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Published April 26, 2021, 5:25 PM Two big-ticket projects in the railway sector are set for launch this year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced on Monday, April 26. The LRT-2 East Extension Project (L) Common Station Project. (Photo from the Department of Transportation’s Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his presentation during the Sulong Pilipinas 2021 forum Tugade bared that the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) East Extension Project and the Common Station Project are both nearing completion. “First, the LRT-2 East Extension Project, with two ad...

Published April 26, 2021, 6:10 PM The Duterte administration will deliver a total of 163 infrastructure projects worth P88.76 billion this year, either in partial or full commercial operation, according to Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade. At the Sulong Pilipinas: Pre-SONA for Economic Development and Infrastructure Clusters Forum, Tugade emphasized the Duterte administration’s accomplishments. Tugade noted that prior to this administration, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was the world’s worst airport, notorious for baggage tampering and pilferages. However,...

Published March 8, 2021, 5:00 AM The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is tripling its capital expenditure for 11 big-ticket railway infrastructure from P90.756 billion  this year to  P278.3 billion in 2022, at the end of the Duterte administration, with 8 projects either completed or partially operational. The railway projects set for completion or partial operations within the year until the end of the term of President Duterte include the P9.5 billion LRT-2 East (Masinag) Extension, the P22 billion MRT-3 Rehabilitation, the P3 billion Common Station, the P65 billion LRT-1 Cavite Extens...

Published December 28, 2020, 8:00 PM The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is set to implement shortened service hours for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) on New Year’s Eve. The LRMC, the private operator of the LRT-1, announced that the rail line’s operating schedule on December 31 will be from 4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both bounds. December 31 was declared as a special non-working day by the government under Proclamation No. 845. Meanwhile, the LRT-1 will continue to serve passengers on December 30 (Rizal Day) and January 1 (New Year’s Day) following the regular weekends or ho...

special non-working days by the Philippine Government under Proclamation No. 845. On Christmas Eve (December 24), the LRT-1’s operating schedule will be from 4:30 AM to 8:00 PM both bounds, and 4:30 AM to 7:00 PM both bounds for New Year’s Eve (December 31). LRT-1 will continue to serve passengers on 25 December 2020 (Christmas Day), 30 December 2020 (Rizal Day), and 1 January 2021 (New Year’s Day) following the regular weekends/holiday schedule. Roosevelt station will remain temporarily closed until further notice to accommodate the still ongoing construction by the government of the ...