By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced on Tuesday the delivery of right-of-way for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is almost complete and partial operability of the project by end of 2021 is on track.
In a statement, the company said one pipe from Maynilad, telecommunications (telco) and cable facilities of six companies, and 18 lots of three landowners remain before the acquisition of the right-of-way of the project is at 100 percent.
According to Maynilad, its 1,100-mm. pipe will be relocated once the Cavite Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) issues a permit—which the CIC promised to deliver before November 1.
Since Maynilad, the CIC, and the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC)—the build-operate-maintain project contractor of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension—are all subsidiaries of Manny Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), the LRTA is confident no delays would arise from the relocation of the pipeline.
Meanwhile, representatives of Cable Link, Eastern Telecoms, Globe Telecom, PLDT, Radius Telecoms, and Sky Cable committed to relocate or cut their remaining telco and cable facilities within October.
“Whatever remaining utilities may already be cut to give way to LRMC’s constructions works, especially the movement of its rigs,” the LRTA said.
Other obstructions such as plant boxes, lamp posts, traffic signals, and closed-circuit television cameras will also be removed soon with the help of Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez in the clearing works, the LRTA said.
The LRTA also said permits allowing the start of civil works within the 18 remaining lots will be issued within October by their three landowners: Philippine Reclamation Authority for 16 lots, Puregold and D.M. Wenceslao for one lot each.
“With the cooperation of all the above stakeholders, the 19-years delayed LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project, which is expected to service up to 800,000 per day, is finally on track to partial operations by the end of 2021,” the LRTA said.
On Sept. 1, the LRMC started the excavation, drilling, and piling works of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension and on Sept. 18 started substructure concreting works.
Last May, Pangilinan ordered the partial operability of the Cavite extension “a full year before 2022” which will cover the first seven kilometers and five stations of the project.
Once completed, the PHP64.9 billion project will extend the LRT-1 from the existing Baclaran station southward to the future Niyog station in Bacoor, Cavite—about 11.7 kilometers in length with eight additional stations.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1082596
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
DOTr: Right-of-way acquisition for LRT-1 Cavite extension nearly complete
(Updated 4:58 p.m.) — The Department of Transportation on Tuesday said that it was nearing full acquisition of right-of-way for the long-delayed LRT-1 Cavite extension project.
Right-of-way refers to a transportation system's right to construct and later operate a railroad line, road, or utility on land belonging to other entities.
DOTr said that the remaining obstructions left before securing 100% right-of-way approval included one Maynilad pipe, telco and cable facilities of six companies, various other ancillary facilities, and 18 lots owned by three separate owners.
Relocation of the Maynilad Water Services pipe now only requires a permit from Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway operator Cavite Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), which has committed to issue one before November 1.
DOTr said it is optimistic that the two remaining companies would be cooperative and not delay the project further as both subsidiaries of Manny V. Pangilinan's Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.
At the project's start of works ceremony in May, Pangilinan was quoted as saying, “we should be partially open by a full year before 2022."
"So Ping, those are your marching orders," he said, addressing the president and CEO of the Light Rail Manila Corp.
Light Rail Manila Corp. is a joint venture of MPIC's Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation, Ayala Corp.'s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd.
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez has also provided support by clearing obstructions in the area, which included "obstructing ancillary facilities, such as plant boxes, lamp posts, traffic signals, and CCTVs."
Concerns regarding the country's mass transportation options ballooned when electric and technical glitches on October 2 caused the MRT-3 and LRT-2 operations to halt resulting in some 500 passengers being offloaded.
The succeeding day, the LRT-2's power rectifier in between the Katipunan and Anonas stations caught fire, effectively paralyzing both stations and the Santolan Station.
Transport groups held a nationwide transport strike on September to protest the PUV modernization program which looks to phase out all jeeps that are at least 15 years old and replace them with Euro 4-compliant vehicles running on renewable energy. Each PUV unit's cost, however, ranges from P1 million to P2.2 million.
In closing, the department also said that partial operations for the Cavite extension were being expected for the end of 2021.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/10/08/1958476/dotr-right-way-acquisition-lrt-1-cavite-extension-nearly-complete
Right-of-way refers to a transportation system's right to construct and later operate a railroad line, road, or utility on land belonging to other entities.
DOTr said that the remaining obstructions left before securing 100% right-of-way approval included one Maynilad pipe, telco and cable facilities of six companies, various other ancillary facilities, and 18 lots owned by three separate owners.
Relocation of the Maynilad Water Services pipe now only requires a permit from Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway operator Cavite Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), which has committed to issue one before November 1.
DOTr said it is optimistic that the two remaining companies would be cooperative and not delay the project further as both subsidiaries of Manny V. Pangilinan's Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.
At the project's start of works ceremony in May, Pangilinan was quoted as saying, “we should be partially open by a full year before 2022."
"So Ping, those are your marching orders," he said, addressing the president and CEO of the Light Rail Manila Corp.
Light Rail Manila Corp. is a joint venture of MPIC's Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation, Ayala Corp.'s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd.
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez has also provided support by clearing obstructions in the area, which included "obstructing ancillary facilities, such as plant boxes, lamp posts, traffic signals, and CCTVs."
Concerns regarding the country's mass transportation options ballooned when electric and technical glitches on October 2 caused the MRT-3 and LRT-2 operations to halt resulting in some 500 passengers being offloaded.
The succeeding day, the LRT-2's power rectifier in between the Katipunan and Anonas stations caught fire, effectively paralyzing both stations and the Santolan Station.
Transport groups held a nationwide transport strike on September to protest the PUV modernization program which looks to phase out all jeeps that are at least 15 years old and replace them with Euro 4-compliant vehicles running on renewable energy. Each PUV unit's cost, however, ranges from P1 million to P2.2 million.
In closing, the department also said that partial operations for the Cavite extension were being expected for the end of 2021.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/10/08/1958476/dotr-right-way-acquisition-lrt-1-cavite-extension-nearly-complete
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