MANILA, 10 March (PIA) – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has promised the complete rehabilitation of 63 toilet facilities by September this year for the benefit of the passengers of the Metro Rail Transit III (MRT-3) system.
“One of the basic necessities of an MRT-3 rider are functioning and decent comfort rooms. Alongside our improvement projects for train operations is this toilet rehabilitation project, which responds to the call of our commuters for better passenger comfort and convenience,” said DOTC Spokesperson Migs Sagcal said in a statement.
This project began late February, and is scheduled for completion in September this year. It covers all 63 comfort rooms of 13 MRT-3 line stations, and includes tile replacement, installation of new fixtures, ceiling improvements, repainting, electrical and mechanical upgrades, and plumbing and declogging works.
The rehabilitation will be done in phases, starting with comfort rooms for male passengers and persons with disability (PWDs), which will take around four (4) months to complete. This will be followed by renovations to comfort rooms for female passengers, which will be completed in another three (3) months. Civil works are now underway at the North Avenue Station, while renovations at other stations will begin in the following weeks.
Meanwhile, the replacement of 150 meters’ worth of worn-out rails was also carried out last weekend – from 9pm on Saturday to 12nn on Sunday – in order to enhance the train system’s operational safety. More early-close, late-open schedules will follow in the coming weekends to give way to more rail replacement works.
The MRT-3 management asks the public for patience and understanding while these rehabilitation works are ongoing, citing that this is part of government’s commitment to improve the train system’s facilities and services. (DOTC/RJB/JCP/PIA-NCR)
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