MRT-7 IN PROGRESS
(NORTH EDSA - SAN JOSE DEL MONTE BULACAN)
RAILWAYS SECTOR UPDATE #4
MRT-7 IN PROGRESS
(NORTH EDSA - SAN JOSE DEL MONTE BULACAN)
Status: Ongoing Construction
Target Completion: 2020
The construction of the MRT Line 7 is on track and on schedule. The
construction of columns along Regalado and Doña Carmen streets have been
completed. The first bored pile concrete pouring in Batasan station was
likewise conducted last 07 October 2017.
Expected to be
completed and operational by 2020, the MRT7 project will service over
400,000 passengers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Bulacan and
Rizal.
Composed of 14 stations, the 22 km MRT7 rail transit system will
connect North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose Del Monte City in
Bulacan. Among the areas where stations shall be constructed include:
North Avenue, Quezon City Memorial Circle, University Avenue, Tandang
Sora, Don Antonio, Batasan, Doña Carmen, Regalado, Mindanao Avenue,
Quirino, Sacred Heart, Tala, and San Jose Del Monte.
It would be
connected with LRT-1, MRT-3, and the Metro Manila Subway via the Common
Station, which would be located between SM North EDSA and Trinoma mall.
RAILWAYS SECTOR UPDATE #5
LRT-2 EAST EXTENSION OPENS IN 2018
(PASIG - ANTIPOLO)
Status: Ongoing Construction
Target Completion: August 2018
The LRT-2 East Extension Project involves the construction of a 4.0
kilometer extension of the existing LRT-2 System from Santolan, Pasig
City to Masinag in Antipolo. Rizal. Two additional stations will be
built: (a) the Emerald station, which will be located in front of
Robinsons Metro East and Sta. Lucia in Cainta, Rizal; and (b) the
Masinag station, which will be located before the Masinag Junction in
Antipolo City. These stations are expected to accommodate 80,000
passengers/day.
Once completed, the extended line is expected to
significantly cut the commuting time from Masinag in Antipolo to Claro
M. Recto in the city of Manila by 30 to 40 minutes from an average of
three hours of driving on the road.
Credits to @
Department of Transportation - Philippines
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