MANILA, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) will be improving the operations and maintenance component for the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) system, a statement said.
“Railway modernization entails improving infrastructure and shifting services towards better customer-orientation. Our projects for LRT-2 will make fast, affordable, and convenient transportation accessible to residents of the densely-populated parts of Rizal, such as Antipolo and Cainta,” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya in a statement posted on its website.
This involves the construction of a 3.9-kilometer elevated guideway for the LRT-2 East Extension from the railway’s current end-station in Santolan in Pasig City to Masinag in Cainta, Rizal that will be undertaken by D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI), which bagged the contract with a winning bid of P2.27 Billion.
DMCI will have a period of 18 months to complete the civil works for the elevated guideway or viaduct.
Meanwhile, the DOTC and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will spearhead a project, which will ensure the proper maintenance of the 13.8-kilometer line, which traverses the cities of Manila, San Juan, Quezon City, Marikina, and Pasig, as well as the 4.2-kilometer extension to Masinag, and any future extensions of the rail system.
Likewise, another LRT-2 upgrade that the transport agencies are working on is a West Extension from its Recto Station to the port area in Manila. The proposal is now being processed by the National Economic Development Authority. (DOTC/RJB/JCP/PIA-NCR)
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