^^ Yeah, I'm more or less sure that's probably why its being delayed. It would be a cool photo op that PGMA is present when they finally close the gap. In the meantime, they should concentrate on laying the rails and electrical systems since that is still a fairly big job with less than a month to complete.

I think the whole process of closing that gap would take a week, or even less. Plenty of time to spare... ;)

^^ The trains can definitely run on the tracks, but if the Yellow and Blue Lines run using different electrical systems, they won't be able to run on either network.

What possible difference can the electrical systems be between the two lines? They both look the same and "off the shelf" to me...

^^ Different voltages, perhaps?

^^ Yeah, I'm more or less sure that's probably why its being delayed. It would be a cool photo op that PGMA is present when they finally close the gap. In the meantime, they should concentrate on laying the rails and electrical systems since that is still a fairly big job with less than a month to complete.

I think the whole process of closing that gap would take a week, or even less. Plenty of time to spare... ;)



What possible difference can the electrical systems be between the two lines? They both look the same and "off the shelf" to me...

That is how it should be....big infra projects like these...yung last portion palagi ay reserved to herald the accomplishments made....let us not fault the president for that.....if you are familiar with megastructures sa discovery channel?....the last connecting piece to complete the project is always being celebrated....with confetti and the whole shebang...

That is how it should be....big infra projects like these...yung last portion palagi ay reserved to herald the accomplishments made....let us not fault the president for that.....if you are familiar with megastructures sa discovery channel?....the last connecting piece to complete the project is always being celebrated....with confetti and the whole shebang...

We all can wait with this 'milestone' event while they're focusing on the track laying. It is a way more time-consuming than placing the final four beams of the loop. What is important is that they never neglect on the track works and the stations. After all, they're still serious with the deadline early next year.:cheers:

By no means does the MRT3 or even the LRT1 look "crap". Its no Singaporean MRT, but that doesn't make them 'crap' either. I've ridden the KL Monorail and for a system that is younger than our line 1, it looks just as old. Granted, I've never ridden their LRT so I can't comment based on just photos. But from what I've seen of their monorail, it does not look as flashy as the photos. Not by any means does it make it a bad system, it works it doing its job...move people, and that's the most important thing. Yes, for mass transit to work it needs to be presentable and clean. The MRT3, LRT1 and KL's monorail certainly achieves this.

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wowow!!! the loop is finally closed. I'm loving it. Thank you for those photos:) :banana::banana::banana:

^^It's great to see the loop is finally closed. :banana: Now we can focus on the trackworks and the shaping of stations. :cheers:

Well what do you know. Now I don't know what caused the delay!

Either way this is a cause for a celebration!

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magandang gabi! nice photos sir han. ayos!

Thanks for the new photos.. :okay:

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^^ at last, the moment has come!!

oye!!

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nice...at long last the loop is finally closed.....loop na talaga siya....ramdam ang kaunlaran....:)

now how will the stations look like :-? when will this loop be functional?

@Han742: :cheers: for the photos...

Great to see the loop finally closed at last...Legacy ni Congresswoman Arroyo :D

^^ Congresswoman Arroyo na po talaga ah. Hehe. :P

now how will the stations look like :-? when will this loop be functional?

Sana maging Bahay Kubo Look (Ung Tulad sa Predecessor Stations ng Yellow Line), but Mala LRT-2 ang features.

Pero Recommendation ko pag Na-complete na ang Northern Loop Stations , Total Overhaul naman ng Staions from Baclaran-Monumento at Lagyan ng Elevators and Escalators. At Magkaroon ng Vendo Ticketing System ang Line 1.

Sana ung GCT Naman ay parang Mini-Airport naman ang Dating, may Time of Departures/Arrivals of Train on LCD TV Panel. At kahit hindi na cya Bahay Kubo Design basta Modernistic ang Design.
^^^^:)

And magagamit na natin ang Loop Around Febuary-May 2010!!, i'm Excited to Joyride to the Loop!!

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Ang ganda pala ng view dito kung nakasakay ka sa SB ng LRT-NEP. Parang matutumbok mo Monumento tapos bigla ka liko pakaliwa... Excited na ako sumakay dito next year! :banana:

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I wonder how will they fit MRT-7 there.

nice. it looks great

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^^ A lot of people say that our MRT/LRT lines are ugly but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I must say, this is probably the most beautiful thing I've seen for today! Its quite an awesome site to see!!! :banana:

^^I agree! and just imagine the area once the trains start running. Manila is blessed to have a transportation system like this. :)

^^ A lot of people say that our MRT/LRT lines are ugly but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I must say, this is probably the most beautiful thing I've seen for today! Its quite an awesome site to see!!! :banana:

Yes you are correct. I don't think that our MRT/LRT are ugly. Our MRT is at par with other Metro or elevated railways of other countries. Here in Chicago, the CTA (as they call it), part of the elevated tracks are old and made of concrete, wood and rusty steel which is an eye sore especially in some parts of the city. The CTA trains look so old too and slow. In New York, same thing. Our neighbor Asian countries like Singapore, Japan, HK and Korea got the best or one of the best metro/elevated rail but our MRT is still ok. What am I dreaming for a commuter railway/ Metro in Manila is a Subway that will connect within the major business districts of Metro Manila like Makati, Ortigas, Fort Bonifacio and Manila. This way, there will be seamless and more convenient travel as there will be overhead/elevated and a subway linking to all major cities.

Ah, CTA... I like the CTA card system. You can use it in trains and buses. We should copy it.

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Great! The loop is now completed. Thanks han742 :)

Ang isang tao diyan telling us that blue line is ugly! You eat your words diz!

cant see the pictures... kainis..

Yes you are correct. I don't think that our MRT/LRT are ugly. Our MRT is at par with other Metro or elevated railways of other countries. Here in Chicago, the CTA (as they call it), part of the elevated tracks are old and made of concrete, wood and rusty steel which is an eye sore especially in some parts of the city. The CTA trains look so old too and slow. In New York, same thing. Our neighbor Asian countries like Singapore, Japan, HK and Korea got the best or one of the best metro/elevated rail but our MRT is still ok. What am I dreaming for a commuter railway/ Metro in Manila is a Subway that will connect within the major business districts of Metro Manila like Makati, Ortigas, Fort Bonifacio and Manila. This way, there will be seamless and more convenient travel as there will be overhead/elevated and a subway linking to all major cities.

Yes, true. MRT 7 has few underground stations (2 or 3 if I'm not mistaken). HOwever, a subway would be the best...

I'm proud of our MRT/LRT system. We just need to improve the maintenance, repaint the stations in Line 1.

^^Agree with you. Functionality is better than plain aesthetics. We need not to be grand just to have reliable transpo systems. All we need to do is maintain the stations and clean the viaducts. We have enough working force to do that. :)

kaya yung dapat maging pangulo sa 2010 na dapat nating iboto e yung gusto ng pagtaas ng antas o sitwasyon sa pilipinas hindi yung dahil NAPILITANG TUMAKBO..

I wonder how will they fit MRT-7 there.

oo nga come to think of it panu kaya ipapagkasya ang MRT7 dyan????

riles at kuryente na lang ang kulang pati na rin stations

Boysen transforms an ordinary wall into an air purifier
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The Guadalupe MRT station is now the biggest air filter in the world.

MANILA, Philippines - For the past year, the Guadalupe MRT station has been the site of the world’s largest air cleaning paint trial. The station was painted with Boysen KNOxOUT, the world’s first air-cleaning paint, and data from the trial indicates that the paint on the walls cleans the emissions of over 30,000 vehicles that pass by the area daily.

“In effect, the Guadalupe MRT station is now the biggest air filter in the world,” says Johnson Ongking, vice president of Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines Inc. “The trial shows that KNOxOUT transforms an ordinary wall into an air purifier that helps protect people from the ill-effects of air pollutants such as NOx.”

NOx, or nitrogen oxides, are harmful gases mostly generated from motor vehicle emissions. Trial data indicate that NOx levels in the vicinity of the Guadalupe MRT Station are at times over 200 micrograms per cubic meter, a figure that’s more than five times that of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 40 micrograms per cubic meter.

Dr. Abundio A. Balgos, M.D., MHA, Tolete-Velcek professor of Medicine, says that these figures should be a cause for concern. “At elevated levels, NOx can impair lung function, irritate the respiratory system and, at very high levels, make breathing difficult.”

He notes that among those most at risk from the effects of NOx are vehicle drivers, traffic enforcers, field workers, garbage collectors and scavengers, and those with compromised immune systems including the children and the elderly.

NOx are highly reactive gases, not only a health hazard in itself but also when combined with other gases. In the presence of sunlight, it reacts with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to form ground level ozone, commonly known as smog. NOx also reacts with other compounds to form small particulate matter. Both smog and such particles cause respiratory problems such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and reduction in lung function.

Until the introduction of KNOxOUT, there has not been a way to clean NOx once it’s in the air. Fortunately, Boysen Paints and its technology partner, Cristal Global, have developed a paint which helps clean the air we breathe.

Cristal Global, the world’s leading producer of ultra-fine titanium dioxide (TiO2), developed CristalActiv technology, which breaks down noxious air pollutants into harmless substances through an environmentally safe process called photocatalysis. The process requires only light and humidity for activation, and because the air cleaning TiO2 is merely a catalyst in the reaction, it does not get used up and is able to continuously clean the air.

Cristal Global has been the supplier company to European Union funded consortium called Photocatalytic Innovative Coatings Applications for De-Pollution Assessment (PICADA), which did small trials that showed that the technology could indeed reduce the level of air pollutants in real life settings. Cristal Global were involved in several more trials in Europe: a tunnel in Milan, a school in London, and an indoor parking lot in Paris that all showed promising results.

Cristal then worked with Boysen to do the world’s largest air cleaning paint trial in Manila. The trial was a partnership with the DOTC-MRT 3 and the MMDA, and involved painting the whole Guadalupe MRT station as well as an embankment wall opposite the station along EDSA. In all, over 6,200 square meters of area was painted with close to 740 liters of KNOxOUT.

The trial was overseen by Conexor, a Swedish environmental project management company and the Manila Observatory, the Philippines’ oldest scientific research institute and a leading authority on air quality studies in the country. Data analysis was done by the Philippine Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) at Ateneo de Manila University
. The trial involved 18 NO2 monitors, nitrate boxes, a series of traffic counting carried out by the National Center of Transportation Studies, and a weather mast to account for meteorological factors.

Data from the trial suggests that Boysen KNOxOUT, the first commercial paint in the world with CristalActiv technology, is cleaning the air at a significantly higher rate than those achieved in European trials. Initial estimates are that the KNOxOUT used in the trial will take out over 1.3 metric tons of NOx in a year.

For inquiries, visit www.onewalloneworld.com.

^^That is perfect for our MRT/LRT posts and walls. Hope they apply it on all our urban rail infrastructures. :okay:

^^ That probably explains why there were some people counting passing vehicles before.

This technology seems sounds very new to me but I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Funding could have come from the paint company itself.

Scoured thru the net for some related studies.
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There's another study done in San Diego State Uni.
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This earlier study published in 2006 posed several questions on the by products of the mechanism involved. The paint could be effectively removing the NOx and VOCs, but the question is - what are produced out of it? Are there any harmful by-products? Earlier studies were done in the lab where conditions are controlled. The one done in Guadalupe and elsewhere is on actual scale already. Other than measuring the reduction of pollutants, I'm hoping there's no other pollutant synthesized. Imagine creating ozone at this part of the atmosphere. Disaster!

Also, what of other components of pollutants like heavy metals from fossil fuel (gasoline) burning? Not all engines are using unleaded gasoline and some motor engines are still using the cheaper diesel. Lead, arsenic and cadmium are the most common and most toxic heavy metals. Some researches are suggesting the use of filters based on activated carbon. That's being done already in purifying water and other media.

We have done much already by shifting into more environmentally friendly gasoline blends (e.g., E10 - gasoline with 10% ethanol). But we still have the 90% to worry about. The paint idea is more of the "cure" approach. Prevention is still the better approach. So I am more keen into researches on fuel alternatives than on pollutant arrestors.

Now, if all of these will be proven to be viable and successful, mother earth will be very pleased. :) I just hope researches like this will not prematurely jump into conclusions without having an encompassing research and data to back their conclusions. Paint has been viewed as an air pollutant. Is it about time to view it as otherwise?

oo nga come to think of it panu kaya ipapagkasya ang MRT7 dyan????


MRT 7 from North Ave will use to the northbound lane of EDSA going to the Grand Central Station.

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^^ MRT 9?

Ang galing ni Han742...

maraming salamat din sa mga nakakaappreciate ng mga pics na kuha ko, hindi ko lang kasi mapigilan ang sarili ko pag may nakikita akong bago sa LRT/MRT, at gusto ko rin makita ng iba,
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^^ MRT 9?

The logical extension of MRT-7 to España. I just hope they combine both lines to form a single line.

>> Han742 - - can you also take a pic of LRT purple line. I love this line. I'v tried it few times and I enjoyed riding it coz it's spacious, clean and modern. Or any developments or any plans for this line? Thanks!

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woooahhhh! Put$ng In#! Hanep! :banana:

Ramdam na ramdam ang kaunlaran.... :cheers:

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yes!:cheers::cheers:

There's a serious problem with the interval of train arrivals during weekends. From 5 to 6 pm of Satudays, a sizeable number of workers (construction mostly) from Makati and elsewhere are travelling to the north. Probably to go home to their provinces. Guadalupe concourse becomes crowded before the next train arrives. Commuters coming out of the train can hardly penetrate this unrelenting crowd! There was this one guy a while back who seems too desperate to get in, that he had to stop the the poor sliding doors from closing...like several times. :ohno: I decided to get out of the station and take the bus instead.

ang galing ng dmci at first balfur... sna pag samahin na ang mrt at lrt1 ng authority para isang ticketing system na.

There's a serious problem with the interval of train arrivals during weekends. From 5 to 6 pm of Satudays, a sizeable number of workers (construction mostly) from Makati and elsewhere are travelling to the north. Probably to go home to their provinces. Guadalupe concourse becomes crowded before the next train arrives. Commuters coming out of the train can hardly penetrate this unrelenting crowd! There was this one guy a while back who seems too desperate to get in, that he had to stop the the poor sliding doors from closing...like several times. :ohno: I decided to get out of the station and take the bus instead.

Wow, I experienced this yesterday! I don't mean to generalize but yeah, the crowd inside the cabin was more "uncivilized" than usual. Good thing I'm a big person, they can't just "push" me around.

Wow, I experienced this yesterday! I don't mean to generalize but yeah, the crowd inside the cabin was more "uncivilized" than usual. Good thing I'm a big person, they can't just "push" me around.

I think that's the best adjective to describe the commuting crowd. A female cousin said it's no better in the all-female couch. Baka pag pwede lang sumabit sa tren, marami nang nakasabit.

I think the commuters are not all to blame. The situation could have been better if there are more trains deployed during weekends. Part of the cost cutting measures maybe? Caution lang pag: don't position yourself in front of this crowd. A little push to the tracks and you're history.

wala lang.

Sana maging maayos ang paglabas at pagpasok ng train. Yung katulad ng sa Bangkok BTS Skytrain, nakapila talaga sila, disiplinado.

Kaya naman yan dito, kailangan lang simulan.

^^ If you think LRT/MRT passengers are undisciplined, wait until you begin riding the PNR. Though there's no pushing, some passengers are just darn awful in terms of their demeanor.

naalala ko tuloy yung babae minsan na nakasabay ko sa Monumento Station kasama niya boyfriend niya, naku ang "law of physics" ay very evident dito itutulak ng mga nasa likod ang mga nasa harap, ang kawawang babae naiwan ang isang sandals hanggang nagsara na ang pinto,:ohno: pati BF niya walang nagawa, papasok siyang isa na lang ang suot, may joke pa nga nuon na pag pumasok kang plantsado paglabas eh gusot gusot na, meron din palang pagpasok na dalawang sandals paglabas isa na lang,:ohno::lol:

^^ If you think LRT/MRT passengers are undisciplined, wait until you begin riding the PNR. Though there's no pushing, some passengers are just darn awful in terms of their demeanor.

This is so true. I has often amazed me the way they act.

The first time I was there, back in 1999, I was trying to catch an LRT from United Nations. People would just go crazy when the doors open, they wouldnt wait for people to disembark and just pushed and pushed people to make sure they got on.
Thankfully I got the idea quick and my size made this sort of attitude easy to deal with :-)

I have seen some LRT-1 NEP cable posts already erected in front of SM Annex and Balintawak areas,:)

^^ Aabangan namin ang mga larawan mo :cheers:

i saw it kagabi din.. anyway ask ko lang bakit ang baba ng mga beams sa tpat ng sm annex? tpos may mga wiring post na siya sa tabi, diba doon ung GCT? parang walang provision.. parang ang gCT eh sa may eurotel paramount.

i saw it kagabi din.. anyway ask ko lang bakit ang baba ng mga beams sa tpat ng sm annex? tpos may mga wiring post na siya sa tabi, diba doon ung GCT? parang walang provision.. parang ang gCT eh sa may eurotel paramount.

^^I saw.. mommy kissing Santa Claus... :lol::lol::lol:

ano po ba ang ibig-sabihin ng LRT-NEP? thank u po.

LRT - North Extension Project

ano po ba ang ibig-sabihin ng LRT-NEP? thank u po.

Light Rail Transit - North Extension Project

@Happosai: Beep beep! http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif

wala lang.

Sana maging maayos ang paglabas at pagpasok ng train. Yung katulad ng sa Bangkok BTS Skytrain, nakapila talaga sila, disiplinado.

Kaya naman yan dito, kailangan lang simulan.
^^ If you think LRT/MRT passengers are undisciplined, wait until you begin riding the PNR. Though there's no pushing, some passengers are just darn awful in terms of their demeanor.
So LRT/MRT pala diyan laging over crowded na? Yikes gusto ko pa naman sana magLRT pag pumunta ako diyan at mamasyal.

Hindi ba may mga security guard? bakit hindi nila limit ang pagpasok sa mismong flatform? Impose din ang strict line system, maraming safety issue na puedeng mangyari pag crowded at tulakan. Ang hirap lang talagang pasunurin ang mga pinoy, kailangan pa na bulgaran at mainsulto para lang sumunod.

Kailangan itaas ang presyo ng LRT/MRT para maging disiplinado ang mga tao sa pag gamit ng trains.

Kailangan itaas ang presyo ng LRT/MRT para maging disiplinado ang mga tao sa pag gamit ng trains.

100% agree ako dito. not that we want to limit the number of commuters. para magamit pang increase ng trains, para mapaikli yung passenger traffic na nagllinger sa platform. less ang away, less headache. smoother ang systema.

Question lang po. Yun bang coaches ng LRT2 puwede paandarin sa MRT tracks? Kasi mas bagay siya sa EDSA. Ridership has exponentially outgrown MRT's capacity tapos wala man lang improvement na makita. kakabuwisit. :ohno:

^^ Nope. The MRT-2 coaches are too wide.

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Abangan po natin lahat kapag nabuksan na ang pagitan ng LRT at MRT dahil sa bakal na yan ay mukhang makakadaan na ang tren ng lrt sa mrt at matutulungan na rin niya ang MRT na ma accomodate lahat ng pasahero. :)

Isa na naman ito sa pag uusapan ng mga pasahero kapag nagawa na. Kaya abangan po natin ito. :)

Wish ko lang this Christmas, sana luwagan ng MRT ang passenger exit sa Pasay Rotonda, Grabe ang siksikan, mawawalan ka talaga ng pitaka, cellphone, relos, kwintas o di kaya'y ulirat. Wala man lang nag-aasikaso ng mga puno nang exit booths. Petiks yata yung station supervisor dyan. Tapos yung daanan pa papuntang LRT puro mga vendors...

Wish ko lang this Christmas, sana luwagan ng MRT ang passenger exit sa Pasay Rotonda, Grabe ang siksikan, mawawalan ka talaga ng pitaka, cellphone, relos, kwintas o di kaya'y ulirat. Wala man lang nag-aasikaso ng mga puno nang exit booths. Petiks yata yung station supervisor dyan. Tapos yung daanan pa papuntang LRT puro mga vendors...

Sapilitang tanggalin dapat ang mga illegal vendors sa elevated walkway connecting MRT-3 (Taft Avenue Station) and LRT-1 (EDSA Station), na sobrang nakakaperwisyo sa mga commuters na nagta-transfer from one station to another. Dapat matagal nang nagawan ng paraan ito. Sobrang narrow na nga ng walkway, nakaharang pa yung mga illegal vendors na yan.

Sapilitang tanggalin dapat ang mga illegal vendors sa elevated walkway connecting MRT-3 (Taft Avenue Station) and LRT-1 (EDSA Station), na sobrang nakakaperwisyo sa mga commuters na nagta-transfer from one station to another. Dapat matagal nang nagawan ng paraan ito. Sobrang narrow na nga ng walkway, nakaharang pa yung mga illegal vendors na yan.

na miss ko na tuloy si bf...

:banana:Nag register ako sa forum na to dahil gusto ko masubaybayan tong LRT extension na to primarily at ang makitang magka dugtong na sya ay ang sarap, parang isang wish come true, hehehehe:banana: sana masakyan ko unang byahe nito,, hehehehe:cheers:

waaah.. bakit hindi ko makita yung mga pictures?!! sa ibang thread nakikita ko naman yung mga pics na nakapost.. bat tong lrt-mrt pics hindi siya nag dadownload.

kagabi nadaan ako jan sa EDSA...

Balintawak station is rising up... they're already working on the platform sa tabi ng riles... :banana::banana:

Ibig po bang sabihin kapag natapos na ang LRT-NEP kung halimbawa mangagaling ako sa LRT-1 Monumento Station, pwede akong bumaba sa Shaw Blvd. Station ng MRT-3?:weird::weird:

^^ Yup, nothing crazy about that assertion ;) In fact, it WILL be possible! :)

^^ Hindi ba muna baba ka sa future Grand Central Terminal tapos mag MRT going to Shaw Blvd Station? Sorry hindi ko po alam :D

^^ Might be in the short term. But they are fixing the kinks to make it quite... seamless... :)

wow naman talaga!! so pwede pala dumaan ang lrt sa mrt tracks and mrt to lrt tracks?

Lets not get ahead of ourselves, people! Just because the guideways between the MRT3 and LRT1 are seamless, we still don't know if the tracks will physically link. It is imperative that we are updated with photos of the track works frequently, especially before the GCT rises up and cover our views.

But also note that even if the tracks are physically linked, there is still no official indication of a "one seat ride" from an LRT1 station to and MRT3 station and vice versa. Remember, the original NEDA press release specifically said...

The MMIRT also intends to close the MRT 3 – LRT 1 Loop with provision for a possible seamless rail operation of Lines 1 and 3.

so what we are seeing now is consistent with that statement. Possible is the key word here, folks. But we will know for sure once the entire project has been completed or if we hear any official announcement about it later on.

the way i see it, mukhang hindi pa sure na pwede ang seamless transport between LRT1 and MRT3 kapag nagbukas na ang NEP, but may be possible in the future...

my only worry is the capacity... until now hindi pa malinaw kung paano nila soslusyonan ang posibleng siksikan sa mga tren at stations...

^^Palagay ko mas mapapadali na ang pagpapahiram ng LRTA ng kanilang lumang coaches sa MRT para sa capacity expansion nito. Sa pamamgitan ng 'seamless connection' na ito, maghihiraman nalang sila ng coaches sa halip na bumili pa ang MRTC ng bago o 2nd hand sa ibang bansa.

In my opinion, kahit na seamless pa ang ride between lrt-1 and mrt-3, they should buy more coaches. Wala rin kasi magandang dulot ang closing the loop kung kulang din ang mga coaches. Hindi rin convenient yon.

^^^Having LRT's coaches run into MRT's tracks (and vice versa) is one step towards capacity expansion of the EDSA line. I've read in LRT journal that MRTC cannot acquire new coaches until 2012. But hopefully, that would be earlier, considering more and more commuters will use the trains once the loop is closed.

^^ Anu po kaya ang rason bakit sa 2012 pa pwede mag acquire ng new coaches? Ty

^^ Anu po kaya ang rason bakit sa 2012 pa pwede mag acquire ng new coaches? Ty

http://www.theasylum.cc/images/posters/2012_large.jpg
^^Eto daw ang sagot sa katanungan mo.. para sure silang di na sila magbabayad.. :nuts:

^^ Wala narin pakinabang. Lalamunin ng TSUNAMI :nuts:

Anu na palang balita sa Bagong Barrio Station?

^^ Anu po kaya ang rason bakit sa 2012 pa pwede mag acquire ng new coaches? Ty


EDSA struggles to cope

06 October 2009

PHILIPPINES: Having bought out the promoters of Manila’s EDSA project, the government must decide what to do with the capital’s busiest light rail route, amid suggestions that it could be returned to the private sector.

Built by Metro Rail Transit Corp, the 168 km MRT3 line along Epifano dos Santos Avenue has been a victim of its own success. Since opening in 2000, ridership has soared past the nominal capacity of 22500 passengers/h per direction, and has topped 500000 riders per day on occasions. The government had been pressing MRTC to buy extra vehicles, but it could not do so without an amendment to the concession agreement.

Under the 25-year BOT package, the government guaranteed MRTC a 15% return on the investment of US$679m. With the government paying close to US$5m a month in interest and maintenance charges, it opened negotiations last year to buy out the concession, a move which reportedly offering a saving of US$380m or more.

Earlier this year the state-owned Development Bank and Land Bank of the Philippines jointly acquired a 75% stake in MRTC from its principal backers, including Fil Estates and Ayala Land, for around US$850m.

The government’s intention was to re-let the MRT3 concession on better terms before the national elections in May 2010. However, the financial regulator Banco Sentral ng Philippinas ruled that the two banks must dispose of their stakes by October. So in August the Ministry of Finance floated a proposal for the National Development Corp to raise funds through a bond issue to buy out DBP and Landbank.

MRT3 still needs extra rolling stock, and the Department of Transport & Communications is reportedly looking for overseas development aid to fund 73 more LRVs, doubling the current fleet at a cost of around US$22m. But as the new vehicles could not be ready before 2012, DOTC has asked the Light Rail Transit Authority to look at transferring some of its 25-year old Belgian LRVs from Line 1 as a stopgap.

source: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//edsa-struggles-to-cope.html

OOT: train handles of Disneyland line in HK

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu182/wetboxers/PB300677.jpg

wala bang naging disruptions sa LRT-1 at sa LRT-2 nang dahil sa sunog sa Santa Cruz (malapit sa Manila City Jail) kanina?

wala bang naging disruptions sa LRT-1 at sa LRT-2 nang dahil sa sunog sa Santa Cruz (malapit sa Manila City Jail) kanina?

yung bagong barrio station...luma na sya :lol:

MMDA orders MRT-3 builders to clear EDSA (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=531302&publicationSubCategoryId=65)
By Mike Frialde (The Philippine Star) Updated December 11, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) yesterday ordered contractors of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) to rush the construction of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 extension and clear the highway of obstructions by Dec. 19.

MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes said the ongoing construction along EDSA of the MRT-3 extension, particularly from Roosevelt to Balintawak, has been drawing complaints from motorists every morning.

“This has to be corrected. The LRTA contractors must finish their jobs on time because if not we will have to do our job. Let’s be clear on this, I don’t want anybody to go against our people, or I will use iron hand,” Inocentes said.

The MMDA has observed that vehicular traffic along EDSA has become heavier with the coming of the holiday season.

Inocentes said he has been informed that heavy equipment such as trucks and concrete mixers are blocking the flow of vehicular traffic at the construction areas.

Aside from the heavy equipment, Inocentes also ordered the removal of steel posts and concrete barriers on or before 6 a.m. on Dec. 19 to ease traffic along EDSA.

“By 5 a.m., they should start clearing the lanes of EDSA of all heavy equipment and debris so that by 6 a.m., EDSA will be cleared of obstruction for the clear passage of the motorists,” Inocentes said.

MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno said he has given the LRTA contractors, sub-contractors and consultants until 6 a.m. on Dec. 19 to remove their equipment from EDSA, or the MMDA will be forced to remove them.

“We will put a tow truck on standby just in case the LRTA contractors fail to deliver on their promise to remove their equipment before 6 a.m.,” he said.

Nacianceno said part of the agreement between the MMDA and the MRTA contractors includes the temporary removal of the loading bay at EDSA-Roosevelt to give way to the MRT construction.

The loading bay will be immediately restored at the expense of the LRTA contractors, he said.

NGOs want ‘pro-poor’ MMDA chief

Several non-government organizations (NGOs) helping the urban poor sector expressed optimism that the new chairman of the MMDA will be pro-poor.

This was the sentiment shared by members of the the Task Force Anti-Eviction being composed of various people’s organizations such as the Urban Poor Associates (UPA), Community Organizers Multiversity (COM), and Community Organization of the Philippine Enterprise (COPE) Foundation.

UPA executive director Denis Murphy said they are happy that Inocentes is “committed to doing everything legally and through dialogues.”

He alleged that former MMDA chief Bayani Fernando, who is running for vice president, illegally evicted thousands of families over the last three years “without proper notice, consultation and resettlement.”

Murphy said Fernando allegedly “often removed small vendors from the road or sidewalks and confiscated or destroyed their goods. If the new chair dialogues in a sincere way, he will find solutions that allows the poor to survive in the city and make a living.”

The UPA is a group helping victims of demolition all over Metro Manila including displaced families from the southern metropolis. The UPA research team claimed that this year alone there were 28 evictions, six of these evictions were conducted by the MMDA and ended up violent.

“There is room for the vendors on our sidewalks if MMDA will sincerely try to reach a solution with them. The new chairperson’s moratorium for vendors on the sidewalks and informal settlers this December gives them hope,” Murphy said.

wala bang naging disruptions sa LRT-1 at sa LRT-2 nang dahil sa sunog sa Santa Cruz (malapit sa Manila City Jail) kanina?

Two kids killed in Manila fire, eyewitness says
SOPHIA REGINA M. DEDACE, GMANews.TV

Besides causing traffic in the area, the blaze also temporarily halted operations of the Recto station of the Light Rail Transit-Line 2.

However, the whole train system – covering the Legarda station to Santolan station – was unaffected.

^^Sarado nga lang ang covered walkway from LRT1 to LRT2, dahil may part nito ay nasunog. According to Kaelthas18

WOW

ANO NA NAMAN TO?

THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR THAT THIS NEWS CAME OUT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED TO LRT-SOUTH EXTENSIOn!!! WOW NMAN KAPAL NINYO MAGLABAS NG PRESS RELEASE NA TO!

AT C-6? BULOK -- KAEPALAN LANG ANG GINAWA, WALA SA ORIGINAL SPECS NG PLAN

AT LRT EXTENSION TO RIZAL? -- WOW PLAN PA TO 5 YEARS AGO , RECYCLE ASS!

AT SANA LANG HA -- SANA LANG -- MATULOY NA ANG LRT 7 NA PAPUNTANG BULACAN -- PARA MAGING ON TIME TO KAHIT MINSAN LANG


LRT SOUTH EXTENSION -- NEVER A REALITY 10 YEARS RUNNING, KHT ISANG HOLE FOR THE POST OF THE ELEVATED EXTENSION WALA

LHAT NG GOBYERNO PAASA WALNG NAGAGWA... PWE!!!

hay naku... 1996 pa yang drawing na LRT-1 south extension na yan, hanggang ngayon DRAWING PA RIN!!! :bash:

does anyone have any news about the vienna metro trains and when they are arriving? Or is the MMDA just trying the get the brussels metro cars now?

wala bang naging disruptions sa LRT-1 at sa LRT-2 nang dahil sa sunog sa Santa Cruz (malapit sa Manila City Jail) kanina?

The operation of LRT2 had to stop yesterday, at least told by LRTA yesterday in Katipunan station. We decided to take a jeepney to Araneta Center Cubao only to find out that it's already operational. When we were on the train, LRTA said that the train would have to terminate at Legarda Station because the situation in Recto was getting worse. Therefore, in a way, there were "disruptions" on the part of the commuters. Those bound for Santolan had to wait and so accumulated in the stations. When we alighted at Legarda, the traffic was pretty heavy. And the lines for the entrance to Legarda station extended so long that you'd just be frustated to queue up. I don't have any idea for LRT 1. :):) This was at around 5-630 pm.

does anyone have any news about the vienna metro trains and when they are arriving? Or is the MMDA just trying the get the brussels metro cars now?

I'm not sure if it's MMDA's job to procure trains. Train procurement is done by DOTC for LRT/MRT. Anyway, welcome to SSC.

OOT: train handles of Disneyland line in HK


cute

http://img101.photolava.com/2009/12/11/mrt1-76k6u8q0.jpg

source (www.yorku.ca/ycar/Publications/gavieta_sydney_2009.pdf)

hay naku... 1996 pa yang drawing na LRT-1 south extension na yan, hanggang ngayon DRAWING PA RIN!!! :bash:

yup gnyan kagaling ang mga PINOY na nangangasiwa sa paggawa ng mga inprastaktura, HANGGANG DRAWING LANG>>>> PAPOGI ... TAPOS KUKURAKOT... nakakatawa nga eh parang pang press lang ang LRT SOUTH EXTENSION

http://img101.photolava.com/2009/12/11/mrt1-76k6u8q0.jpg

source (www.yorku.ca/ycar/Publications/gavieta_sydney_2009.pdf)

^^

ang ganda nang idunulot ng MRT-3 sa carbon emission more than 75%......

at also MRT= TAFT-NoRTH 30 minutes tapus bus ah 1 1/2 hrs or 2 hrs....

EDSA struggles to cope

06 October 2009

PHILIPPINES: Having bought out the promoters of Manila’s EDSA project, the government must decide what to do with the capital’s busiest light rail route, amid suggestions that it could be returned to the private sector.

Built by Metro Rail Transit Corp, the 168 km MRT3 line along Epifano dos Santos Avenue has been a victim of its own success. Since opening in 2000, ridership has soared past the nominal capacity of 22500 passengers/h per direction, and has topped 500000 riders per day on occasions. The government had been pressing MRTC to buy extra vehicles, but it could not do so without an amendment to the concession agreement.

Under the 25-year BOT package, the government guaranteed MRTC a 15% return on the investment of US$679m. With the government paying close to US$5m a month in interest and maintenance charges, it opened negotiations last year to buy out the concession, a move which reportedly offering a saving of US$380m or more.

Earlier this year the state-owned Development Bank and Land Bank of the Philippines jointly acquired a 75% stake in MRTC from its principal backers, including Fil Estates and Ayala Land, for around US$850m.

The government’s intention was to re-let the MRT3 concession on better terms before the national elections in May 2010. However, the financial regulator Banco Sentral ng Philippinas ruled that the two banks must dispose of their stakes by October. So in August the Ministry of Finance floated a proposal for the National Development Corp to raise funds through a bond issue to buy out DBP and Landbank.

MRT3 still needs extra rolling stock, and the Department of Transport & Communications is reportedly looking for overseas development aid to fund 73 more LRVs, doubling the current fleet at a cost of around US$22m. But as the new vehicles could not be ready before 2012, DOTC has asked the Light Rail Transit Authority to look at transferring some of its 25-year old Belgian LRVs from Line 1 as a stopgap.

source: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//edsa-struggles-to-cope.html

168 km? ngayon ko lang nalaman na inextend na nila ang MRT line hanggang Hogwarts.:bash:

^^It should be 16.8 km. Typo error lang yan. Pero mali pa rin kasi 16.9 ang MRT 3 eh.

http://img101.photolava.com/2009/12/11/mrt1-76k6u8q0.jpg

source (www.yorku.ca/ycar/Publications/gavieta_sydney_2009.pdf)

How about hybrid engine for the buses?

What fuel the generating plants to sustain the energy consumption?

How much doe$ the subsidies cost to the rest of the country to run and sustain the light rail systems, yearly?

What will be the real cost for the fare if the subsidies will be phase out, say in 10 years?

i dont know the answers to your questions:D

if i may add one more question..."How much OR what efforts can you offer to save the earth?"

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1460/mrtnorth.jpg

Daily commuters in Metro Manila will be enjoying traffic-free travel once the national government project linking Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 along Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (EDSA) from Taft Ave. in Pasay City to North Ave. in Quezon City with Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 from Baclaran in Paranaque City to Monumento in Caloocan City is completed during the first half of 2010. The linking of the MRT-3 and LRT-1 lines is one of the priority projects of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. (PNA photos by Gil S. Calinga)
scs/gsc

The aftermath of the fire last Thursday.

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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9876.jpg
Firemen opened those up for the fire hoses

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9879.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9882.jpg
Looks like this part is only had heat damage.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9833.jpg
Despair

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9852.jpg
Picking up what's left

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9886.jpg
Still smoking

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9899.jpg
The Recto station firewall is scorched

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9909.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9911.jpg

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People died in the fire . . . sad.

I always thought this was inevitable. Every time I walk through here I see someone fixing up jumper cables.

^^Condolence to the families who lost their loved ones in the fire...

But this is one great warning that they should leave the area. This is not the decent place for them to re-settle again.

^^Condolence to the families who lost their loved ones in the fire...
But this is one great warning that they should leave the area. This is not the decent place for them to re-settle again.

They should not return anymore and sana matuloy ulit ang proposed MRT4, This area is supposed to be their end station.

They should not return anymore and sana matuloy ulit ang proposed MRT4, This area is supposed to be their end station.

Im with you Kratos! :cheers:

it is sad....magpapasko pa naman....

i dont know the answers to your questions:D

if i may add one more question..."How much OR what efforts can you offer to save the earth?"

All smoke belching transportation should be phase out like private and public vehicles anywhere in our country. The government should start enforcing this law. For the small business owners, the government should assist by buyback credit toward the purchase of fuel efficient vehicle thru small business loans with less than prime rate, as we save here in the US instead of pangurakut. :ohno:

All smoke belching transportation should be phase out like private and public vehicles anywhere in our country. The government should start enforcing this law. For the small business owners, the government should assist by buyback credit toward the purchase of fuel efficient vehicle thru small business loans with less than prime rate, as we save here in the US instead of pangurakut. :ohno:

i strongly agree...if they cannot afford to maintain their vehicles they should not be allow to operate one....owning a car is a privilege not a right....kung hindi kaya ng bulsa mag commute sila....

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9833.jpg
Despair

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9852.jpg
Picking up what's left

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9886.jpg
Still smoking

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9899.jpg
The Recto station firewall is scorched

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9909.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9911.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9905.jpg
People died in the fire . . . sad.

I always thought this was inevitable. Every time I walk through here I see someone fixing up jumper cables.

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Hala, ito yun ah! minsan kapag nadadaan ako dyan at tinatanaw ko to, lagi pumapasok sa isip ko na magiging masyadong maliwanag, at mainit, magulo ang pasko dito sa lugar na to.

i just thought na, magiging mainit ang pagsalubong ng pasko, magulo dahil sa lakas ng ingay at selebrasyon nila, maliwanag dahil sa mga pailaw nila, pero di ko maisip na fire na pala yun.

sorry po to say this... mga nakikitayo lang po ba ang nakatira dito sa area na nasunog?

something tells me that this incident was probably done by arsonists who were hired to clear the area for some sort of construction projects... hmmm

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Hala, ito yun ah! minsan kapag nadadaan ako dyan at tinatanaw ko to, lagi pumapasok sa isip ko na magiging masyadong maliwanag, at mainit, magulo ang pasko dito sa lugar na to.

i just thought na, magiging mainit ang pagsalubong ng pasko, magulo dahil sa lakas ng ingay at selebrasyon nila, maliwanag dahil sa mga pailaw nila, pero di ko maisip na fire na pala yun.


:lol::lol::lol:

i feel sad that someone died in this fire incident. but i hope, hindi na sila pabalikin sa lugar na yun. i hope they will develop the area into a commercial center. the area is so good since its in the intersection of LRT 1 and LRT2..

They should not return anymore and sana matuloy ulit ang proposed MRT4, This area is supposed to be their end station.

^^Tama! Ituloy ang kaunlaran!

Im with you Kratos! :cheers:

^^:banana::banana:

something tells me that this incident was probably done by arsonists who were hired to clear the area for some sort of construction projects... hmmm

^^Yan ang unang pumasok sa isip ko nung nabalitaan ko yan sa TV. Di kaya sinadyang sunugin yan para maituloy na yung MRT project dyan?

^^ Possible...

i feel sad that someone died in this fire incident. but i hope, hindi na sila pabalikin sa lugar na yun. i hope they will develop the area into a commercial center. the area is so good since its in the intersection of LRT 1 and LRT2..

I hope so. At one time, noong dumaan ako dun (bridgeway between line 1 and line 2), sobrang mabaho yung amoy dun at some point. Inisip ko baka tambakan ng garbage or something or baka may imburnal dun.

In any case, I do hope na they improve the cleanliness of the area there.........

Pasensyahan na lang po para sa mga nakatira dyan dahil hindi lamang yan ang unang beses na nasunog yan nag aaral pa lang ako malapita riyan ay nasusunog na lagi yan. At sana nga ay bilhin na ito ng gobyerno para sa binabalak nilang MRT 4 upang sa ganon ay maging linking station yan ng LRT 1, 2 at MRT 4. at magbago na ang lugar na ito.

hirap maging mahirap talaga.....i could not offer anything but sympathy...

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9833.jpg
Despair

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9852.jpg
Picking up what's left

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9886.jpg
Still smoking

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9899.jpg
The Recto station firewall is scorched

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9909.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9911.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9905.jpg
People died in the fire . . . sad.

I always thought this was inevitable. Every time I walk through here I see someone fixing up jumper cables.

This is why squatters must be resettled. There are safety and health issues for the squatters (and those around them) to be concerned about. The critics of squatter resettlement, e.g. ngo's and pols, are typical "enablers." They enable this kind of tragedy to happen by condescending and patronizing the "poor". I hope the new MMDA chief and Dirty Harry are taking notice of this tragedy.

OMG! Naubos sila in one stroke! ::shocked: I hope they will not let those illegal settlers to come back.

^^ I hope Universal LRT will see this as an opportunity to extend MRT-7 to España and Recto.

This is why squatters must be resettled. There are safety and health issues for the squatters (and those around them) to be concerned about. The critics of squatter resettlement, e.g. ngo's and pols, are typical "enablers." They enable this kind of tragedy to happen by condescending and patronizing the "poor". I hope the new MMDA chief and Dirty Harry are taking notice of this tragedy.

asus.. mamaya yang si Oscar Inocentes eh maging pro poor yan :bash: patay na ang mga nagawa ni Bayani... sna di na lang umalis si chairman bayani ..hay.. we all know na madami syang magiging kompetensya sa pagging vp...hayy

OMG! Naubos sila in one stroke! ::shocked: I hope they will not let those illegal settlers to come back.

Ganyan na ganyan yung nangyari sa Guadalupe sometime last year pero guess what. Nandon uli sila.

:-(

The aftermath of the fire last Thursday.

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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9847.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9876.jpg
Firemen opened those up for the fire hoses

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9879.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/StarkillerHermesthe37th/GJT_9882.jpg
Looks like this part is only had heat damage.

^^ Anong mabuti sa isang pangyayaring may namatay?

Buti nga...

Insensitive post. Though I don't like what they're doing but no one deserve to die not even them. Grow up.

MMDA fines contractor for obstructing traffic (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=532555&publicationSubCategoryId=65&newsalert)
By Mike Frialde (The Philippine Star)
Updated December 15, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) yesterday fined a contractor working for the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) for obstructing traffic along the busy Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).

MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno said LRTA contractor DMCI-First Balfour (DMCI-FB), which is working on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 line extension project, was penalized for failing to clear its construction site of construction equipment, materials and debris by 6 a.m.

Last week, MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes ordered LRTA contractors working on the MRT 3 extension, particularly from Roosevelt to Balintawak, to clear their working area by 6 a.m.

Inocentes gave the contractors a construction window from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. following complaints by motorists who have been inconvenienced by the construction activity.

“This has to be corrected. The LRTA contractors must finish their jobs on time because if not we will have to do our job. Let’s be clear on this, I don’t want anybody to go against our people, or I will use iron hand,” Inocentes said.


Inocentes said he has been informed that heavy equipment such as trucks and concrete mixers are blocking the flow of vehicular traffic at the construction areas.

“By 5 a.m., they should start clearing the lanes of EDSA of all heavy equipment and debris so that by 6 a.m., EDSA will be cleared of obstruction for the clear passage of the motorists,” Inocentes said.

However, according to Nacianceno, last Thursday at about 6 a.m., MMDA Traffic Operations Center head Angelito Vergel de Dios chanced upon DMCI-FB workers pouring concrete along EDSA in front of the Trinoma Mall, with equipment still strewn about.

De Dios then called for MMDA traffic enforcers and policemen to go to the area. By the time the lawmen got to the area, the heavy equipment had been kept and only some workers were seen.

Nacianceno said the P20,000 penalty may seem a bit light but the imposition of the maximum possible fine for traffic obstruction sends a message to contractors that the MMDA means business.

“The fine is only equivalent to the cost of mobilizing our equipment to have their heavy equipment removed from the area,” he said.

Nacianceno said that should DMCI-FB commit the same mistake again, the MMDA would be forced to impound all their heavy equipment involved in the project.

“But we are hoping that it would not come to that. I am sure contractors are responsible people,” he said.

The MMDA has observed that vehicular traffic along EDSA has become heavier with the holiday season. The ongoing construction of the MRT-3 line extension has aggravated the situation, he said.

^^ I just don't get this so can someone explain to me please? :gaah:

Why the hell is the MMDA being such an *ss to the LRTA? What the LRTA is doing will greatly benefit the commuters and the entire country, far more than the crap job they have been doing since...ever! Crab mentality at its finest yet again... :ohno:

^^ I just don't get this so can someone explain to me please? :gaah:

Why the hell is the MMDA being such an *ss to the LRTA? What the LRTA is doing will greatly benefit the commuters and the entire country, far more than the crap job they have been doing since...ever! Crab mentality at its finest yet again... :ohno:

baka gusto nila magic ang pagkakagawa ng LRT sa EDSA. hahahaha weird

^^ I just don't get this so can someone explain to me please? :gaah:

Why the hell is the MMDA being such an *ss to the LRTA? What the LRTA is doing will greatly benefit the commuters and the entire country, far more than the crap job they have been doing since...ever! Crab mentality at its finest yet again... :ohno:

Hoy Inocentes, ang bigyan mo ng pansin mo ay yung mga bus at jeepney drivers na ginagawa nang garahe ang EDSA...pati mga sangkaterbang illegal vendors na wala nang madaanan mga pedestrians!!! Kagabi pumunta ako Guadalupe, ang sikip ng mga kalye! :bash:

^^Insane MMDA Chair.

I commend LRTA, DM-FB and all other parties who made this 'closing-the-loop' a reality. In months time, commuters will enjoy a more convenient travel along EDSA through mass transport and avoid those smoke belching buses.:cheers:

OT: You'll find more of his craziness in the MMDA thread.:bash:

Hoy Inocentes, ang bigyan mo ng pansin mo ay yung mga bus at jeepney drivers na ginagawa nang garahe ang EDSA...pati mga sangkaterbang illegal vendors na wala nang madaanan mga pedestrians!!! Kagabi pumunta ako Guadalupe, ang sikip ng mga kalye! :bash:

si Ampatuan Jr dapat ang gawin MMDA chairman.. para kung sino ang lumabag sa batas.. shoot to kill agad.. at ibaon sa lupa gamit ang backhoe ng MMDA... :nuts:

speaking of LRT.. may mga stations na ba sa NEP na malapit nang matapos?

^

^^ I just don't get this so can someone explain to me please? :gaah:

Why the hell is the MMDA being such an *ss to the LRTA? What the LRTA is doing will greatly benefit the commuters and the entire country, far more than the crap job they have been doing since...ever! Crab mentality at its finest yet again... :ohno:

baka gusto nila magic ang pagkakagawa ng LRT sa EDSA. hahahaha weird

Hoy Inocentes, ang bigyan mo ng pansin mo ay yung mga bus at jeepney drivers na ginagawa nang garahe ang EDSA...pati mga sangkaterbang illegal vendors na wala nang madaanan mga pedestrians!!! Kagabi pumunta ako Guadalupe, ang sikip ng mga kalye! :bash:

^^Insane MMDA Chair.

I commend LRTA, DM-FB and all other parties who made this 'closing-the-loop' a reality. In months time, commuters will enjoy a more convenient travel along EDSA through mass transport and avoid those smoke belching buses.:cheers:

OT: You'll find more of his craziness in the MMDA thread.:bash:

Kindly hold your horses and dont make conclusions right away...

Disclaimer: I am not Pro-MMDA... just keeping an open mind.

As I know it, in any construction in the Philippines (public or private), the law requires permits from government agencies. For an endeavor such as the one mentioned above, there might be a permit given (i.e by MMDA or LGU) to LRTA/DMCI-FB to close some section(s)/lane(s) of EDSA for construction purposes within a certain time (i.e. until 6 AM of a certain date). Perhaps due to un-explained circumstances, LRTA/DMCI-FB was not able to finish the job within their requested time. This therefore resulted to obstruction of the road, creating horrendous rush-hour traffic jam, which affected the economy and personal lives of commuters. If LRTA/DMCI-FB were able to plan accordingly and requested for extension of work permit, they might not have been penalized (MMDA could either turn down the extension request, or accept it and make adjustments accordingly).

If the above was the case, the 20k fine could really be cheap (especially if you are one of the guys trapped in that traffic jam)...

If the above wasn't the case, only then can we cast the first stone...

Peace! :)

Aren't they supposed to work 24 hours because this is a priority government project?

^It may be true on certain sections/areas... Again it boils down to securing Permits, they (LRTA/DMCI-FB) should have requested for a different permit (rather than the one which expires at 6AM) in that certain section/area... Discipline (public & private) is key.

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Despair

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Picking up what's left

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Still smoking.

This is all so sad.
Surely the country has gone through enough death and destruction with the recent typhoons and other disasters.
With so many small places all crammed in together, even the smallest fire can cause so much death :-(

I feel for them.

any updates in NEP....

^^ Yeah, we need updates. So far, all the discussion was that squatter fire but still no new exciting updates regarding the status of the track works, electrical systems and so on, for the NEP. Pictures and news please! :drool:

^^ Let's wait for Han742's update. Sigurado busog na naman tayo sa mga updates nya :cheers:

It saddens me that some families are rebuilding here. I won't be surprised if this happens again. :ohno:

^^ It will happen again.

^^ It will happen again.

agree...

dyan pala yung sunog..

sadya ba yan?

Bali they will come back of course, it's Elections time next year.

Bali they will come back of course, it's Elections time next year.

oo nga ano....kelangan nila ng boto ng mga taga dyan...

^^ true. we love han742 for his amazing updates. good work man. :cheers:

i am wondering about the discussion about the rail being either a seamless ride or not. hopefully, we get a clarification on this. a seamless ride from mrt to lrt would be the greatest.

nde pa ba obvious yun?...they have already made the connection...the only logical thing to expect is that it will be seamless.....else bakit pa kinonek diba?....dapat pagkatapos ng sm station yun na ang dulo kung hindi seamless yun...millions kaya gastos magpatayo ng mga poste at beams...

^^ As mentioned many many times, the reason why they won't be seamless automatically is because the MRT3 and LRT1 is handled by two different entities. One is the MRTC and the other is LRTA. The only absolute reason why the guideways are connected was to connect MRT3 with the new GCT. In addition, part of the project, as per NEDA's press release, was to provide "possible provision for a seamless rail connection" between the two lines.

So yes, the guideways are seamless, we have yet to find out if the track works will indeed be seamless, but even if they are, that doesn't necessarily mean a one seat ride. Again, we won't find out until later, hence why it is important we get as much photographic updates and news as we can.

^^ As mentioned many many times, the reason why they won't be seamless automatically is because the MRT3 and LRT1 is handled by two different entities. One is the MRTC and the other is LRTA.

But isn't MRTC and LRTA both under DOTC? Why can't it be automatic? Are DOTC people that dumb they can not see what is beneficial and what is not?

^^ Well, the DOTC did have the audacity to accept that ridiculous predecessor of the current NEP which is called ENT (EDSA NORTH TRANSIT). ENT, if some can recall (and is still in my sig), is that silly proposal, twice the cost of the NEP, and was essentially a totally separate, independent rail line that would fill in the gap between the Monumento Station of LRT1 and the North Avenue Station of MRT3.

So essentially, if you wanted to go from an LRT1 station to an MRT3 station, you would need to go down at the LRT1 Monumento station, board the ENT train, then transfer yet again to the MRT3 North Avenue station, to reach your final destination. No GCT involved to connect the two end points and definitely a long long long walk and major inconvenience to the commuters. If it weren't for our very wise PGMA who personally intervened and stopped the DOTC from making one of the stupidest mistakes in Philippine history, a seamless one seat ride would be the least of our worries.

So with regards to the NEP, worse case scenario, we will simply need to transfer from LRT1 to MRT3 within the GCT, a practice that is commonly found in major cities with extensive rail lines (Tokyo, Stockholm, San Francisco, etc). No big deal since its within the same building, the distance is so short, and it would still look nice. Best case scenario, the seamless one seat ride which we all desire. We just have to wait and see...

^^ great info there! i didn't really know what ENT is... thanks for explaining it... :okay:

personally, i don't have a problem if there won't be a seamless ride... when i first learned about GCT, ang pumasok agad sa sa isip ko ay, pagdating sa GCT, bababa ka ng LRT1 train, then you will transfer to an MRT3 train, also within the terminal...

saka i don't really use MRT3 dahil wala naman akong pinupuntahan sa mga lugar na dinadaanan nun... except for Cubao, which is also accessible through MRT2...

^^ Well, the DOTC did have the audacity to accept that ridiculous predecessor of the current NEP which is called ENT (EDSA NORTH TRANSIT). ENT, if some can recall (and is still in my sig), is that silly proposal, twice the cost of the NEP, and was essentially a totally separate, independent rail line that would fill in the gap between the Monumento Station of LRT1 and the North Avenue Station of MRT3.

So essentially, if you wanted to go from an LRT1 station to an MRT3 station, you would need to go down at the LRT1 Monumento station, board the ENT train, then transfer yet again to the MRT3 North Avenue station, to reach your final destination. No GCT involved to connect the two end points and definitely a long long long walk and major inconvenience to the commuters. If it weren't for our very wise PGMA who personally intervened and stopped the DOTC from making one of the stupidest mistakes in Philippine history, a seamless one seat ride would be the least of our worries.

So with regards to the NEP, worse case scenario, we will simply need to transfer from LRT1 to MRT3 within the GCT, a practice that is commonly found in major cities with extensive rail lines (Tokyo, Stockholm, San Francisco, etc). No big deal since its within the same building, the distance is so short, and it would still look nice. Best case scenario, the seamless one seat ride which we all desire. We just have to wait and see...

great explanation. changing over between trains isn't really that bad considering na nasa isang terminal lang naman now if it's going to be a one-seat ride then it will be really great

hindi lang 5 ang hukay, I estimated around 13-16 digs stretching from SM Sky Garden Pink Overpass to Ministop. Apparently, that's the size of the entire Central Terminal, meaning, the LRT-1 and MRT-3 will not overlap, just touch each other. (assumption lang not facts ok)

What?? di magooverlap? edi pag pagdating ka sa GCT, bababa ka pa tapos aakyat ulit sa MRT?... grabe naman.... dapat pagdikit nalang nila para di sayang oras.. para deretso na....:)

What?? di magooverlap? edi pag pagdating ka sa GCT, bababa ka pa tapos aakyat ulit sa MRT?... grabe naman.... dapat pagdikit nalang nila para di sayang oras.. para deretso na....:)

That's now what he meant.

You don't have to get out of GCT, just transfer from MRT to LRT, vice-versa but you're still inside GCT.

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pasensya na po medyo ginabi ng kuha, hehe,:):banana:

and so far marami nang nakatayong mga poste sa viaduct na ito ng LRT-NEP

Looks like they departed from the LRT-1 design motif. I hope they release the renderings at least so we don't have to speculate anymore. :D

^^ They may be following either the MRT-2 or MRT-3 station design, where the curved roofs are most prominent. I'm inclined to believe though that it's the former.

Ganda naman ng mga picture, parang scene sa mga construction project sa China super busy sila. Salamat sa updates.:cheers:

Mabilis talaga ang gawa ng china in terms of construction... e.g. expressways, roads, railways... etc.

P60.50!! There would be mass demonstrations if this happens! I think the reason the mrt is not making money is because of corruption. In Beijing, the fare is just 2 yuan or about 14 pesos, and that's good for the entire system already, meaning if you travel 100 kms or 5 kms, its still the same 14 pesos, and yet they can sustain this and are building many many lines still. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! :bash:

Yup, Cheap talaga yung mga fares in China, including other cities and transportations... like buses, subways, bus rapid transit or brt...

That's now what he meant.

You don't have to get out of GCT, just transfer from MRT to LRT, vice-versa but you're still inside GCT.

Ah.... gets... thanks RonnieR! Kala ko kasi if you want to ride MRT, you need to go downstairs and going up again at North Ave Station... Its better if one way trip nalang... para di ka na bababa...:lol:

Kayang kaya naman pagandahin ang mga MRT/ LRT lines sa Metro. Problema eh sa maintenance. At ang balasubas na mentality ng mga Pinoy.

I agree on that..... hehe.... But not to all Pinoys... To "SOME" Pinoys...

Glad to know that the ongoing LRT-NEP did not adopt the heavy parapet walls of the older LRT line... I hope that they will all apply the modern design to the rest of the LRT-1 line. Then repaint the rest of the posts and viaducts. Voila! Everything will be better for our eyes.:cheers:

After 5 months or wala pang 5 months, the paint will be turned to black... Because of the heavy pollution in MM....:ohno:

Photos as of 17th December.


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^^ Wow! Thanks for the update guys! Its interesting to see the Balintawak Station finally rise up but there is relatively only a few electrical posts in place. With only two weeks to go, I wonder if the track works and electrical systems will be ready for a possible test run with VIPs and the press by the end of the year. Still a long long ways to go and Christmas is around the corner....we'll see... :)

great photos! :)

the barriers look NICE, small and decent... as opposed to the yellow line.

good job!!

^^ Wow! Thanks for the update guys! Its interesting to see the Balintawak Station finally rise up but there is relatively only a few electrical posts in place. With only two weeks to go, I wonder if the track works and electrical systems will be ready for a possible test run with VIPs and the press by the end of the year. Still a long long ways to go and Christmas is around the corner....we'll see... :)

I agree, it is so great to see these updates - they are much appreciated.

Much has changed since I was there early next year. I am looking forward to next years visit to have another look.

Would never be able to keep up with these developments withoit you guys - thanks so much.

Brad

nice pics.. sa wakas nakita ko din ang pictures ng extension project..

Nothing I can say but :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

Thanks Avenger. :banana:

Yeheey! Bravo! Philippines! :banana:

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Parang yung design ng bubong Parehas sa Purple line...(pacurve kasi eh...)
BTW, Thanks for the updates!!

^^Minus the web trusses. But it's good they did not replicate the old LRT stations or even the MRT3 Shaw station.:lol:

@avenger:Napansin mo ba yung sa south bound side ng avenida bago mag Monumento station. Nagsimula na ba silang mag hukay doon? Last time na dumaan ako doon may mga fences kasi na naka lagay. Para saan kaya yun? Extension ng Monumento station?

Syle ng paggawa kung saan, independent ang station, pwedeng mauna ang paggawa ng viaduct hindi katulad sa MRT3 kung saan, part ng structure ng viaduct ang mga structure ng station.

Parang Northrail. Yung mga ibang station, pwedeng iprivatized kaya walang pakialam ang structure ng Northrail sa structure ng mga station.

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^^That style of construction is better especially in case of Malvar station wherein you don't need to wait for its FS to be finished as you still proceed with the viaduct construction. Anyway, you can add the BB station anytime in the future.

siguradong masayang-masaya yung mga tao na nakatira malapit sa mga nasabing istasyon ng LRT-NEP... Hay laking ginhawa sa byahe...

ganda ng mga stations parapet walls din pala yan na concrete katulad sa line 1.... mas malapad yung platforms pansin ko compare to the current line.... parang binase nila talaga ang mga station sa MRT-2

thanks avenger for the update.....

once nagopen ito di ba pede hiramin ng MRT3 yung mga 2g ng LRT1 dahil hindi naman ito nagagamit.......

Nakahiwalay na ba yung bilihan ng ticket sa platform? Ang hassle kasi kung magkasama na naman tulad ng sa MRT3

@avenger:Napansin mo ba yung sa south bound side ng avenida bago mag Monumento station. Nagsimula na ba silang mag hukay doon? Last time na dumaan ako doon may mga fences kasi na naka lagay. Para saan kaya yun? Extension ng Monumento station?


Nasa Gensan ako from November 17th to 16th December so hindi ko nakita yaong hukay na sinasabi mo na nasa
southbound side ng Avenida Rizal in vicinity of Victory Mall.

Kahapon at ngayon ay wala rin akong nakitang hukay or construction doon.

By the way, below were some photos in the vicinity of Grand Central Mall, Victory Mall, and Monumento LRT Station.
Photos were taken yesterday 17th Dec.


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Nakahiwalay na ba yung bilihan ng ticket sa platform? Ang hassle kasi kung magkasama na naman tulad ng sa MRT3


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Sa 2nd level ang bilihan ng ticket at mga entry/exit turnstyle before going up to the platform, a cross section of station design below.

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ano kaya ang mga nakafoil na cargo?


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baka mga ventilation unit po or mga substation nito.... para sa station.....

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Our lrt and mrt lines are not ugly. Kulang lang ng maintenance at over sa kulay (depende yata sa color scheme ng city na dinadaanan). Suggestion ko nga is just to peel all the paint all-together, remove all illegal posters and just clean all concrete structures intensely. Bare concrete (especially aged) looks good and classy.

wow parang LRT2 ang design ah ng Balintawak station, anyway... sana marehabilitate ang mga MRT3 stations napakainit at napakadungis ng mga stations

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Our lrt and mrt lines are not ugly. Kulang lang ng maintenance at over sa kulay (depende yata sa color scheme ng city na dinadaanan). Suggestion ko nga is just to peel all the paint all-together, remove all illegal posters and just clean all concrete structures intensely. Bare concrete (especially aged) looks good and classy.

katulad nung sa MRT guadalupe, pinuntarahan nila ng orange ung roof ng hagdanan

dapat sa ganyang infra....dapat walang pintura or dull colors lang like gray...pagputi kasi...ilang buwan lang....untidy ng tingnan...

eto ung ginagawa sa harap ng trinoma, ano kaya ito? bus station?

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if my memory serves me right yung mga infra mula bagong airport hanggang sa kasuluksulukan ng bangkok walang pintura. bare concrete pero malinis kaya napakagandang tingnan. naku parating na naman election... yari na naman mga poste ng lrt... dapat wag iboto mga kandidato na magdidikit ng pagmumukha nila sa anumang infra ng lrt.

i don't see anything being done there.....san yun?

eto ung ginagawa sa harap ng trinoma, ano kaya ito? bus station?

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^^ it does look like a public terminal... parang kagaya rin ng sa MoA, mahabang waiting shed...

but they're building another structure in that area... it's quite difficult to describe, but i'm pretty sure they're constructing something above another structure beside that public terminal under construction...

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Our lrt and mrt lines are not ugly. Kulang lang ng maintenance at over sa kulay (depende yata sa color scheme ng city na dinadaanan). Suggestion ko nga is just to peel all the paint all-together, remove all illegal posters and just clean all concrete structures intensely. Bare concrete (especially aged) looks good and classy.

mas maganda pa nga ang bare concrete kaysa sa pinturado (for infra),,haluan ng konting greenery eh ok ang dating..

at kung andyan pa yung "mmda art" please lang tanggalin na haha

Hay buhay! Isinusumpa ko ang traffic simula sa NLEX balintawak hanggang North Ave. Grabe! Grabe! Hay!

Kanina kasi nagdaan ako dyan. Namasyal lang sa Tri.

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:cheers::cheers:

^^ Sa Taas

yes, Bus terminal ang ginagawa sa lote ng TriNoma

SM North EDSA area...

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bagong barrio area...

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:banana::banana:

Han742: Salamat sa updates as usual :cheers:

Ang trapiiiiiiiiik sa EDSA...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH HAN

@han: you're my han forever. hehehehe Ang galing ng mga pictures mo palagi.

this is so awesome

WOW! Nice visual updates on the MRT-LRT loop, Han742! Now that the trackbeds are laid and rails laid, next up are the 750v DC catenaries, the station structures (not to mention the Grand Central Terminal in front of SM North EDSA) .... something to look forward to in 2010!

By the way, judging from some of the photos posted earlier on, I noticed that the design of the newer LRT stations along EDSA (Balintawak stretch) are different from the original ones on the original Taft-Rizal parts; in fact, the new ones look like they will echo that of the Purple Line (or will they, as evidenced by one of The Avenger's shots, for instance?)!

parang hybrid ang naging itsura ng LRT NortExt ah, the post looks like lrt1 tpos ung railings kinuha sa MRT naman ung design..haha

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^^Nice update han!! :banana2:

Saan mga area kaya ang lalagyan ng rail switch?
Sa Balintawak area kaya magkakaroon ng rail switch at sidings?



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^^Pag dumaan na dito ang mga coaches ng MRT, masasabi na natin na posible ang seamless connection ng LRT at MRT... :banana:

Parang mas malalaki ang mga beams ng LRT NEP kaysa sa MRT3.

^^ Indeed! That would be the best indicator if MRT3 and LRT1 be truly seamless. I guess another indicator is to see if the tracks are continuously connected, something which we will have to wait. But at least the guideways are seamless and they look wonderful, especially in the SM North area. That fugly image of the MRT3 tail track is now pretty much gone forever...

Still a long ways to go. Can the track works and electrical systems be done in two weeks or perhaps the test run will happen January instead, when it will for sure be completed.

Nonetheless, thanks again for the photos, Han! Simply amazing shots and documentation! :banana:

:cheers::cheers:

Keep clicking! Keep posting! This means so much for those of us who live overseas.

yung mga galing norte, kailangan pa ba nila bumaba ng LRT then sumakay sa MRT north, o seemless transfer na? Kasi the typical route of commuters in the morning is yung bound to ortigas / makati CBD eh.

SM North EDSA area...

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9112/img022920091219.jpg



^^ hhmmmm... rails.... :):)

excited na ako sa GCT... ano kaya magiging itsura nun? i'm eager to see it up and running...

go DMCI-FB! you're doing a very excellent job! keep it up! :banana::banana:

mukhang mabilis nga silang gumawa...meron ng roof supports ang balintawak station...

SM North EDSA area...

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4112/img023320091219.jpg


http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/8660/img023420091219.jpg

:banana::banana:

Wow, the loop and GCT....thanks han742

^^ Indeed! That would be the best indicator if MRT3 and LRT1 be truly seamless. I guess another indicator is to see if the tracks are continuously connected, something which we will have to wait. But at least the guideways are seamless and they look wonderful, especially in the SM North area. That fugly image of the MRT3 tail track is now pretty much gone forever...

Still a long ways to go. Can the track works and electrical systems be done in two weeks or perhaps the test run will happen January instead, when it will for sure be completed.

Nonetheless, thanks again for the photos, Han! Simply amazing shots and documentation! :banana:

basta walang pasaway na bagong MMDA chairman

wla na talgang bagong barrio ano? any update sa site na itatayo? Sana next year umpisahan na ang MRT7 isabay na sa GCT para isang hukayan lng at abala sa traffic ang mangyari.

^^ I really hope the extend MRT-7 to España. Don't wait for MRT-9: one long, contiguous line is much more efficient than two separate lines.

^^

saan ba dadaan ang mrt7 sa west avenue ba tapos tutumbukin yung quezon avenue pababa ng espana?

^^

saan ba dadaan ang mrt7 sa west avenue ba tapos tutumbukin yung quezon avenue pababa ng espana?
MRT-7 starts at SM North and goes on top of North Avenue, turns to QC Circle then will traverse Commonwealth then turn again to Quirino northward to Tala in Bulacan, overlapping MRT-9 in the process. You're probably talking about MRT-4 which is supposed to be underground to pass on top of West Avenue, connecting the business districts to the Grand Central terminal :)

MRT-7 starts at SM North and goes on top of North Avenue, turns to QC Circle then will traverse Commonwealth then turn again to Quirino northward to Tala in Bulacan, overlapping MRT-9 in the process. You're probably talking about MRT-4 which is supposed to be underground to pass on top of West Avenue, connecting the business districts to the Grand Central terminal :)

Wait, MRT9 is just an updated version of MRT4. MRT9 travels on the same route except it cuts itself short by turning right from Quezon Avenue to West Avenue to meet the Grand Central Terminal. As far as I know, MRT4 is already considered dunzo. :lol:

Wait, MRT9 is just an updated version of MRT4. MRT9 travels on the same route except it cuts itself short by turning right from Quezon Avenue to West Avenue to meet the Grand Central Terminal. As far as I know, MRT4 is already considered dunzo. :lol:
Yup MRT-4 became MRT-9, MRT-4 will resurface as underground in that road just wait (a decade or two) and see. :banana: lol

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4549/img022720091219.jpg

:cheers::cheers:

One thing I admire about LRT-NEP (aside from being seamless with MRT3 in the future) is that the designs of railings and stations are almost in conformity with existing MRT3. That really makes it seamless, not only in tracks but in the infrastructure as a whole. Mabuhay!

^^ That's why there's the possibility that the government is merely completing the extension of MRT-3 for the MRTC, and we'll see MRT trains going towards Monumento than LRT trains going towards North Avenue. At least that's what LRTA maps show us.

See the similarities?


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:cheers:

I wonder if it's still possible to have a station that goes directly down Divisioria, sobrang hassle pumunta don! :ohno:

^^ No kidding eh? Do you think Nonoy Aquino will want to extend LRT2 to Divisoria? That should be a national priority. Even if its just to extend LRT2 to one station to the Divisoria area, it will make such a huge difference to the lives of countless of people...especially me...if I need to go there ;)

^^ That's why there's the possibility that the government is merely completing the extension of MRT-3 for the MRTC, and we'll see MRT trains going towards Monumento than LRT trains going towards North Avenue. At least that's what LRTA maps show us.

You know...your comment makes a lot of sense I hope it gets implemented. We all know of the uncertainty of a one seat ride going between LRT1 and an MRT3 station but I think at the very least, they should allow an MRT3 train to go all the way to Balintawak. The reason being is Balintawak is such a transportation hub for those coming from the North so if there needs to be a segregation between MRT3 and LRT1 due to the different entities running them, at least those from the North only have to take a one seat ride if their final destination is an MRT3 station (i.e. Shaw, Ayala).

^^ MRT-3 trains can still stop at Monumento. The only thing that needs to be adjusted are the timings of when trains will arrive.

dadaaanan din ba ng mrt3 trains ang extension lines ng lrt1?

hindi yata.

^^^^

before, akala ko yung lrt 2 will start sa tutuban, divisoria. mas magiging economically viable ang lrt 2 if it did. lalo na pag xmas season. just imagine from cubao you can go to divisoria within minutes.

we should suggest to dotc to extend the present lrt 2 to divisoria. anyone from dotc here? paging... paging!!! :lol:

^^ They're supposed to extend MRT-2 to Manila North Harbor, but apparently they decided to cut it short in Recto because of objections from jeepney drivers who feel their livelihoods will be jeopardized by a metro line which serves Divisoria.

^^The government should really extend the project into west and eastern limits of metropolis no matter what other sectors groan about. At first, they should not listen to the calls of jeepney drivers since the majority refers to millions of passengers who use the line everyday and not those selfish drivers.:ohno:

agree....there is so much business to be done....bakit sila matatakot sa divisoria....meron kanya kanyang market ang mga tao...hindi lahat gustong pumunta ng divisoria...:bash:

Nice updates on construction project (closing the loop). I can't wait to see na matapos sya.

Btw, may tanong ako:
What is MRT-9?

Thanks :)

Nice updates on construction project (closing the loop). I can't wait to see na matapos sya.

Btw, may tanong ako:
What is MRT-9?

Thanks :)

pagkakaalam ko shelved na yun....

^^ That's MRT-4, not MRT-9. I really hope they merge the two lines together: better to build one long, continuous line than two short, discontinuous lines.

^^ That's MRT-4, not MRT-9. I really hope they merge the two lines together: better to build one long, continuous line than two short, discontinuous lines.

ooww ok....thanks for the correction...

^^ That's MRT-4, not MRT-9. I really hope they merge the two lines together: better to build one long, continuous line than two short, discontinuous lines.

You can't merge the two lines if the feasibility study showing greatest passenger concentration in the subject segment where two lines in parallel for a bit longer in distance.:)

See the similarities?







:cheers:
Theres absolutely no similarities except that both are elevated. The first photo showing railway viaduct on simple supported girders while the second photo is a viaduct made of segmental box girder post tensioned.

You can't merge the two lines if the feasibility study showing greatest passenger concentration in the subject segment where two lines in parallel for a bit longer in distance.:)

There's significant demand for rapid transit along the entire España-Quezon Avenue-Commonwealth corridor. It just so happened that politics got in the way of it not getting built.

@han...

i cant view your pics.. bakit kaya? pag dito sa ofc ayaw.. pag sa bahay ayaw din.. pag wifi connection hindi ko rin ma view mga posted pics mo.

^^ Do you have a filter in your office banning photo sharing or social networking sites? That may be the cause. Otherwise, it's a proxy server blocking it.

mas maganda sana na magkaroon ng initiative ang gobyerno to tap the banking sector for a common ticketing system. for example yung atm na issue ng bdo pedeng gamitin sa mga linya ng lrt at mrt. isama na rin ang mga bus. pede namang maglagay ng mga pos machines para ifacilitate yung payment. suggestion lang.

^^ The Flash Pass currently exists as the LRT/MRT common ticketing system, offering unlimited rides for P250 a week. What we need is an automated common ticketing system.

diba meron ad dyan si pgma....ang tren...pinagkabit pinagdikit at isang ticketing system nalang...i vividly remember the ad...so i believe dun papunta yun....tipong octopus card ng hk...

^^ That project was shelved.

^^ That project was shelved.

i don't think it was shelved....dahil ang pag complete ng loop is a part of that ad...yung pag connect ng lrt1 sa lrt2 at yung lrt1 sa mrt3....ang kulang na lang ay ang ticketing system...baka they are just waiting for the loop to finish up...

^^The government should really extend the project into west and eastern limits of metropolis no matter what other sectors groan about. At first, they should not listen to the calls of jeepney drivers since the majority refers to millions of passengers who use the line everyday and not those selfish drivers.:ohno:
the LRTA has said on numerous occasions it is looking forward to extend Line 2 from North Harbor all the way to Antipolo (from the sea to the mountains ika nga)

in fact if you read this news link (http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20091119-237271/Antipolo-Tondo-LRT-extension-eyed) there is some progress on it as feasibility studies are being done at this time. besides, the project is supposed to start in 2011 pa if I'm not mistaken so let's just wait and see for the developments and hope it will become a reality.

i don't think it was shelved....dahil ang pag complete ng loop is a part of that ad...yung pag connect ng lrt1 sa lrt2 at yung lrt1 sa mrt3....ang kulang na lang ay ang ticketing system...baka they are just waiting for the loop to finish up...

It was due to lack of funding. Originally to be French-funded, the French government pulled out. See this: http://web.archive.org/web/20070313181121/http://www.neda.gov.ph/odamon/ProjectProfile.asp?ProjectId=1061

It was due to lack of funding. Originally to be French-funded, the French government pulled out. See this: http://web.archive.org/web/20070313181121/http://www.neda.gov.ph/odamon/ProjectProfile.asp?ProjectId=1061

aw diay...?..sus sayang...kanus a man mo integrated niining ticketing system kaha?

do you really need an external source to fund such project? initiative lang kasi ilan lang naman ang lrt stations? gaano karami ang it professionals sa pinas? ano ang ginagawa ng mga it experts sa government? kailangan ba ng billions para sa project na ganito? di naman mula batanes hanggang jolo ang lrt at mrt di ba?

do you really need an external source to fund such project? initiative lang kasi ilan lang naman ang lrt stations? gaano karami ang it professionals sa pinas? ano ang ginagawa ng mga it experts sa government? kailangan ba ng billions para sa project na ganito? di naman mula batanes hanggang jolo ang lrt at mrt di ba?

oo nga naman.....tama ka bai...agree ko...

sad to say kasi minsan nakakalimutan na yung mga bagay na simple na magpapasimple sa mga bagay na di naman dapat kumplikado (magulo? kasing gulo ng ticketing ng mass transit natin). o dahil baka kaya ayaw simplehan kasi may itinatago? :nuts: pag mas simple nga naman e madaling makita kung nasaan ang anomalya. bwi-set! :lol:

WOW! Nice visual updates on the MRT-LRT loop, Han742! Now that the trackbeds are laid and rails laid, next up are the 750v DC catenaries, the station structures (not to mention the Grand Central Terminal in front of SM North EDSA) .... something to look forward to in 2010!

By the way, judging from some of the photos posted earlier on, I noticed that the design of the newer LRT stations along EDSA (Balintawak stretch) are different from the original ones on the original Taft-Rizal parts; in fact, the new ones look like they will echo that of the Purple Line (or will they, as evidenced by one of The Avenger's shots, for instance?)!

Feel ko rin... Their roof it's look like in Purple Line.... But that's good...