITAN
MANILA
Sector: Transport Terminal,
Transportation
Private Proponent: MWM Terminals,
a consortium of Megawide
Construction Corporation and WM
Property Management, Inc.
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