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The DOTr and the LRTA, together with Light Rail Manila Corporation, have kicked off the full-blast construction of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension project, which will connect the province of Cavite to Metro Manila.



The project is under the Duterte government’s Build, Build, Build program that will extend the current line up to 11.7 kilometer to Niog in Bacoor, Cavite.



Eight brand new stations are expected to be completed which will cross Paranaque and Las Pinas, leading to Bacoor. It also has provisions for the construction of two additional passenger stations in the future.

According to DOTr, once the project is completed, travel time from Cavite to Baclaran will be reduced to 25 minutes from 1 hour and 10 minutes. The department added that it will also accommodate up to 800,000 passengers daily.



LRT-1 has also acquired new 120 Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) or bagons which will benefit train commuters and passengers.



The government calls to the public for patience and understanding for the inconveniences the construction activities may temporarily cause, and says they are targeting the partial operability of the first five stations of the extension line in two years, or by 2021.