Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium led by Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said it is open to constructing a temporary station that will link Metro Manila’s overhead train system in Quezon City.
LRMC president and chief executive Rogelio Singson said the company planned to construct the temporary station at no cost to the government in 10 to 12 months.
The offer was in reply to House committee on transportation chairman Cesar Sarmiento’s proposal to build a temporary LRT-1 station that could receive more train riders and could be constructed in a shorter time at no cost to the government.
The construction of a temporary station can provide convenience to LRT-1 riders who can ride and alight the LRT-1 near SM North, instead of going all the way to Roosevelt Station.
Sarmiento and other members of the committee are scheduled to conduct an ocular inspection of the site on Feb. 15 to study the possibility of the proposed temporary station that will benefit 20,000 to 30,000 LRT-1 riders.
The proposal came after the Transportation Department said it would spend P2.8 billion to build a common station for LRT Line 1, Metro Rail Transit Line 3 and the proposed MRT 7.
Congressmen earlier expressed opposition to the common station because the location would reportedly be in favor of the business interests of the two malls located at North Ave.
SM Group’s Hans Sy, Ayala Corp.’s Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, San Miguel Corp.’s Ramon Ang, Metro Pacific Investments Corp.’s Manuel Pangilinan and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade signed a memorandum of agreement on Jan. 18 to build the common station.
The agreement contains the design parameters for the common station, which is agreed to be between the original 2009 location in front of SM Annex and 2014 location near Trinoma mall.
On November 21, 2013, Malacanang approved the P1.4 billion construction of the LRT1 North Extension Project – Common Station. The project involves the provision of a common station for LRT1, MRT3 and eventually MRT7. Head to head platforms for LRT1 and MRT3 with a 147.4-meter elevated walk-a-lator to the proposed MRT7 at North Avenue will be constructed.
The P2.8 billion common station will be financed and built by the Transportation Department, which will start construction by December.
LRMC president and chief executive Rogelio Singson said the company planned to construct the temporary station at no cost to the government in 10 to 12 months.
The offer was in reply to House committee on transportation chairman Cesar Sarmiento’s proposal to build a temporary LRT-1 station that could receive more train riders and could be constructed in a shorter time at no cost to the government.
The construction of a temporary station can provide convenience to LRT-1 riders who can ride and alight the LRT-1 near SM North, instead of going all the way to Roosevelt Station.
Sarmiento and other members of the committee are scheduled to conduct an ocular inspection of the site on Feb. 15 to study the possibility of the proposed temporary station that will benefit 20,000 to 30,000 LRT-1 riders.
The proposal came after the Transportation Department said it would spend P2.8 billion to build a common station for LRT Line 1, Metro Rail Transit Line 3 and the proposed MRT 7.
Congressmen earlier expressed opposition to the common station because the location would reportedly be in favor of the business interests of the two malls located at North Ave.
SM Group’s Hans Sy, Ayala Corp.’s Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, San Miguel Corp.’s Ramon Ang, Metro Pacific Investments Corp.’s Manuel Pangilinan and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade signed a memorandum of agreement on Jan. 18 to build the common station.
The agreement contains the design parameters for the common station, which is agreed to be between the original 2009 location in front of SM Annex and 2014 location near Trinoma mall.
On November 21, 2013, Malacanang approved the P1.4 billion construction of the LRT1 North Extension Project – Common Station. The project involves the provision of a common station for LRT1, MRT3 and eventually MRT7. Head to head platforms for LRT1 and MRT3 with a 147.4-meter elevated walk-a-lator to the proposed MRT7 at North Avenue will be constructed.
The P2.8 billion common station will be financed and built by the Transportation Department, which will start construction by December.
