LRT 1 Cavite extension Phase 2 right-of-way issue nearing resolution
MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the department is nearing a resolution to the right-of-way issue of Phase 2 of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT 1) Cavite extension.
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“As for the right of way concern in Phase 2 of LRT 1, 94 percent is already completed; we just need to finish the remaining six percent,” Bautista said in a mix of Filipino and English at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Thursday
However, there will be changes in the alignment of Phase 2, which includes Las Piñas Station and Zapote Station, as the Department of Public Works and Highways is also set to build a flyover project in the area, affecting the stations’ alignment.
“So what our technical team is working on now is the new alignment. It won’t be too far off, but there may be possible additional costs,” Bautista said.
Bautista also recalled that the government’s private partners for the project responsible for the civil works have agreed to start construction of Phase 1 even before its right-of-way issue was 100 percent settled.
Article continues after this advertisement“Under the concession agreement, they should start once the right of way is 100 percent cleared,” he said.
Article continues after this advertisement“We told them, ‘You know, in Phase 1, you agreed to start construction even before the right of way was 100 percent cleared,’ so maybe now they’ll agree to start the project as well,” the official added.
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The full operations of the LRT 1 Cavite extension Phase 1 commenced last November 16.
The five new stations include Redemptorist-Aseana Station, MIA Road Station, PITX Station, Ninoy Aquino Avenue Station, and Dr. Santos (formerly Sucat) Station.
Bautista, in the briefing, said the train reduced commuters’ travel time from Baclaran to Sucat in Parañaque City to 15 minutes, down from at least one hour.
Once Phase 2 is completed, the department will proceed to finish the third and final stage of the extension, which will be the Niog Station in Cavite.
