Monday, February 28, 2022
Tugade assures completion of LRT-1 Cavite Extension project
DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade has assured that the much-awaited LRT-1 Cavite Extension project would continue to take shape and finally be realized under the Duterte administration, as DoTr and its development partners remained committed to pursuing the completion of project key components.
Among the latest developments in the project was the completion of civil works for the expanded Baclaran Depot, which was inaugurated on February 23.
Tugade led the inauguration and inspection of the expanded depot, which added 4.2 hectares to the existing 6.4-hectare Baclaran Depot, allowing the handling of additional trains and the extension of rail tracks. In his message, the DoTr chief said the completion of civil works for the expanded Baclaran Depot formed part of vital milestones that the LRT-1 Cavite Extension has, so far, reached toward its realization.
"With these three milestones being presented, the highly awaited project, started in 2000, is finally here and will be complete under the administration of President Duterte," he said.
He identified three milestones achieved recently: the arrival of new, fourth-generation light rail vehicles in early 2021; the erection of the last span of vertical structure for phase one, completed last February 7; and the completion of civil works for LRT-1 Cavite Extension's Baclaran Depot.
Once fully operational, the LRT-1 Cavite Extension would increase the rail line's capacity from 500,000 to 800,000 passengers per day and significantly cut travel time between Baclaran, Parañaque to Bacoor, Cavite from the present 1 hour and 10 minutes to just 25 minutes.