LRMC resumes works on LRT1 Cavite extension project

Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the private operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1), has resumed works on the 11.7-kilometer Cavite extension project.

In a statement Thursday, LRMC said it secured the green light from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) to carry on with select repair and infrastructure works while the enhanced community quarantine is still in place.

“The scheduled test pit works (bridge and pipe inspection) required for the construction along the CAVITEX-Parañaque bridge is set to begin on May 7, 2020 (7 a.m.) until May 22, 2020 (11:59 p.m.),” the railway operator said.

There will be a temporary road closure of the innermost lane or northbound along CAVITEX-Parañaque bridge to give way to the necessary activities in the area during the same period.

This was previously announced and rescheduled due to the government’s implementation of enhanced community quarantine last March 17.

Design works, assembly works, and select tasks at the precast yard area are also ongoing for the Cavite extension project—which would see the LRT 1 line reach Bacoor, Cavite, LRMC said.

As part of the DOTr’s request to allow the resumption of maintenance and construction work on current rail projects, the company complied with the IATF’s stated guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their workplace.

LRMC said it has implemented the following measures in their workplace at all times:

• Reducing operations to a skeletal workforce
• Providing accommodations and point-to-point shuttle services for workers
• Regular disinfection of all workplaces, shuttles, and accommodations
• Regular monitoring of personnel health and COVID-19 symptoms
• Imposition of physical distancing and proper hygiene

Preventive and corrective maintenance works, including the replacement of air-conditioning compressor units, are now in progress to ensure the public of better service when LRT1 resumes operations, according to LRMC.

Public transport operations have been suspended since March 17 in line with the government’s enhanced community quarantine enforced in Luzon.

“Rest assured that we are taking every opportunity during this time to come back better for Filipino commuters. We are taking great efforts to make sure our workers remain safe and healthy by following the proper guidelines and precautions set by the government,” LRMC chief operating officer Enrico Benipayo said.—AOL, GMA News

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LRT 1 extension project resumes

The Light Rail Transit 1 extension to Cavite province has restarted “limited works” after the government allowed railway projects to resume amid strict quarantine measures.

Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Ayala Corp.-led operator of LRT 1, said they had started “select repair and infrastructure work.”

The project, which will extend the LRT 1 in Metro Manila by 11.7 kilometers to Bacoor, Cavite, was slated for completion next year.

It was stalled along with other infrastructure projects last March when the government imposed a lockdown in Luzon.

According to LRMC, the scheduled bridge and pipe inspection needed for construction along the Cavite Expressway will take place from May 7 to May 22.

This will require the temporary road closure of the innermost northbound lane along Cavitex-Parañaque bridge.—Miguel R. Camus

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Infra, Repair Works Resume In LRT-1 Cavite Extension

The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has resumed infrastructure and repair works on the LRT-1 Cavite Extension project after being given green light by government regulators.

In a statement on Tuesday, the LRMC said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), with support from the Department of Transportation (DOTr), has allowed the resumption of infrastructure works, with compliance to guidelines set by the IATF-EID to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

The resumption of works includes scheduled pit works (bridge and pipe inspection) which require temporary road closure of the innermost northbound lane along the Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) – Parañaque Bridge from May 7 (Thursday) at 7 a.m. to May 22 at 11:59 p.m.

It said the temporary road closure was previously announced and was rescheduled due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.

“Design works, assembly works and select tasks at the precast yard area are also ongoing for the Cavite Extension Project — which would see the LRT-1 line reach Bacoor, Cavite,” the LRMC said.

It said the works would comply with guidelines set by the IATF-EID such as the reduction of personnel to a skeletal workforce, accommodation and transportation for workers, regular disinfection of workplaces, shuttles, and accommodations, regular health monitoring, physical distancing, and proper hygiene.

Better Service

Following preventive and corrective maintenance works, such as replacement of air-conditioning compressor units, the LRMC said the LRT-1 will be ready and will provide better service to commuters once it resumes operation after the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila.

“Rest assured that we are taking every opportunity during this time to come back better for Filipino commuters. We are taking great efforts to make sure our workers remain safe and healthy by following the proper guidelines and precautions set by the government,” said LRMC Chief Operating Officer Enrico Benipayo. (PNA)

http://pageone.ph/infra-repair-works-resume-in-lrt-1-cavite-extension/

Work on LRT 1 Cavite Extension resumes–LRMC

Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) has resumed limited works on the Cavite Extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1, after it received the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infections Diseases (IATF-EID) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

Enrico Benipayo, the company’s COO, said the two government agencies have agreed to allow the company to “carry on with select repair and infrastructure works while the enhanced community quarantine is still in place.”

He noted that scheduled test pit works, including bridge and pipe inspection, will start on Thursday and will last until May 22. This will necessitate the temporary closure of the innermost lane of the Cavitex-Parañaque bridge.

Benipayo added that design works, assembly works and select tasks at the precast yard area are also ongoing for the Cavite extension.

“Rest assured that we are taking every opportunity during this time to come back better for Filipino commuters. We are taking great efforts to make sure our workers remain safe and healthy by following the proper guidelines and precautions set by the government,” he said.

LRMC has complied with the IATF’s health and safety measures, including the deployment of a skeleton work force, the provision of accommodations and shuttle services for employees, regular disinfection of surfaces, monitoring of personnel, and keeping with social distancing and proper hygiene protocols.

To recall, coronavirus disease 2019 has forced infrastructure companies to temporarily halt work due to the risk of spreading the virus. But the IATF recently announced that construction activities are necessary to economic growth, especially once the situation improves.

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/05/06/work-on-lrt-1-cavite-extension-resumes-lrmc/

Ayala and MPIC resume works on LRT 1 extension

Light Rail Manila Corp., a joint venture between Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp., resumed works on the extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 to Cavite after receiving the green light from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) amid the enhanced community quarantine.

“Rest assured that we are taking every opportunity during this time to come back better for Filipino commuters. We are taking great efforts to make sure our workers remain safe and healthy by following the proper guidelines and precautions set by the government,” Enrico Benipayo, chief operating officer of LRMC, said.

The scheduled test pit works (bridge and pipe inspection) required for the construction along the CAVITEX–Paranaque bridge is set to begin on May 07 until May 22, 2020.

As a result, there will be a temporary road closure of the innermost lane (northbound) along CAVITEX–Paranaque bridge to give way to the necessary activities in the area during the same period.

This was previously announced and rescheduled due to the government’s implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine program on March 17.

LRMC also said preventive and corrective maintenance works, including the replacement of air-conditioning compressor units, were in progress to ensure the public of better service when LRMC resumes operations of LRT-1.

Public transport operations have been suspended since March 17 in line with the government’s enhanced community quarantine enforced in Luzon.

https://manilastandard.net/index.php/business/corporate/323155/ayala-and-mpic-resume-works-on-lrt-1-extension.html