THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said Tuesday that the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) East Extension Project is now 60% complete with construction scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020.
In a statement, the department said the last phase of the project officially started Tuesday, covering the laying of rail tracks and installation of the electromechanical system (EMS).
“The winning contractor, the consortium of Marubeni Corp. and DM Consunji, Inc. (DMCI), is set to start the track works and the integration of the EMS into the existing system, and these are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020,” it said.
The East Extension Project intends to add four kilometers to the 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line to connect it to Antipolo City. This will involve installing two new stations: Emerald Station in Marikina City and Masinag Station at the Masinag Junction in Antipolo.
The extension is expected to add 80,000 daily passengers to the current 240,000 daily ridership of LRT-2, which currently connects Recto Avenue in Manila to Santolan station in Marikina.
“Once this is completed, travel time from Recto to Masinag will be reduced to 40 minutes compared to up to three hours travel via bus or jeepney,” Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said in the statement.
The construction of the viaducts of the LRT-2 East Extension stated in April 2015, and of the two stations in February 2017. In a May 2017 groundbreaking ceremony, the DoTr said it hoped to complete the project in August 2018 to be operational by first quarter of 2019.
Naoto Tago, the spokesperson for the Marubeni-DMCI consortium, said in statement that the group “understand the importance of this project” and will “make sure that we deliver a working, high-quality track works, and a functioning E&M system by the last quarter of 2020.” — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/lrt-2-east-extension-seen-completed-by-end-of-2020/
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
LRT-2 Masinag extension to be finished by last quarter of 2020: DOTr
The extension of the LRT-2 will be finished by the last quarter of 2020, the Department of Transportation said Monday during the ceremonial laying of tracks for the line.
Two new stations will be added to the LRT-2, the Emerald Station in Marikina and the Masinag Station in Antipolo.
Once completed, the 4-kilometer extension line is expected to reduce travel time from Antipolo to Recto, Manila to 40 minutes from around 3 hours.
It will also add 80,000 to the train line's current 240,000 ridership, said Transportation Undersecretary Timothy Batan.
The project, which was started in 2013 and broke ground in 2017, is partly funded by a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade led the ceremonial laying of the tracks with JICA Philippines Chief Representative Yoshio Wada present.
Tugade said the ceremony signaled the commencement of the project’s final phase.
A joint venture by DMCI and Marubeni Corp will install the electromechanical systems for the line.
The LRT-2 East Extension Project was originally targeted to be operational by the first quarter of 2019.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/16/19/lrt-2-masinag-extension-to-be-finished-by-last-quarter-of-2020-dotr
Two new stations will be added to the LRT-2, the Emerald Station in Marikina and the Masinag Station in Antipolo.
Once completed, the 4-kilometer extension line is expected to reduce travel time from Antipolo to Recto, Manila to 40 minutes from around 3 hours.
It will also add 80,000 to the train line's current 240,000 ridership, said Transportation Undersecretary Timothy Batan.
The project, which was started in 2013 and broke ground in 2017, is partly funded by a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade led the ceremonial laying of the tracks with JICA Philippines Chief Representative Yoshio Wada present.
Tugade said the ceremony signaled the commencement of the project’s final phase.
A joint venture by DMCI and Marubeni Corp will install the electromechanical systems for the line.
The LRT-2 East Extension Project was originally targeted to be operational by the first quarter of 2019.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/16/19/lrt-2-masinag-extension-to-be-finished-by-last-quarter-of-2020-dotr
LRT2 East Extension project 60% complete, says DOTr
The Light Rail Transit Line 2's (LRT2) East Extension project is already 60 percent completed, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday.
In a statement, the DOTr said the package 1 of the project, which involved the construction of a viaduct, was completed in March 2017.
Package 2, which involved the construction of two stations, is 78 percent done as of March this year.
With the reported progress in the two packages of the entire project, the DOTr said the LRT2's east extension is 60 percent completed.
“The first two phases of the project had a smooth implementation. Today’s track laying and EMS installation signify the culmination of the project and the realization of the much-awaited answer to the clamor of the commuting public from the eastern areas of Metro Manila for a fast, affordable and convenient means of mass transit system,” LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said.
The four-kilometer extension to the existing 13.8-kilometer LRT line is expected to transport an additional 80,000 passengers daily from the current average daily ridership of 240,000, with two new stations, namely, Emerald Station in Marikina City, and Masinag Station at the Masinag Junction in Antipolo City.
On the other hand, the railway track laying and the electromechanical system (EMS) installation comprising the package 3 of the project has kicked of Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
The railway track laying and EMS installation signal the transition of the project into its final phase.
The EMS is comprised of the signaling system, overhead catenary system, telecommunications system, and the power supply and distribution system.
The winning contractor, the consortium of Marubeni Corporation and DM Consunji Inc., is set to start the track works and the integration of the EMS into the existing system, and these are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020.
“To give the Filipinos a comfortable life as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed, we at the DOTr are working on ways to efficiently and effectively ferry our commuters. The LRT2 East Extension project ranks among such projects, for this shall ease the travel of our kababayans coming from Rizal to Manila. Once this is completed, travel time from Recto to Masinag will be reduced to 40 minutes compared to up to three hours travel via bus or jeepney,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
Currently, the LRT2 System has 11 stations, which traverses the East-West routes of Metro Manila. —KBK, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/691431/lrt2-east-extension-project-60-complete-says-dotr/story/
In a statement, the DOTr said the package 1 of the project, which involved the construction of a viaduct, was completed in March 2017.
Package 2, which involved the construction of two stations, is 78 percent done as of March this year.
With the reported progress in the two packages of the entire project, the DOTr said the LRT2's east extension is 60 percent completed.
“The first two phases of the project had a smooth implementation. Today’s track laying and EMS installation signify the culmination of the project and the realization of the much-awaited answer to the clamor of the commuting public from the eastern areas of Metro Manila for a fast, affordable and convenient means of mass transit system,” LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said.
The four-kilometer extension to the existing 13.8-kilometer LRT line is expected to transport an additional 80,000 passengers daily from the current average daily ridership of 240,000, with two new stations, namely, Emerald Station in Marikina City, and Masinag Station at the Masinag Junction in Antipolo City.
On the other hand, the railway track laying and the electromechanical system (EMS) installation comprising the package 3 of the project has kicked of Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
The railway track laying and EMS installation signal the transition of the project into its final phase.
The EMS is comprised of the signaling system, overhead catenary system, telecommunications system, and the power supply and distribution system.
The winning contractor, the consortium of Marubeni Corporation and DM Consunji Inc., is set to start the track works and the integration of the EMS into the existing system, and these are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020.
“To give the Filipinos a comfortable life as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed, we at the DOTr are working on ways to efficiently and effectively ferry our commuters. The LRT2 East Extension project ranks among such projects, for this shall ease the travel of our kababayans coming from Rizal to Manila. Once this is completed, travel time from Recto to Masinag will be reduced to 40 minutes compared to up to three hours travel via bus or jeepney,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
Currently, the LRT2 System has 11 stations, which traverses the East-West routes of Metro Manila. —KBK, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/691431/lrt2-east-extension-project-60-complete-says-dotr/story/
LRT-2 extension to Antipolo completed by 2020 – Tugade
The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) extension project will be complete by the fourth quarter of 2020, Transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade said on Tuesday.
During the ceremonial track laying and installation of the electromechanical system (EMS) at the Emerald Station in Marikina City, Tugade said that the extension would reduce travel time from Masinag in Antipolo City to Claro M. Recto Avenue in Manila to 40 minutes.
“Imagine a situation where you will travel from Claro M. Recto to Masinag, to Emerald, that will take easily three hours. With the construction of the two stations to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2020, that travel time of three will be reduced to a maximum of 40 minutes,” Tugade said.
DOTr said the ceremony signals the commencement of the project’s final phase.
With the EMS installation, the signaling system, overhead catenary system, telecommunications system, and the power supply and distribution system which trains will use for its daily operations will be created.
The four-kilometer LRT-2 extension will feature two stations after the existing Santolan Station — Emerald Station, situated along Marcos Highway and adjacent to the Gil Fernando and Felix Avenues and the Masinag Station, which lies near Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City.
Currently, west-bound commuters from Antipolo, Marikina and other parts of Rizal province take jeepneys or shuttles to LRT-2’s Santolan Station.
This, plus the LRT-2 extension’s construction has contributed to the traffic situation along Marcos Highway.
According to Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, the construction of viaducts has already been completed, while the construction of the two stations is 78 percent done.
Overall, the project is 60 percent complete./gsg
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1107238/lrt-2-extension-to-antipolo-completed-by-2020-tugade
During the ceremonial track laying and installation of the electromechanical system (EMS) at the Emerald Station in Marikina City, Tugade said that the extension would reduce travel time from Masinag in Antipolo City to Claro M. Recto Avenue in Manila to 40 minutes.
“Imagine a situation where you will travel from Claro M. Recto to Masinag, to Emerald, that will take easily three hours. With the construction of the two stations to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2020, that travel time of three will be reduced to a maximum of 40 minutes,” Tugade said.
DOTr said the ceremony signals the commencement of the project’s final phase.
With the EMS installation, the signaling system, overhead catenary system, telecommunications system, and the power supply and distribution system which trains will use for its daily operations will be created.
The four-kilometer LRT-2 extension will feature two stations after the existing Santolan Station — Emerald Station, situated along Marcos Highway and adjacent to the Gil Fernando and Felix Avenues and the Masinag Station, which lies near Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City.
Currently, west-bound commuters from Antipolo, Marikina and other parts of Rizal province take jeepneys or shuttles to LRT-2’s Santolan Station.
This, plus the LRT-2 extension’s construction has contributed to the traffic situation along Marcos Highway.
According to Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, the construction of viaducts has already been completed, while the construction of the two stations is 78 percent done.
Overall, the project is 60 percent complete./gsg
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1107238/lrt-2-extension-to-antipolo-completed-by-2020-tugade
LOOK: Track laying for LRT-2 extension project
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| Transportation officials led by Secretary Arturo Tugade (7th from left) and local government officials join Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda (6th from left) during the ceremonial track laying for the LRT-2 extension project. The ceremony was held at the Emerald Station under construction along Marcos Highway corner Felix Avenue and Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina City on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. INQUIRER.NET / GABRIEL PABICO LALU |
The station along Marcos Highway corner Felix Avenue, Cainta, and Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue, Marikina City, lies in the middle of the existing Santolan Station and the proposed Masinag Station.
It is part of the four-kilometer extension which is seen to reduce travel time from Masinag in Antipolo to Recto Station in Manila by 40 minutes.
Masinag and Emerald Stations are expected to serve 80,000 passengers daily, with its expected completion by the fourth quarter of 2020.
Aside from Tugade and Haneda, also present were Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, Marikina 1st District Rep. Bayani Fernando, Antipolo Mayor Jun Ynares, Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, MMDA Chair Danilo Lim, and representatives from contractors Marubeni Philippines and DM Consunji Inc. /cbb
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| A view from the LRT-2 Emerald Station being constructed at the corner of Marcos Highway and Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina City and Felix Avenue in Cainta shows the Antipolo City portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. INQUIRER.NET / GABRIEL PABICO LALU |
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| A view from the proposed LRT-2 Emerald Station at the corner of Marcos Highway and Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina City and Felix Avenue in Cainta shows the section of the elevated railway going to Santolan Pasig. INQUIRER.NET / GABRIEL PABICO LALU |
DOTr: LRT-2 East Extension Project ‘on final construction phase’
Construction on the Manila LRT Line 2 East Extension Project is now “on its final phase,” the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
In a statement, the DOTr said the LRT Line 2, which currently spans 13.8 kilometers, will have four more kilometers of railway through the addition of two new stations – Emerald Station in Marikina City and Masinag Station in Antipolo City.
Once the stations are completed by the fourth quarter of 2020, travel time from Recto, Manila to Masinag, Antipolo will significantly drop to just 40 minutes, from the usual three hours via bus or jeepney, the DOTr added.
The new stations are projected to accommodate an additional 80,000 passengers daily. — Ian Nicolas Cigaral
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/16/1910565/dotr-lrt-2-east-extension-project-on-final-construction-phase
In a statement, the DOTr said the LRT Line 2, which currently spans 13.8 kilometers, will have four more kilometers of railway through the addition of two new stations – Emerald Station in Marikina City and Masinag Station in Antipolo City.
Once the stations are completed by the fourth quarter of 2020, travel time from Recto, Manila to Masinag, Antipolo will significantly drop to just 40 minutes, from the usual three hours via bus or jeepney, the DOTr added.
The new stations are projected to accommodate an additional 80,000 passengers daily. — Ian Nicolas Cigaral
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/16/1910565/dotr-lrt-2-east-extension-project-on-final-construction-phase
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