The Light Rail Transit-2 will be operational by June, the agency that operates the train line assured Tuesday.
"We are confident that in June or prior to June, we can complete the repair and that the provisional operation will be implemented," said Jose Jobel Belarmino, officer-in-charge of the LRT Authority's Office of the Deputy Administrator.
The progress in the repair of the LRT-2 was tackled by the House Committee on Transportation, four months since the line's fire-damaged power rectifier caused the suspension of operations from Santolan to Anonas stations.
Belarmino told the panel led by Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento that the LRTA has already completed its bidding process on the necessary equipment for the line's repair.
"We're implementing an alternative procurement process and are now looking for a third-party consultant to lead the restoration of the damaged railway," LRTA spokesperson Hernando Cabrera added.
Once the contractor for the power supply is awarded in a month's time, the project can be finished in two to three months which would allow provisional operations, Cabrera added. This means trains may run slower along the damaged areas of the line, he said.
In a hearing last October, LRTA officials first bared that lightning struck the system of the LRT 2, damaging at least 189 items of the railway system.
Commuter advocacy group AltMobility PH says the line services around 200,000 passengers daily, with over 116,000 getting on board or alighting the three station.
The LRT-2 currently runs from Cubao Station in Quezon City up to Recto Station in Manila and vice versa.
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/2/26/LRT-2-operational-by-June.html
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