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December 21st, 2009, 04:46 PM
meron na bang nakakita ng mga rendered image ng mga stations?
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b_two December 21st, 2009, 04:46 PM meron na bang nakakita ng mga rendered image ng mga stations? dewlin07 December 21st, 2009, 04:46 PM SM North EDSA area... bagong barrio area... http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3461/img023620091219.jpg ^^Parang Kinakalawang na yung beams? kasi parang may marumi eh... http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7113/img023520091219.jpg http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1162/img021820091219.jpg But so nice to see that the loop is already connected...:) pati na rin yung poste... (ngayon ko na nahalata may harang na bakal pala yung harang nila:nuts:) kalbongdad December 22nd, 2009, 03:10 AM may riles na pala.....mukhang mas maganda ito hindi na kailangan ng ballast....parang mas matibay sya... Planning Democracy December 22nd, 2009, 05:41 AM ^^ 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. Bad trip, di naman sila yung majority yung riding public dapat yung pakingan. Sobrang hassle talaga pumunta Divisioria tapos panay low lifes pa yung mga madadaanan mo pag nag lakad ka to Tutuban dahil sa sobrang traffic. Luge rin naman mga jeep sa Divi kasi stuck sila sa traffic. Well anyway, sana magkaroon ng paraan in the future, super convenient niyon. Sky Harbor December 22nd, 2009, 05:43 AM ^^ Like the bus lobby, the jeepney lobby is very powerful as well. alcogoodwin December 22nd, 2009, 07:27 AM Anyone know where this location is? Where he was standing? It wont be any use for the upcoming trip as things wont be running, but certainly for the one after it. Always looking for good clear locations like this to get some LRT/MRT photos. http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1162/img021820091219.jpg wheel of steel December 22nd, 2009, 08:02 AM may riles na pala.....mukhang mas maganda ito hindi na kailangan ng ballast....parang mas matibay sya... Opo, mas matibay sya at flexible. Pero mahirap iadjust kasi nakafix. Sa mga national railway system, ballast ang nilalagay para pag may revision ng mga riles o kaya expansion, madali agad nahahanapan ng solusyon. Sa Northrail ata, concrete slab din pero yung iba ballasted. happosai December 22nd, 2009, 09:03 AM ^^Pati ba mga cargo trains dyan din dadaan sa elevated na northrail? barrera_marquez December 22nd, 2009, 10:09 AM 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. The website still says feasibility study e kahit nga isang hukay wala roon e... hindi ko malaman ang totoo e... happosai December 22nd, 2009, 10:37 AM ^^Di kaya isasabay sa GCT yan? queetz@home December 22nd, 2009, 10:42 AM The website still says feasibility study e kahit nga isang hukay wala roon e... hindi ko malaman ang totoo e... Don't worry about Malvar Station. It will get built. Honestly, people like you are quite fortunate since your access to the rapid transit system is an absolute certainty in one form or the other. You just need to be patient for a little bit more but at least most of the infrastructure is there so its quite easy to just add it. Some people in supposedly "best place on earth" are way way less fortunate and their access to rapid transit is more science fiction right now despite decades of promises from all political parties, support by all local municipalities and payment of ever increasing taxes that was suppose to pay for it... :ohno: kratos1211 December 22nd, 2009, 10:45 AM 04 Dec '09 http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9244/img024720091204.jpg Photos as of 17th December http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss259/lemuel123/DSC00495.jpg Pangit talaga ang design ng structure ng MRT 3, yun girder nakapatong lang sa pier head, while ang sa LRT nakatago, malinis siya tignan. groundzero December 22nd, 2009, 02:31 PM I can't wait for this to finish.. anyway.. OT: is it me or something's different with Skyscrapercity? happosai December 22nd, 2009, 02:49 PM ^^Parang naging makipot yung SSC frame. han742 December 23rd, 2009, 03:56 AM Anyone know where this location is? Where he was standing? http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1162/img021820091219.jpg sir, this is a picture of LRT-1 NEP Roosevelt area towards SM North, shown here is the Muñoz Footbridge, this shot was taken from Kaingin Footbridge, It wont be any use for the upcoming trip as things wont be running, but certainly for the one after it. i don't know what do you mean by this sir, Always looking for good clear locations like this to get some LRT/MRT photos. yes sir, good locations produce good pictures,;) :cheers: alcogoodwin December 23rd, 2009, 11:07 AM i don't know what do you mean by this sir, : Just that this section will not be operating at the time of my upcoming trip, but will be by the trip I do next. Thanks Brad kaelthas18 December 23rd, 2009, 02:07 PM Pangit talaga ang design ng structure ng MRT 3, yun girder nakapatong lang sa pier head, while ang sa LRT nakatago, malinis siya tignan. syempre 2009 na ngaun,mas magnda na mga designs at technology, ung mrt3 1999 pa yan eh. Iba din kasi ang contractor, talgang magaling at pakitang gilas diba? first national gov't proj ata yan ng DMCI at FB Darth_Duster December 23rd, 2009, 03:22 PM does anyone know the complete christmas playlist of the LRT Line 2? Im looking for a song, and OPM song. I thought it was nice I just don't know the title Mithril Cloud December 23rd, 2009, 05:39 PM syempre 2009 na ngaun,mas magnda na mga designs at technology, ung mrt3 1999 pa yan eh. Iba din kasi ang contractor, talgang magaling at pakitang gilas diba? first national gov't proj ata yan ng DMCI at FB DMCI made a lot of government projects already. Sky Harbor December 23rd, 2009, 08:10 PM ^^ I think he meant DMCI partnering with First Balfour. By itself though, DMCI has done a significant number of government projects. ionmarx December 24th, 2009, 05:09 AM Just to share the Balintawak LRT1 Station as we passed by yesterday, December 23. :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/LRT1%20Extension%2020091223/4fcaaef7.jpg Merry Christmas everyone! :) happosai December 24th, 2009, 05:35 AM ^^Balintawak station palang ba ang nasisimulan? Yung ibang stations ganyan na rin ba? queetz@home December 24th, 2009, 05:44 AM ^^ Good question. What about Roosevelt? I have no idea where it would be aside from the aerials but does someone already have a photo on where it should be? Perhaps its already been taken by Han or Avenger but it wasn't pointed out? ionmarx December 24th, 2009, 06:04 AM ^^ Was supposed to take also Roosevelt (Muñoz) Station but I was in the middle of the road :lol: with relatively smooth flowing traffic. Roosevelt station is also being built but the roof arcs aren't there yet. The walls are being put up as compared to Balintawak's which are already there, supporting the upper level. kratos1211 December 24th, 2009, 06:30 AM ^^ Roosevelt (Muñoz) Station is located directly in front of new WalterMart North Edsa (formerly PLDT Munoz) queetz@home December 24th, 2009, 06:39 AM Oh cool! So it looks like there is progress for the Roosevelt Station. Thus we are definitely on track for revenue service by February for those two stations! :okay: dewlin07 December 24th, 2009, 06:59 AM Just to share the Balintawak LRT1 Station as we passed by yesterday, December 23. :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/LRT1%20Extension%2020091223/4fcaaef7.jpg Merry Christmas everyone! :) Yes... Malapit na matapos na yung NEP!! yey!! nakikita ko na...!:banana: barrera_marquez December 24th, 2009, 09:40 AM Don't worry about Malvar Station. It will get built. Honestly, people like you are quite fortunate since your access to the rapid transit system is an absolute certainty in one form or the other. You just need to be patient for a little bit more but at least most of the infrastructure is there so its quite easy to just add it. Some people in supposedly "best place on earth" are way way less fortunate and their access to rapid transit is more science fiction right now despite decades of promises from all political parties, support by all local municipalities and payment of ever increasing taxes that was suppose to pay for it... :ohno: Yeah... nakausap ko kanina ang mga contractors sa Balintawak... they all said, it will be done... don't worry I'll be watching here... anyway salamat sa paalala. bluesgnt30 December 24th, 2009, 11:46 AM siguro kung ginawang subway to ang tagal bago matapos :) cq40 December 24th, 2009, 03:24 PM Roosevelt Station is in front of WalterMart North EDSA and I assume they will connect it to the Mall. Construction wise it's in progress and already shaping up close to that of Balintawak. No signs of the Central Terminal tho. Except for the dirt covered digs. kratos1211 December 25th, 2009, 02:16 AM Gov’t seeks $1B loan for LRT extension Cheap ODA funding for railway to Cavite By Paolo Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer THE GOVERNMENT may again depend on cheap funding from generous foreign entities for the construction of a railway project that promises to create thousands of jobs and provide a more efficient public transport system. Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Melquidades Robles said in a recent interview that the government was looking for more than $1 billion in overseas development assistance (ODA) to fund the extension of the LRT Line 1 from Parañaque City to Cavite province. “The Department of Transportation and Communications has decided to use ODA as the financing model for this project,” he said. ODA funding is cash that is lent to developing countries at low interest rates and easy payment terms, usually to finance vital infrastructure and welfare projects. Among the top ODA lenders to the Philippines are the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the governments of Japan and the United States. Robles said the start of the construction of the project would depend on how fast the government would be able to find donors to fund it. He said the government has approached several foreign funds, but he declined to identify them. The project is expected to decongest road conditions going to Metro Manila from areas in the south, particularly Cavite. The end of the extension would be put either in Bacoor or Imus. The money to be raised will fund everything from civil works, the settlement of right-of-way issues and the acquisition of new train cars. Once the extension is complete, Robles said the number of passengers on the country’s oldest elevated railway would shoot up to 800,000 a day, increasing from less than 600,000 daily passengers at present. The extension will also make the LRT line 1 the longest elevated rail system in the country. The LRT line is already being extended by 5.4 kilometers from its current northern end of Monumento in Caloocan to connect to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station in North Avenue in Quezon City. This will add to the line’s current 15-kilometer length. Other train lines in Metro Manila include the MRT, which spans nearly the entire length of Edsa, and the LRT Line 2, which travels from Recto in Manila to Santolan in Pasig City. happosai December 25th, 2009, 03:18 AM ^^http://62.0.5.135/l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/37.gifPuro na lang PR ang gobyerno. Kailan kaya ito masisimulan? pinkdoraemon December 26th, 2009, 10:05 AM Magiging smooth kaya ang takbo ng 3G trains dyan sa bagong tracks? Sa taipei kasi ang smooth parang lumulutang queetz@home December 26th, 2009, 10:29 AM Well, I finally was able to go to SM North EDSA myself today to buy tickets to Avatar. But it looks like there isn't much difference with the MRT / LRT extension in the area than what was posted a few days ago by Han. Its already December 26 and I seriously doubt they can finish the tracks and electrical systems by December 31, hence no trial runs with VIPs, press and so on. Oh well, at least its getting done and for sure it will be in January. But I would also like to point out, for someone that has last been in the area almost two years go when that ugly MRT3 tail track was what you would see, versus seeing what is there right now....man! It looks way way beautiful in person! Such an amazing sight seeing the guideways of MRT3 to be extended like that in a seamless manner! :okay: lightning099 December 26th, 2009, 11:12 AM View from SM City http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/21/aIMG-4089.jpg?et=TDciFURuQ2zWthJL%2CqwOtQ&nmid=306022816NE http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/22/aIMG-4095.jpg?et=xbVrBOWDnrYZw3BtjS2Y5w&nmid=306022816 http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/24/aIMG-4103.jpg?et=eNRbbTqku0wQWN3CzWYkLg&nmid=306022816 bluesgnt30 December 26th, 2009, 12:43 PM Great... OT: I'm not fond of those pink and blue color of footbridges. rolfo December 26th, 2009, 03:29 PM View from SM City http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/21/aIMG-4089.jpg?et=TDciFURuQ2zWthJL%2CqwOtQ&nmid=306022816NE http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/22/aIMG-4095.jpg?et=xbVrBOWDnrYZw3BtjS2Y5w&nmid=306022816 http://images.lightning099.multiply.com/image/1/photos/26/1200x1200/24/aIMG-4103.jpg?et=eNRbbTqku0wQWN3CzWYkLg&nmid=306022816 what happend to the pics? :( walrus357 December 26th, 2009, 06:14 PM Balintawak Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009112.jpg Carriageway shown with steel railings http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009115.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009117.jpg Munoz Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009118.jpg Part Of Munoz Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009119.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009120.jpg sensya na sa picture quality phonecam lang gamit.. absinthe_888 December 26th, 2009, 06:35 PM ^^ Ok lang yan kahit phone camera, importante meh update :cheers: cool_blue December 26th, 2009, 07:24 PM Gov’t seeks $1B loan for LRT extension Cheap ODA funding for railway to Cavite By Paolo Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer THE GOVERNMENT may again depend on cheap funding from generous foreign entities for the construction of a railway project that promises to create thousands of jobs and provide a more efficient public transport system. Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Melquidades Robles said in a recent interview that the government was looking for more than $1 billion in overseas development assistance (ODA) to fund the extension of the LRT Line 1 from Parañaque City to Cavite province. “The Department of Transportation and Communications has decided to use ODA as the financing model for this project,” he said. ODA funding is cash that is lent to developing countries at low interest rates and easy payment terms, usually to finance vital infrastructure and welfare projects. Among the top ODA lenders to the Philippines are the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the governments of Japan and the United States. Robles said the start of the construction of the project would depend on how fast the government would be able to find donors to fund it. He said the government has approached several foreign funds, but he declined to identify them. The project is expected to decongest road conditions going to Metro Manila from areas in the south, particularly Cavite. The end of the extension would be put either in Bacoor or Imus. The money to be raised will fund everything from civil works, the settlement of right-of-way issues and the acquisition of new train cars. Once the extension is complete, Robles said the number of passengers on the country’s oldest elevated railway would shoot up to 800,000 a day, increasing from less than 600,000 daily passengers at present. The extension will also make the LRT line 1 the longest elevated rail system in the country. The LRT line is already being extended by 5.4 kilometers from its current northern end of Monumento in Caloocan to connect to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station in North Avenue in Quezon City. This will add to the line’s current 15-kilometer length. Other train lines in Metro Manila include the MRT, which spans nearly the entire length of Edsa, and the LRT Line 2, which travels from Recto in Manila to Santolan in Pasig City. PANG-ILANG PASKO NA ITONG DRAWING NA PROJECT NA'TO AH??? :bash: ICHUO_MX December 26th, 2009, 09:08 PM Balintawak Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009112.jpg Carriageway shown with steel railings http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009115.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009117.jpg Munoz Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009118.jpg Part Of Munoz Station http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009119.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/drunken_sky/26122009120.jpg sensya na sa picture quality phonecam lang gamit.. bakit di trapik? kelan yan? kalbongdad December 27th, 2009, 01:16 PM edsa ba yun? its a miracle....walang sasakyan.....sarap siguro mag drive sa mga oras na yan....:lol: queetz@home December 27th, 2009, 01:24 PM ^^ Its probably taken December 26. Traffic was indeed light on EDSA that day. epik ll ian December 27th, 2009, 05:54 PM Nice updates :) I feel like things would look a lot nicer and cleaner if there weren't so many posters around .. filcan December 27th, 2009, 08:48 PM ^^IMO, its the power lines thats the problem... happosai December 27th, 2009, 11:52 PM ^^ Ok lang yan kahit phone camera, importante meh update :cheers: ^^I agree!! :banana2::banana2: ^^ Its probably taken December 26. Traffic was indeed light on EDSA that day. ^^Napansin ko nga rin na maluwag ang traffic nung 26. Pati sa Abad Santos cor CM Recto di gaanong traffic nung araw na yon. walrus357 December 28th, 2009, 01:19 AM ^^ Ok lang yan kahit phone camera, importante meh update :cheers: tnx..:) bakit di trapik? kelan yan? Dec 26, pagitan ng 10am at 11am..katatpos lng ng pasko, pagod at puyat pa mga tao.. edsa ba yun? its a miracle....walang sasakyan.....sarap siguro mag drive sa mga oras na yan....:lol: walang himala!!! hehe!! ambibilis nga mga kasabay namen...pinabagal ko lng kasama ko kase nga kumukuha ako mga pix,, ^^ Its probably taken December 26. Traffic was indeed light on EDSA that day. yup, it is indeed very light on that part of EDSA from monumento to quezon ave. then just before the kamuning/kamias flyover vehicles again back to crawl up to cubao.. ionmarx December 28th, 2009, 01:39 AM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/def916a6.jpg Almost all TVMs in MRT2 Katipunan station look like this... :ohno: kalbongdad December 28th, 2009, 04:51 AM kadiri talaga itong mga managers ng mrt at lrt.....tingnan nyo naman yan...bakit meron ganyan.....kaya hindi matuto ang mga pinoy dahil tinatratong mga bobo....bakit nilagyan pa ng dikit na papel na may tape....sa lahat ng bansa ng napuntahan ko dito lang may ganyan...na kadiri.....:bash: johnmizer December 28th, 2009, 05:28 AM ang hinde ko alam, bakit yung cancel buttons ninakaw... pati yung mga ads n nasa loob ng crystal case n naka hang s steel railing s loob ng train ninanakaw... at mukhang quiapo ang loob ng recto staation kazuya December 28th, 2009, 05:36 AM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/def916a6.jpg Almost all TVMs in MRT2 Katipunan station look like this... :ohno: The reason why we have these crappy infrastructure in PH is because of "pwede na yan" attitude. :bash: To think this is in Katipunan.....how much more in the other stations.....if they even have one...:ohno::ohno::ohno: kazuya December 28th, 2009, 05:42 AM kadiri talaga itong mga managers ng mrt at lrt.....tingnan nyo naman yan...bakit meron ganyan.....kaya hindi matuto ang mga pinoy dahil tinatratong mga bobo....bakit nilagyan pa ng dikit na papel na may tape....sa lahat ng bansa ng napuntahan ko dito lang may ganyan...na kadiri.....:bash: Onli in d Pilipins:banana:......which is something I am definitely not proud of:ohno::ohno::ohno: epik ll ian December 28th, 2009, 06:26 AM ^^IMO, its the power lines thats the problem... IMO I think it's an unhealthy mix of both :bash: Removing a bunch of unnecessary posters is one quick fix though. I'd love to have underground cables like you wouldn't imagine, but that's definitely going to cost A LOT more money. If the government decides to rewire the city though, I'd be really happy :banana: kalbongdad December 28th, 2009, 03:21 PM dapat naman yung mga station managers i-train naman nila...on how the station should look...yung neatness....ni wala sigurong mga idea ang mga ito kung ano ang malinis baka mga iskwater din ito nakatira kaya tagpi tagpi ang solusyon sa problema....:bash: dewlin07 December 28th, 2009, 06:31 PM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/def916a6.jpg Almost all TVMs in MRT2 Katipunan station look like this... :ohno: Wala ba silang pondo para ayusin or pagandahin ang stations and palitan yang TVMs? :ohno:palitan nalang ng touch screen para hindi na magdikit ng papel o kung anu ano pa... kahit man lang ganyan? http://www.cupta.net.cn/pic/Info/2009-06/20090617103419183625.jpg Onli in d Pilipins:banana:......which is something I am definitely not proud of:ohno::ohno::ohno: haha... :lol:ONLY ON THE PHILIPPINES NGA!:nuts: ICHUO_MX December 28th, 2009, 06:47 PM Para sakin, wala namang msama sa kung ganyan lang ang itsura ng TVM, pero kasi ang masama kasi nito, yung mismong mga tao ang gumagawa ng ganyan para masira yung mga ganito. Nakasabay ko nga, kung pumindot parang wala ng bukas. Pasira talaga. Kung inaalagaan man lang ng mga gumagamit nito, sana hindi ganito itsura. Ninanakaw pa yung ibang parts. "Urbanidad" nga naman. sulong December 29th, 2009, 05:42 AM Just to share a piece of my mind, sino ba naman sa atin ang hindi may gusto nung mga touch screen o kung ano mang latest tech sa pagbili ng mga tiket/magnetic cards? Kung ako man, mas gusto ko ang contactless payment system (parang octopus card ng hongkong), pero hindi natin pwede madaliin ang ganitong mga bagay. Depende 'yan sa accumulation of wealth ng mga institusyon na may hawak nito, sa kahit anong larangan man. Sa obserbasyon ko sa ngayon, hindi naman ganoon pa karami ang financial wealth ng Pilipinas para pondohan ang mga bagong TVM. Pasalamat na rin siguro muna tayo at may machines na, hindi puro tao na gaya ng sa MRT; bagama't ang paggamit ng TVMs ay pagkitil sa pagbibigay ng trabaho sa maraming wala nito. Pananaw lang naman. =) absinthe_888 December 29th, 2009, 06:33 AM Para sakin, wala namang msama sa kung ganyan lang ang itsura ng TVM, pero kasi ang masama kasi nito, yung mismong mga tao ang gumagawa ng ganyan para masira yung mga ganito. Nakasabay ko nga, kung pumindot parang wala ng bukas. Pasira talaga. Kung inaalagaan man lang ng mga gumagamit nito, sana hindi ganito itsura. Ninanakaw pa yung ibang parts. "Urbanidad" nga naman. Dapat ay alagaan din ng commuting public yung mga TVM. Anu ba naman yun, pati yun ninanakaw pa. Dapat ipasagasa sa tren mga yan. happosai December 29th, 2009, 06:42 AM ^^Baka naman madali lang talagang masira yung mga machines? Makikita naman siguro ng mga guards kung may naninira ng mga yan. Tsaka may mga CCTV naman siguro na nagmomonitor nyan. Kaya madaling mahuhuli kung may naninira nyan. Isispin mo na via bidding yan. Kung sino yung pinaka mura yung ang bibilihin nilang machine. Kaya madali masira dahil cheap.. :lol: absinthe_888 December 29th, 2009, 06:46 AM ^^ Bumukol na naman ba? :bash: happosai December 29th, 2009, 06:49 AM ^^Bakit naman ang mga ATM machines ay di ganyan kadali masira. Eh marami rin namang tumatarantado sa pag gamit nito? Nasa maintenance lang talaga yan or nasa machine mismo... dewlin07 December 29th, 2009, 08:35 AM ^^Bakit naman ang mga ATM machines ay di ganyan kadali masira. Eh marami rin namang tumatarantado sa pag gamit nito? Nasa maintenance lang talaga yan or nasa machine mismo... Oo nga naman...sa maintenance lang yan... sana yung mga ATM Machines ay kapareho nalang ng TVMs... b_two December 29th, 2009, 09:20 AM sa bidding ng mga projects di lang naman ang price ang kinoconsider. marami ding factors at criteria na dapat isatisfy. problema lang e yung sistema kasi nababababoy. yung mga samples at demo units kung minsan iba kumpara sa mga actual units na inilalagay. dapat jan na pumapasok ang mga ahensya ng gobyerno na dapat naniniguro na ang kalidad at standard ng mga materyales at kagamitan ay naaayon sa napagkasunduang specs sa kontrata. isang halimbawa ang indelible ink na nabubura pag nabasa ng tubig. isa pang factor ay YUNG MGA TAONG GUMAGAMIT. walang karapatang magreklamo ang mga taong walang pakundangan kung gumamit ng mga pasilidad na pampubliko. kahit anong tibay ng isang bigay kung hindi iingatan ay may posibilidad na masira. halimbawa kung sa 100 gagamit ng makina merong sampung walang pakialam kung madurog ang buton sa pagpindot nila... malaki ang posibilidad na ilang araw lang wasak na yun. kung naniniwala kayo na pera natin ang ginagamit sa mga imprastrakturang pampubliko... dapat alagaan natin ang mga ito. winztotoy December 29th, 2009, 09:32 AM kung itataas ng kaunti ang pamasahe, baka kakayanin nang bumili ng magandang gamit ang LRT... b_two December 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM ^^ kung itataas mo ang mga pamasahe baka di lang mga tvm ang wasakin nila baka kasama na mga poste ng lrt at mrt. :lol::lol::lol: ICHUO_MX December 29th, 2009, 07:24 PM di po ako makikipag argue, pero iba kasi talaga ang gawa ng ATM machines kaysa sa vending machines. sa quality nga talaga siguro. happosai December 29th, 2009, 11:00 PM kung itataas ng kaunti ang pamasahe, baka kakayanin nang bumili ng magandang gamit ang LRT... ^^Nung nag taas ba ng pasahe sa mga jeepney tumaas ba ang kalidad ng mga jeep? :lol::lol::nuts::nuts: Planning Democracy December 30th, 2009, 06:44 AM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/def916a6.jpg Almost all TVMs in MRT2 Katipunan station look like this... :ohno: Typical pinoy, walang ka art art! You can blame the JOLOGS teenagers for that, they love vandalizing things as a form of entertainment. ionmarx December 30th, 2009, 06:56 AM ^^ And the machine's designed to be intuitive. The LCD panel will show the price so why the need to display the price using a taped price printout? o_O kalbongdad December 30th, 2009, 11:25 AM kaya nga....ginagawang tanga ang mga pinoy...kaya tuloy hanggang ngayon dami pang engot....:bash: hayaan magkamali at matututo yun sa susunod na pagsakay nya... sulong December 30th, 2009, 04:13 PM Recto Grand Residences Construction in Full Swing! Location: Near the LRT Yellow line and Purple Line link. Easily connects you to other parts of Metro Manila! Haha, wala lang. Ito 'yung nasunog na informal settlement 'di ba? (Informal nga ba?) Nung lumipat ako mula yellow line to purple line kanina ito tumambad sa 'kin habang nasa link na tulay. Nagtatayo na naman sila, at full force ang pagtatayo ng "bahay". http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/sulong12/Imahe0019.jpg b_two December 30th, 2009, 04:14 PM maganda sana parang gawin nilang prepaid card na pedeng bilin sa mga suking tindahan ang mga ticket sa lrt. para maiwasan ang mahabang pila sa mga tvm at ticket booths. :lol: para lang bumibili ng load. kung gusto nga nila e gawin nilang reloadable parang debit cards. o di ba sosyal? :lol: spearhead December 30th, 2009, 04:23 PM Recto Grand Residences Construction in Full Swing! Location: Near the LRT Yellow line and Purple Line link. Easily connects you to other parts of Metro Manila! Haha, wala lang. Ito 'yung nasunog na informal settlement 'di ba? (Informal nga ba?) Nung lumipat ako mula yellow line to purple line kanina ito tumambad sa 'kin habang nasa link na tulay. Nagtatayo na naman sila, at full force ang pagtatayo ng "bahay". http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/sulong12/Imahe0019.jpg kapanget naman ng view nayan talaga, sunugin ulit! happosai December 30th, 2009, 05:11 PM ^^teka... dahan dahan naman... wag ka naman ganyan... malapit na bagong taon.. puwede pa ulit magkaroon ng aksidente at masunog ulit yan... tandaan... madami magpapa putok.. :nuts::nuts::lol: absinthe_888 December 30th, 2009, 06:15 PM ^^ sinabing mag ingat at baka matalsikan ka ng mga pinapaputok mo, masama maglaro ng apoy :nuts: b_two December 31st, 2009, 08:18 AM yung kapitbahay namin naglalaro ng apoy pero di naman nasusunog. panay ang bomba di naman bumbero... lagi pang nakangiti.:lol: happy new year!!! :cheers1: happosai December 31st, 2009, 11:50 AM ^^Malamang may tama na yan... :lol: BTW, mukhang di natin masisilayan sa 2009 ang pag test run ng LRT NEP... Ilang oras na lang at 2010 na... queetz@home December 31st, 2009, 12:00 PM ^^ No kidding, eh? Unless they can set a speed record that is. I wonder if there was any major work done between the last photo and today... metrosuburban December 31st, 2009, 02:08 PM kapanget naman ng view nayan talaga, sunugin ulit! yung sa Laperal, Guadalupe nga eh, fully built up na yung mga squatters ulet, as if nothing happened.. :nuts: and i just passed by the BLTB compound near MRT Taft Station, god yung mga squatters nakakalat na sa sidewalks ng EDSA, kadiri sila, nakakahiya sa mga commuters and foreign visitors. Theyre such a big eyesore. Yuck!!!! :bash: winztotoy December 31st, 2009, 04:20 PM Baka itong mga IS na ito sila rin ang mga IV (illegal vendors) sa loob at labas ng LRT stations... dewlin07 January 1st, 2010, 05:48 PM kapanget naman ng view nayan talaga, sunugin ulit! Ayos... haha...:lol: Parehas naman yung iniisip natin, Pangit talaga ang view! Well, you have to think again kung paano ulit susunugin yan?:lol::nuts: dewlin07 January 1st, 2010, 05:53 PM yung sa Laperal, Guadalupe nga eh, fully built up na yung mga squatters ulet, as if nothing happened.. :nuts: and i just passed by the BLTB compound near MRT Taft Station, god yung mga squatters nakakalat na sa sidewalks ng EDSA, kadiri sila, nakakahiya sa mga commuters and foreign visitors. Theyre such a big eyesore. Yuck!!!! :bash: Why the government cannot help this squatters a better way of life? It is the government is too corrupt, or they cannot help this squatters? In China, you cannot see this squatters anywere, if it is have, just a little. lochinvar January 1st, 2010, 10:30 PM What? barrera_marquez January 2nd, 2010, 04:20 AM Why the government cannot help this squatters a better way of life? It is the government is too corrupt, or they cannot help this squatters? In China, you cannot see this squatters anywere, if it is have, just a little. May ibang squatter kasi na binigyan na ng bahay e babalik pa sa pinanggalingan nila. Reason nila wala daw silang ikabubuhay roon. Ano ba naman iyon? The government already have schools, hospitals and access to transportation nearby sa lilipatan nila tapos gusto nila pati mga negosyo government pa gagawa? It is already their duty to develop the area. Ano ba naman iyan? sulong January 2nd, 2010, 04:33 AM Magandang umaga sa lahat! Well, I don't think it's just a question of having a roof over your head. I guess it would be safe to assert that jobs these people might have don't give handsome salaries, so minimizing costs as much as possible is a must for them. Kung 'yung barong-barong nila ay walking distance sa pinagtatrabahuhan nila, baka mas okay sa kanila 'yun kesa gumastos ng pamasahe pauwi sa ibinigay na bahay sa kanila ng pamahalaan. At mahal ang pamasahe. I guess we all have to look further into it and not see it just as a housing problem. Anyway, matutuloy pa ba 'yung MRT-7? cq40 January 2nd, 2010, 11:43 AM ^^ aren't they informal settlers, you mean to say ok lang kasi convenient kahit bawal? Wala pa namang news na na cancel/postpone ang MRT-7 at backed yan by SM in a way, ewan ko lang kung bakit ala pa, saka normal lang naman na matagal magawa ang mga projects sa bansa natin. Englehart January 2nd, 2010, 02:23 PM ^^ here's some link... MRT-7 (http://www.ulc.com.ph/project.html) january 2010 daw ang start ng construction..... hmmmm kasabay ata sa GCT..... sulong January 2nd, 2010, 04:01 PM ^^ aren't they informal settlers, you mean to say ok lang kasi convenient kahit bawal? Nope. 'Di 'yun 'yung punto ko. Ayaw ko rin ng informal settlements at 'di sila maganda sa paningin ko. Ang punto ko lang ay hindi lang resettlement/relocation ang solusyon diyan, there's a bigger picture to the problem. 'Yung mga bumabalik, babalik at babalik sila kasi wala sa nilipatan nila 'yung kailangan nila. It's a complex problem that will take, I presume, many, many, many years to solve. Maliban na lang kung ikulong o patayin silang lahat, pero issue na naman 'yan ng pagiging "makatao". january 2010 daw ang start ng construction..... hmmmm kasabay ata sa GCT..... Ah, better late than never. Salamat sa link =) queetz@home January 2nd, 2010, 05:04 PM ^^ here's some link... MRT-7 (http://www.ulc.com.ph/project.html) january 2010 daw ang start ng construction..... hmmmm kasabay ata sa GCT..... I'm not sure if the link is still accurate or current so unless all the bidding, funding and permits have been issues already, I don't think construction will start this month. Much of the info there is probably correct but the schedule is kinda iffy given the current events. The irony is the North Avenue terminus station of MRT7 shown in the link, which has an eery resemblance to the current GCT, has been there for years (since 2005) but the current GCT was only "proposed" around November 2008 as if it was something newly thought off. :sly: b_two January 2nd, 2010, 08:20 PM ^^^^ kung manifestation ng reliability ang grammar... yung website ng mrt 7 e di kapani-paniwala. ganito kalaking project tapos wrong grammar mga description? tsaka bakit sketchup na nga lang ginamit sa mga images e di pa nirender sa vray?:lol::lol::lol: or i could be wrong. Englehart January 3rd, 2010, 02:17 PM ^^ mukhang di nila inaupdate pero approve na yan diba???? may news ba kayo LRT and MRT giving discount to students??? Sky Harbor January 3rd, 2010, 02:27 PM ^^ They do not give discounts to students, and I doubt they ever will. The fare is cheap enough as it is. barrera_marquez January 3rd, 2010, 04:01 PM ^^ They do not give discounts to students, and I doubt they ever will. The fare is cheap enough as it is. Sana yung mga babae singilin ng mas mataas na pamasahe tutal special naman ang service ng LRT sa kanila. Imagine, sa kanila nakalaan ang front car ng LRT. Of course, exempt natin ang mga buntis, matatanda, may kapansanan, may dalang bata, etc. Naalala ko lang kasi yung ibang babae, may nakalaan na ngang coach sa kanila, sisingit pa sa mga lalaki sa ibang coaches. Sisingit sa mga nakapila na lalaki na mas nauna pa sa kanila? Ano ba iyan (Parang nawawalan ng values ang mga ito)?! Gender equity naman diyan (not equality) meaning priority ang mga lalaki at ang mga special persons (matatanda, may kapansanan, buntis, etc.) sa mga susunod na cars. Tapos solohin na ng mga babae at special persons ang first car. Tapos. sulong January 3rd, 2010, 04:28 PM LRT 1 NEP Mini Update: Nung dumaan ako kahapon sa may EDSA kahapon, sa may area ng Balintawak station, nandoon na yata 'yung escalators (I assume they are escalators), mga contraptions na nababalot ng giant "aluminum foils" na may tatak na "OTIS," kaya inassume ko na escalators. Haha. Una inisip ko elevators kasi Otis nga, pero 'yung shape nung iba mukhang escalators. flip2_0 January 3rd, 2010, 08:29 PM Yearender: DOTC: Its thrusts and strategies MANILA, Jan. 2 — For over a century and a decade of public service, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) plays a vital role in accelerating the nation’s economic development. It provides the backbone for growth and enhances the country’s competitive edge through efficient, effective and secured transport and communications infrastructure, as well as by introducing innovations, management directions, policies, strategies and projects, all compliant with international standards and responsive in the changing times. The DOTC, through the leadership of Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza, has implemented a number of programs and projects to attain the development strategy laid down by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to buttress and strengthen the country’s economy. RAILWAYS Last year, once again, has proven the very significant role of the railways sector in improving the lives of the Filipino people. With the prices of oil-based fuels skyrocketing to new highs, people from all walks of life in Metro Manila have shifted to ride the light rail systems -– Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1, Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2, Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3, and even the Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Commuter Railways. More than one million passengers daily have benefited from using the light rail systems, which resulted in significant increase in both passengers time savings and motor vehicles operating-cost savings. Meanwhile, the government is pursuing high-impact railways projects in an effort to complete the projects embodied in the National Railway Master Plan. For year 2009, the notable accomplishments for the railway sector include the following: –The vision to finally close the LRT 1–MRT 3 loop will soon become a reality. The construction of the Line 1 North Extension Project (Closing the MRT 3 and LRT Line 1 Loop) officially started on June 12, 2008. The project involves the construction of a 5.71- kilometer elevated light rail line from the Monumento Station of LRT Line 1 in Caloocan City to the North Avenue Station of MRT 3 in Quezon City. The project will connect LRT Line 1 and MRT 3, thereby, completing the loop that runs through the cities of Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig and Quezon. This would enable seamless travel through the major cities of Metro Manila. The project, costing about P6.322 billion, is targeted for completion in May 2010. The Northrail–Southrail Linkage Project (Caloocan-Alabang), which refers to the Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Manila Commuter Railways, runs from Caloocan City to Alabang, Muntinlupa. The project, which was started in 2007, is already 45 percent complete. Inauguration is expected in 2010. The project seeks to rehabilitate a 34-kilometer commuter rail line. This project will also pave the way for the completion of the whole stretch of the old PNR South Commuter Railway form Caloocan to Calamba (56-kilometer railway). So far, 75 percent of the informal settlers along the railway track (around 25,000 out of more than 34,000 families) have been relocated. The project cost is about US$ 50.42 million funded by the Korean Export-Import Bank (KEXIM). For the proposed MRT 7 (North Avenue-Commonwealth-Quirino (Novaliches)-San Jose Del Monte) Project, the Build-Gradual Transfer-Operate-Maintain (BGTOM) contract for the 23-kilometer, US$ 1.235-billion rail and road project was signed on June 18, 2008 between the DOTC and Universal LRT Corporation (ULC). The private proponent ULC is now in the process of securing financial investors for the mega project, which it expects to attain within 18 months upon contract signing Construction is targeted to start in early 2010. The DOTC will continue to improve railway operations and will pursue railway development programs in areas of expansion, extension, rehabilitation, construction and development of new railway lines. 18th month was December 2009... :cheers: queetz@home January 3rd, 2010, 10:07 PM ^^ Interesting tidbit regarding MRT7. I suppose if they are successful, we should be hearing news about the financing sometime this month. Lets keep our fingers crossed. :yes: epik ll ian January 4th, 2010, 03:21 AM ^^ What about the MRT 4? What's going on with that project right now? Or is that the MRT 7? haha kennethologist January 4th, 2010, 03:36 AM ^^ Interesting tidbit regarding MRT7. I suppose if they are successful, we should be hearing news about the financing sometime this month. Lets keep our fingers crossed. :yes: I'd rather not hear anything as long as they just build it :lol: (maybe little tidbids like those... hehehehe) once the project goes to mainstream media, political famewhores, sourgrapers will come in, make allegations, etc. ...it's election season. :D I am hoping we all learned our lessons from the past :D kennethologist January 4th, 2010, 03:49 AM ^^ What about the MRT 4? What's going on with that project right now? Or is that the MRT 7? haha MRT 4 and MRT 7 are still running projects. If i'm not mistaken, MRT4 had an issue with its parallel route with MRT 7 for the entirety Commonwealth. and since people behind MRT 7 had more mojo (whatever that mojo is) theirs gained more momentum than the latter. MRT 4 is supposed to run from Quirino Highway to New Bilibid (Manila/Morayta) and will run from Commonwealth to Quezon Avenue to España to Morayta. MRT 7 as we all know will be running from North Avenue to Commonwealth to Tala. edly January 4th, 2010, 04:03 AM LRT 1 NEP Mini Update: Nung dumaan ako kahapon sa may EDSA kahapon, sa may area ng Balintawak station, nandoon na yata 'yung escalators (I assume they are escalators), mga contraptions na nababalot ng giant "aluminum foils" na may tatak na "OTIS," kaya inassume ko na escalators. Haha. Una inisip ko elevators kasi Otis nga, pero 'yung shape nung iba mukhang escalators. Glad to see they're pretty fast on stations. 'll check it out sometime this week.:) By the way, here's one close-up of the Overhead Line post installed near Muñoz station. Maybe in the coming weeks the lines are already added. http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5147/pict0290j.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/pict0290j.jpg/) The shape of the post is somewhat octagonal, not the round ones used in MRT-3. kalbongdad January 4th, 2010, 04:46 AM May pa pala matatapos ang loop?...saan pagnatapos yun...1 week libre sakay..... Englehart January 4th, 2010, 07:46 AM Glad to see they're pretty fast on stations. 'll check it out sometime this week.:) By the way, here's one close-up of the Overhead Line post installed near Muñoz station. Maybe in the coming weeks the lines are already added. http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5147/pict0290j.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/pict0290j.jpg/) The shape of the post is somewhat octagonal, not the round ones used in MRT-3. parang sa MRT-2 octangon style..... tanung ko lang ah anu pinagkaiba nang style and purpose ng catenary tower sa LRT-1 sa MRT-2,3???? dewlin07 January 4th, 2010, 05:06 PM May ibang squatter kasi na binigyan na ng bahay e babalik pa sa pinanggalingan nila. Reason nila wala daw silang ikabubuhay roon. Ano ba naman iyon? The government already have schools, hospitals and access to transportation nearby sa lilipatan nila tapos gusto nila pati mga negosyo government pa gagawa? It is already their duty to develop the area. Ano ba naman iyan? Makulit talaga sila....:ohno: dewlin07 January 4th, 2010, 05:10 PM Mr. Han742.... Where are you na? We need your photos para sa NEP Update!!:lol: adgaps January 5th, 2010, 04:40 AM one time, when i passed by Balintawak area, may nakita ako sa ilalim ng ginagawang station na containers na may nakalagay na 'OTIS'... last time i checked, Otis is a manufacturer of elevators and escalators... kalbongdad January 5th, 2010, 05:08 AM any pics on the developments sa laying of rails... RonnieR January 5th, 2010, 06:32 AM Mr. Han742.... Where are you na? We need your photos para sa NEP Update!!:lol: bakasyon pa si han742. :) absinthe_888 January 5th, 2010, 07:21 AM ^^ Sigurado, pag balik nya dito, image overdose ulit tayo :) happosai January 5th, 2010, 09:38 AM ^^Nagkakabit sya ng riles ngayon sa NEP.. :lol: kalbongdad January 5th, 2010, 11:45 AM baka sya yung nakita ko kanina na nakabitin habang kumukuha ng pics...:lol: dewlin07 January 5th, 2010, 02:32 PM bakasyon pa si han742. :) Baka nasa Boracay pa siya ngayon... :nuts: dewlin07 January 5th, 2010, 02:40 PM baka sya yung nakita ko kanina na nakabitin habang kumukuha ng pics...:lol: Delikado naman siya maging isang photographer...:lol: Kailangan pa nakabitin... :nuts: Kawawa naman siya... :lol: happosai January 5th, 2010, 03:50 PM ^^Ganyan sya ka dedicated sa MRT/LRT thread... :D robbie13 January 5th, 2010, 04:38 PM hello sa inyong lahat! matagal na akong sumusubaybay dito at sa lahat ng development diyan. araw araw bago ako matulog siguradong titignan ko ang skycrafers. excited ako sa lrt and mrt loop katunayan last year april nag bakasyon kami ng family ku diyan at pumunta pa ako ng manila para lamang tignan ang construction ng project na yan. Im hoping na matapos na yan this year para sa bakasyon namin uli makasakay na ako diyan, at sana maumpisahan narin ang mrt 7. glenbsantos January 5th, 2010, 07:02 PM hello sa inyong lahat! matagal na akong sumusubaybay dito at sa lahat ng development diyan. araw araw bago ako matulog siguradong titignan ko ang skycrafers. excited ako sa lrt and mrt loop katunayan last year april nag bakasyon kami ng family ku diyan at pumunta pa ako ng manila para lamang tignan ang construction ng project na yan. Im hoping na matapos na yan this year para sa bakasyon namin uli makasakay na ako diyan, at sana maumpisahan narin ang mrt 7. ganyan na ganyan din ang ritwal ko pagkagising at bago matulog. at inaabangan din ang loop. GCT at mrt-7 updates. yom January 5th, 2010, 07:12 PM kala ko ako lang ganyan, 3 na pala tayo, hehehehe:cheers: kaelthas18 January 6th, 2010, 12:50 AM ang dami ng hukay for the GCT , dikit dikit nga eh...parang walang provision for an island platform sa GCT ah.. queetz@home January 6th, 2010, 02:30 AM Ang daming balita pero walang litrato. Picture naman dyan! He heh. I'm sure a lot are eagerly waiting to see how the track works are going, as well as the GCT diggings... ;) wheel of steel January 6th, 2010, 04:41 AM MRT7 faces delays... (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9006-mrt-7-faces-delay-as-investors-run-into-funding-problem) THE construction of Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT 7) is likely to be delayed as its proponent has yet to secure the required funding to push through with the project, an official of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said. Guilling Mamondiong, DOTC undersecretary for rail, said the financial closure for the MRT Line 7 was supposed to be completed last month, but Universal LRT Corp. (ULC) failed to get the required capital because of the global financial crisis. “They [ULC] asked for an extension last October and we have extended the period of financial closure [last] year for the interest of the project,” Mamondiong said. But the DOTC official also said the proponent of MRT 7 is still complying with the performance bond set by the government. ULC originally planned to start the MRT 7 construction this month and aimed to complete and operate it after three years. The group is 50-percent owned by La Costa Development Co., which is led by Salvador Zamora 2nd, the president of Hinatuan Mining Corp. Other investors in the project include: listed holding firm SM Investments Corp. (20 percent), the Velasco group (20 percent) and the Levin group (10 percent). ULC earlier said that about $320 million of the project’s total cost would come in the form of equity, while $900 million to $1 billion will come from borrowings. It plans to tap multilateral institutions like the International Finance Corp., the Asian Development Bank and Macquarie Bank of Australia for project financing. Earlier, the National Economic and Development Authority laid down the conditions for the implementation of the project, including the posting of an estimated $120-million performance bond, or 10 percent on the rail and road system investment; and a $220-million three-year rolling performance bond on the scheduled real estate and commercial development component of the project. The bonds would be forfeited in favor of the government in case the proponent fails to fulfill its obligations. The Transportation and Communication department said that the project cost may escalate because of prices of construction materials rose. Projected to cost $1.235 billion, the proposed 20-kilometer MRT 7 will run from San Jose del Monte station in Bulacan to SM City station in North Avenue to link the line to LRT Line 1 and MRT 3. The line will begin its route from Tala, Caloocan City, passing through La Mesa dam reservoir, Fairview, Batasan, Diliman, Philcoa, and ending at EDSA-North Avenue. It will serve an estimated two million commuters in the northern parts of Quezon City and Caloocan City. Besides the elevated transport system, ULC plans to build a 17-kilometer, six-lane asphalt access road in Marilao, Bulacan that will lead to its depot in Tala. The consortium would also develop the real-estate component of the project, which is estimated to cost $2.2 billion, by July next year. ULC said it about 900,000 square meters will be developed into commercial spaces and 2 million square meters would be for residences. wheel of steel January 6th, 2010, 04:43 AM Chinese firm offers to build the LRT South Extension Project.... (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9087-chinese-firm-offers-to-build-lrt-south-extension) A SHANGHAI-BASED construction company has offered to build the multibillion-dollar rail system going to Cavite using Chinese funds, a high-ranking Transport official said. Guiling Mamondiong, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) undersecretary for rail, said the China Shanghai (Group) Corp. for Foreign Economic & Technological Cooperation (SFECO) has submitted a proposal to construct the $1.88-billion LRT Line 1 South Extension Project that may be funded by China Eximbank. Earlier, Ecorail Transport Services Inc.—a member of the group of companies led by Reghis Romero 2nd—has proposed to construct the LRT South Extension under a joint venture (JV) scheme. Ecorail is engaged in construction, operating, maintaining, coordinating, rendering technical expertise in the implementation of railway systems. “The DOTC is still evaluating the proposal of Ecorail. It’s either Ecorail or SFECO proposal—whichever is the most advantageous on the part of the government,” Mamondiong said. But he said the funding for the project may more likely come from Chinese official development assistance as announced earlier. “The SFECO proposal is very advanced. Their study is already completed, while Ecorail is still working on the structure of the joint venture and the valuation of project,” Mamondiong said. He added that the SFECO’s proposal was already transmitted to the National Economic and Development Authority for evaluation. The South Extension project would extend the existing 15-kilometer LRT 1 by an additional 11.7 kilometers, about 10.5 kilometers of which will be elevated and 1.2 kilometers will be at-grade. The extension will start from the existing line’s last station at Baclaran and will traverse the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas in Metro Manila before reaching the municipality of Bacoor, Cavite. The project will include eight new passenger stations with provisions for two additional stations. It is expected to serve 800,000 passengers a day and cut travel time from Bacoor to Monumento, Caloocan City, to less than an hour. Cabinet members have decided against the use of Chinese ODA and said the project should be implemented instead through the public-private partnership scheme. This revision came on the heels Philippine government’s widening fiscal problems. edly January 6th, 2010, 08:03 AM I am saddened by the pending delay of MRT7 Construction. Hopefully they can get back to their feet as fast as they could. Can't wait to witness the piers along Commonwealth. Maxxclip January 6th, 2010, 09:01 AM By Abigail Kwok MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) reported on Wednesday that almost 150 million passengers traveled through its trains in 2009, setting a new record for the most number of passengers in a single year. LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said that a total of 149.44 million passengers used the Baclaran-Monumento Line (Line 1) in 2009, surpassing the old record of 145.83 million passengers set in 1994. “With this all-time high, the LRT has established itself as the real alternative transportation in the metropolis for both the masses and the middle class. They have really learned to patronize the LRT systems. In fact, our ridership record remained high even during those times when fuel prices were low,” Robles said in a statement. He attributed this increase in train ridership to “street-level congestion, volatile fuel prices, increasing environmental awareness, the fielding of more trains, continuously improving services, and affordable fare rates.” Passenger bulk was noted during the Feast of the Black Nazarene last January 9, 2009, with 582, 989 passengers who took the Line trains on a single day. This year, the LRTA is expecting another surge in its passenger volume once its North Extension Project begins its commercial run on February, Robles said. RonnieR January 6th, 2010, 09:29 AM By Abigail Kwok MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) reported on Wednesday that almost 150 million passengers traveled through its trains in 2009, setting a new record for the most number of passengers in a single year. LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said that a total of 149.44 million passengers used the Baclaran-Monumento Line (Line 1) in 2009, surpassing the old record of 145.83 million passengers set in 1994. “With this all-time high, the LRT has established itself as the real alternative transportation in the metropolis for both the masses and the middle class. They have really learned to patronize the LRT systems. In fact, our ridership record remained high even during those times when fuel prices were low,” Robles said in a statement. He attributed this increase in train ridership to “street-level congestion, volatile fuel prices, increasing environmental awareness, the fielding of more trains, continuously improving services, and affordable fare rates.” Passenger bulk was noted during the Feast of the Black Nazarene last January 9, 2009, with 582, 989 passengers who took the Line trains on a single day. This year, the LRTA is expecting another surge in its passenger volume once its North Extension Project begins its commercial run on February, Robles said. That's great for LRT...MRT should release its ridership figures also. hakz2007 January 6th, 2010, 11:28 AM Annual LRTA ridership sets all-time high record (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=1&rid=251053) By Lynda B. Valencia MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) capped the year 2009 with yet another record for the most number of passengers for a single year. LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said a total of 149.44 million passengers used the Baclaran-Monumento Line (Line 1) in 2009, beating the old record of 145.83 million passengers set in 1994. “With this all-time high, the LRT has established itself as the real alternative transportation in the metropolis for both the masses and the middle class. They have really learned to patronize the LRT systems," Robles said. "In fact, our ridership record remained high even during those times when fuel prices were low,” he added. He noted that street-level congestion, volatile fuel prices, increasing environmental awareness, the fielding of more trains, continuously improving services, and affordable fare rates, all contributed to LRTA’s successful year. According to Robles, the record-breaking feat was also achieved because of the LRTA’s Capacity Expansion Project (Phase II), which was completed in 2007, as well as the speedy rehabilitation of all down trains, some of which were inoperative for almost 15 years. “Because of Capex II and our rehabilitation efforts, we now have more trains to service passengers and bigger stations with more tellers’ booths to accommodate them,” Robles added. The LRTA broke its daily record established on December 16, 1996, when it counted an unprecedented 582,989 passengers that took the LRT Line 1 during the Feast Day of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo last January 9, 2009. On the same day, a new combined ridership record of 785,674 passengers for both its Line 1 and Recto-Santolan System (Line 2), was also established, surpassing its 2007 record of 542,605. This year, the LRTA is expecting another surge in its passenger volume once its North Extension Project linking LRT Line 1 from Monumento with MRT Line 3 in North Avenue, Quezon City begins its commercial run in February. (PNA) kalbongdad January 6th, 2010, 11:42 AM Chinese firm offers to build the LRT South Extension Project.... (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9087-chinese-firm-offers-to-build-lrt-south-extension) A SHANGHAI-BASED construction company has offered to build the multibillion-dollar rail system going to Cavite using Chinese funds, a high-ranking Transport official said. Guiling Mamondiong, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) undersecretary for rail, said the China Shanghai (Group) Corp. for Foreign Economic & Technological Cooperation (SFECO) has submitted a proposal to construct the $1.88-billion LRT Line 1 South Extension Project that may be funded by China Eximbank. Earlier, Ecorail Transport Services Inc.—a member of the group of companies led by Reghis Romero 2nd—has proposed to construct the LRT South Extension under a joint venture (JV) scheme. Ecorail is engaged in construction, operating, maintaining, coordinating, rendering technical expertise in the implementation of railway systems. “The DOTC is still evaluating the proposal of Ecorail. It’s either Ecorail or SFECO proposal—whichever is the most advantageous on the part of the government,” Mamondiong said. But he said the funding for the project may more likely come from Chinese official development assistance as announced earlier. “The SFECO proposal is very advanced. Their study is already completed, while Ecorail is still working on the structure of the joint venture and the valuation of project,” Mamondiong said. He added that the SFECO’s proposal was already transmitted to the National Economic and Development Authority for evaluation. The South Extension project would extend the existing 15-kilometer LRT 1 by an additional 11.7 kilometers, about 10.5 kilometers of which will be elevated and 1.2 kilometers will be at-grade. The extension will start from the existing line’s last station at Baclaran and will traverse the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas in Metro Manila before reaching the municipality of Bacoor, Cavite. The project will include eight new passenger stations with provisions for two additional stations. It is expected to serve 800,000 passengers a day and cut travel time from Bacoor to Monumento, Caloocan City, to less than an hour. Cabinet members have decided against the use of Chinese ODA and said the project should be implemented instead through the public-private partnership scheme. This revision came on the heels Philippine government’s widening fiscal problems. we should accept this offer...by the chinese...lam nyo walang pera ngayon ang mga kano....or europeans....we should not wait for them...take this opportunity... happosai January 6th, 2010, 12:22 PM Wala pa si Han??? HAN!!! I miss you!! Post ka na ng updates mo!!! :nuts: Englehart January 6th, 2010, 12:24 PM kadalasan ang cause ng code yellow sa LRT-1 sa morning rush ay yung mga signals nila eh....... laging tinatawag yung technician nila o kaya yung 1g trains...... evilgenius15 January 6th, 2010, 03:17 PM wah... still looking forward parin ako sa construction ng MRT7, hehehe... lagi ko madadaanan construction ng halos buong railway, yey... XD TheAvenger January 6th, 2010, 03:34 PM Tomorrow after visiting Bulacan for business matters, I will try to go to SM North Edsa Annex. from the Cyberzone floor, I shall take the photos of LRT Extension for the updates of rail lying or whatever. by the way, this is the photos last 28th December, too busy the previous week to post anything. http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00653.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00654.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00656.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00658.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00659.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00669.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00670.jpg http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00671.jpg ICHUO_MX January 6th, 2010, 04:22 PM we should accept this offer...by the chinese...lam nyo walang pera ngayon ang mga kano....or europeans....we should not wait for them...take this opportunity... ganyan din ang sinabi sakin nung sinundo ko yung from usa, na kung tutuusin daw, mas mayaman pa ang china kaysa sa mga puti sa ngayon. ICHUO_MX January 6th, 2010, 04:23 PM ano yung nilalatag nila? RonnieR January 6th, 2010, 04:45 PM ganyan din ang sinabi sakin nung sinundo ko yung from usa, na kung tutuusin daw, mas mayaman pa ang china kaysa sa mga puti sa ngayon. USA owes money to China. Dati, US was a lender. Nabaligtad na talaga ang mundo....in few years, we will see the mighty China rule the world economically.... :cheers: silaster January 6th, 2010, 05:46 PM ano yung nilalatag nila? ano nga kaya yung nilalatag nilang itim:nuts: groundzero January 6th, 2010, 06:19 PM ano yung nilalatag nila? hmm.. As far as I know, they're made of rubber.. They put them on top of concrete roofs and make sure they're closely intact to prevent water/rainwater to pass through some slits/holes and cause erosion or something :) it usually smells like burnt plastic whenever one puts them on top of roofs. ruralvillage January 6th, 2010, 11:51 PM LRT 1 North extension to start operations next month (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Thursday, 07 January 2010 00:00 The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 extension from Caloocan to Quezon City will start operating next month, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said Wednesday. Leandro Mendoza, Transportation and Communications secretary, said the Balintawak and Roosevelt stations of the LRT 1 North Extension Project will start operations in February. The project, which costs about $1.8 billion, has four stations: Monumento, Balintawak, Rosevelt and North Avenue. This will close the EDSA Loop as this would be connected to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 North Avenue Station. The DOTC said the Balintawak station will provide modal interchange for bus and jeepney services entering Metro Manila from the north via the North Luzon Expressway. The project would also involve the construction of the P777-million Grand Central Terminal, which could connect the existing MRT Line 3, the proposed MRT 7 and the LRT Line 1. Upon completion, the LRT 1 is expected to serve about 800,000 to one million passengers. Melquiades Robles, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) administrator said a total of 149.44 million passengers used the Baclaran-Monumento Line (Line 1) in 2009, beating the old record of 145.83 million passengers set in 1994. “With this all-time high, the LRT has established itself as the real alternative transportation in the metropolis for both the masses and the middle class. They have really learned to patronize the LRT systems. In fact, our ridership record remained high even during those times when fuel prices were low,” Robles said. He added that street-level congestion, volatile fuel prices, increasing environmental awareness, the fielding of more trains, continuously improving services and affordable fare rates, all contributed to LRTA’s successful year. In a related development, the Transportation and Communications department announced that the government plans to privatize the old Bacolod Airport located at the Bacolod City, Negros Occidental and the Cagayan de Oro Airport located at Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental. The disposal of these government assets would be done through a public sale process. The transport department said it decided to sell the two old airports because it would just become idle with the completion of the new Bacolod-Silay and Laguindingan airports. According to the DOTC, it would be better for the private sector to manage and operate the old Bacolod and Cagayn de Oro City airports as it is “inappropriate for the government sector to maintain” these old facilities. Darwin G. Amojelar hecky12 January 7th, 2010, 01:19 AM @avenger thanks for the newest pictures ha.. asahan ko ang iba mong uploads yung ibang uploads kasi hindi nagoopen dito sa pc sa office e.. so graba pa rin ang ilalagay sa gitna?! kalbongdad January 7th, 2010, 01:23 AM that was unexpected.....kung sa feb mag umpisa ang portion na yun...well ang good.......at least mapakinabangan na agad... ruralvillage January 7th, 2010, 01:38 AM 4 major infrastructure projects poised for construction this year–Neda (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/20590-4-major-infrastructure-projects-poised-for-construction-this-yearneda.html) Manila Times (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/20590-4-major-infrastructure-projects-poised-for-construction-this-yearneda.html) Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter Wednesday, 06 January 2010 20:18 AS the country identifies ways and means to generate more jobs to boost the economy in 2010, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) confirmed that at least four big-ticket infrastructure projects are already in their advanced stages of development and could be poised for construction this year. In an interview, Ruben Reinoso, Neda Assistant director-general for Infrastructure, Regulation and Contract Review Services, identified the four projects as the $169.501-million Southrail Phase 1A, also known at the Calamba to Lucena line; $1.8-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 south extension or the Baclaran to Cavite phase; P18.5-billion dredging of Laguna Lake; and $1.235-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT 7) that will traverse Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City to Bulacan and may achieve financial closing in the second quarter of the year. Reinoso added that on top of these projects, another big-ticket project, the Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway proposed by the Private Infra Devt. Corp., has already started construction even without the government’s counterpart funding. He said that the PIDC is currently using its equity to undertake current construction activities. “Hopefully, there will be major infrastructure projects that will commence in 2010 so [these can] generate a lot of employment,” Reinoso told reporters. Reinoso said that all these projects are already in advanced stages of development which means that approvals and recommendations from the Investment Coordination Committee have already been secured as well the nod of the Neda, board, which is chaired by the President. For the Southrail Phase 1A or the Calamba to Lucena phase, Reinoso said the project was put on hold due to the temporary suspension of Chinese-funded projects. Around 95 percent of the project cost for the project is proposed to be funded by a loan from the Export-Import Bank of China. The LRT Line 1 south extension or the Baclaran to Cavite phase also suffered the same fate as the Southrail. Reinoso said the Department of Transportation and Communications proposed that the public part of the project, which is under a public-private-partnership, be submitted for Chinese official development assistance (ODA). However, Reinoso said that there are already indications that the suspension of Chinese-funded projects may be lifted this year. Augusto Santos, Neda acting director general, confirmed this and said the country’s five-year framework with China stands and can already be utilized for such projects. Santos said the national government need only to send a proposal for project financing through the framework to avail itself of ODA from China. “The agreement with the Chinese government is that we submit projects to them for China ODA financing on a case-to-case basis. The five-year framework is still standing, but subject to submission of individual projects by the Philippine government. When the Philippine government is ready and the project has been approved by the ICC and the Neda board, we will submit to the Chinese government,” Santos said. Reinoso said that the dredging of Laguna Lake has already been approved by the ICC and the Neda board and is already waiting for financing from the Belgian government. Reinoso said the government is confident that the project will be financed, especially after typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng which highlighted the need to prioritize environmentally-related projects. “You really need to increase the holding capacity of the lake and remove all the pollutants including the ash fall deposited by Mt. Pinatubo (when it erupted in 1991),” Reinoso said. He said that once MRT 7 has achieved financial closing, construction can already commence. The MRT 7 is a combined 45-kilometer stretch of road and rail transportation project from the Bocaue, Bulacan, exit in the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex) to MRT 3 at North Ave. Edsa. The 22-km., 6-lane asphalt road will connect the Nlex to the transportation hub in Tala, San Jose del Monte. The 23-km. mostly elevated MRT starts from Tala and ends at the integrated MRT 3-MRT 7 station at EDSA. Projects like these are crucial especially because of the fact that in the Updated Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) 2004 to 2010, job generation remained below target. The Updated MTPDP stated that while the government was able to generate around 3.5 million jobs from 2004 to 2008, this represented a backlog of around 3.5 million jobs. The initial target set by the government was to create around 1.4 million jobs every year. The government cited various reasons for the job generation gap, one of the most notable being the global economic crisis which started to affect the Philippine economy in 2008. The MTPDP also stressed that due to the backlog, the country’s employment growth from 2004 to 2007 continued to lag behind economic or gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The plan showed that the average growth from 2005 to 2008, GDP growth hit 5.5 percent while employment growth only reached 2.2 percent. GDP growth in 2005 was at 5 percent while employment growth was only 2.3 percent; 2006, 5.4 percent GDP growth and 2.1 percent employment growth; 2007, 7.2 percent GDP growth and 2.8 percent employment growth; and 2008, 4.6 percent GDP growth and 1.6 percent employment growth. edly January 7th, 2010, 02:30 AM LRT 1 North extension to start operations next month (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) :banana: $1.8-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 south extension or the Baclaran to Cavite phase 1; ...Won't be happy till I see piles bored along the road.:bash: and $1.235-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT 7) that will traverse Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City to Bulacan and may achieve financial closing in the second quarter of the year. Ouch! Na-delay na nga.:ohno: absinthe_888 January 7th, 2010, 02:40 AM LRT 1 North extension to start operations next month (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Thursday, 07 January 2010 00:00 Hope wag na madelay ang project na to. Ang bilis! :cheers: The project, which costs about $1.8 billion, has four stations: Monumento, Balintawak, Rosevelt and North Avenue. This will close the EDSA Loop as this would be connected to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 North Avenue Station. Iba pa ba tong $ 1.8 Billion na to dito? 4 major infrastructure projects poised for construction this year–Neda (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/20590-4-major-infrastructure-projects-poised-for-construction-this-yearneda.html) Manila Times (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/20590-4-major-infrastructure-projects-poised-for-construction-this-yearneda.html) Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter Wednesday, 06 January 2010 20:18 $1.8-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 south extension or the Baclaran to Cavite phase edly January 7th, 2010, 03:06 AM http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af16/cecilia_fello/DSC00658.jpg Is this picture shot across SM Annex? If yes, the diggings (enclosed with pink-FB Bariers) are intended for GCT. There are also no provisions for catenary poles as indication that this will be part of the platform. Correct me if I'm wrong. happosai January 7th, 2010, 05:14 AM LRT 1 North extension to start operations next month (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9159-lrt-1-north-extension-to-start-operations-next-month) Thursday, 07 January 2010 00:00 The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 extension from Caloocan to Quezon City will start operating next month, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said Wednesday. Leandro Mendoza, Transportation and Communications secretary, said the Balintawak and Roosevelt stations of the LRT 1 North Extension Project will start operations in February. The project, which costs about $1.8 billion, has four stations: Monumento, Balintawak, Rosevelt and North Avenue. This will close the EDSA Loop as this would be connected to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 North Avenue Station. ^^Parang may kulang.. Nasan na ang Bagong Barrio station?? RonnieR January 7th, 2010, 05:28 AM ^^Parang may kulang.. Nasan na ang Bagong Barrio station?? I was about to ask that, too. Fraulein January 7th, 2010, 05:35 AM ^^ Baka nagkamali lang yung Monumento, kasi existing na kasi na may terminal talaga. Malvar siguro ang dapat. :) absinthe_888 January 7th, 2010, 06:33 AM ^^Parang may kulang.. Nasan na ang Bagong Barrio station?? Kahit sa LRT 1 magnetic cards wala yung Bagong Barrio Station. Paging Sir Han, meron ba tayong mga pictures ng Bagong Barrio Station jan? :D Kuroa January 7th, 2010, 07:11 AM aun..hello po sa lahat..hehe magpopost lang po ng pics ng Balintawak station..^^ From Balintawak interchange going to the station: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0039A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0040A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0043A.jpg underpass: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0041A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0042A.jpg eto ung escalators na otis. Pati sa Munoz station madami ding ganyan. (sensya kung blurred hehe): http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0044A.jpg Balintawak Station: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0045A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0046A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0047A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0048A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0048A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0050A.jpg Bridge way to the station: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0051A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0052A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0053A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0054A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0055A.jpg The end of the station: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0056A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0057A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0058A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0059A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0061A.jpg Sensya po sa kuha, sa cp lang kasi..ahehe b_two January 7th, 2010, 07:37 AM ano nga kaya yung nilalatag nilang itim:nuts: i believe waterproofing yun. yata. kasim dito sa riyadh maraming ganyan sa mga rooftops. RonnieR January 7th, 2010, 08:04 AM hi Kuroa, thanks sa photos. Nakatayo na ba ang Roosevelt station? edly January 7th, 2010, 08:11 AM @Kuroa: bravo for the pics. Base sa mga larawan, talgang wala ng atrasan ang pagbubukas ng NEP early this year. Yun nga lang medyo clueless pa tayo kung gaano na kahaba ang nailalatag na riles. Siguro masabi nating OK na pag marami nang nakatayong catenary poles along viaducts.:) Kuroa January 7th, 2010, 08:19 AM @RonnieR - thanks! walang anuman..^^ @edly - Ung sa Munoz po ba un? yep, kaso wala pa masyadong progress, mas binibigyan ata ng priority ung Balintawak..hehe edly January 7th, 2010, 08:23 AM ^^Napansin ko nga. Inuuna nga nila ang Balintawak tapos isusunod agad ang Muñoz... OT: Tapos na ba ang underpass dyan sa Balintawak? Para kasing kulang pa siya sa ayos eh. Saan ba ang tawid niyan: sa NLEX o EDSA? Kuroa January 7th, 2010, 08:28 AM @edly aling underpass po? ung along EDSA? or tatawid ng EDSA? edly January 7th, 2010, 08:48 AM underpass: http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0041A.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/Kuroa-san/IMG0042A.jpg ^^This is what I mean...Are they two underpasses crossing separate roads? Kuroa January 7th, 2010, 08:54 AM @edly ahh yan po ba? isang underpass lang po yan.. parallel po sya sa EDSA eh, edly January 7th, 2010, 09:15 AM ^^OK. Thanks for the info. Seems that it's already finished since it has been painted already. I'll check that place in the coming days. Kuroa January 7th, 2010, 09:38 AM ^^ sorry kung magulo ako..haha TheAvenger January 7th, 2010, 02:51 PM . Vicinity of SM North Edsa. 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http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00832.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00834.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00835.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00836.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00838.jpg Other photos is posted at : Thread C4 - Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Thread 2 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=49653677#post49653677 evilgenius15 January 7th, 2010, 03:42 PM cool... may rail tracks na agad sa north edsa \m/ flip2_0 January 7th, 2010, 03:46 PM . Vicinity of SM North Edsa. Trinoma Mall, West Avenue, and vicinity of Toyota North Edsa. http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00770.jpg Thanks for the awesome set of pictures! Looking at this image though, I just realized that the Trinoma sidewalk along North Avenue is wide enough to accommodate the posts for MRT 7 to QMC. Checked Google Earth and the ROW is basically free from obstacles (excluding the electric posts and trees a-plenty of Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife) dewlin07 January 7th, 2010, 04:28 PM USA owes money to China. Dati, US was a lender. Nabaligtad na talaga ang mundo....in few years, we will see the mighty China rule the world economically.... :cheers: Maybe. because the china is not a corrupt country... unlike US and Philippines...:nuts: Maybe in few years later, makikita mo na the CHINA is in number one in the world already.....:banana: dewlin07 January 7th, 2010, 04:29 PM Wala pa si Han??? HAN!!! I miss you!! Post ka na ng updates mo!!! :nuts: Absent si Han742... nagpalit si The Avenger.... :lol: dewlin07 January 7th, 2010, 04:55 PM http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00753.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00759.jpg ^^Close na yung loop! Yey! :banana: http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00776.jpg ^^Parang national park ang SM North Edsa ah... http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00786.jpg ^^Maganda ang view ng EDSA... Nice! http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00793.jpg ^^:) http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00798.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00799.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00802.jpg STAY ON YOUR LANE!!! :nuts::lol: http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00803.jpg Ganda ng SM North... Nice SHOT! http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/EDSA/DSC00794.jpg ^^This is my favorite Picture.... Ang ganda ng pagkakuha!! LRT + The SM!!:) Great Job!!:okay: http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00809.jpg Yey! May Riles na!! Ang bilis...:banana: http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00814.jpg ^^Ano yung mga black and white na nilalagay sa taas? http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00820.jpg Kita ka dito ah.... (May Stripes na damit at may relo... di lang kita yung camera...) :D:lol: http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00807.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00805.jpg Parang magkahiwalay ang terminal ng GCT at ng North Avenue... hindi sila magkadikit... :( sana maging one way trip nalang, kahit di ka na bababa sa station...:) BTW, Thanks The Avenger!!! Great Job!! :okay:You have contributed a lot!! (parang mas marami na yung pics mo kaysa kay Han742...:lol:) THANK YOU!! Juan Pilgrim January 7th, 2010, 04:59 PM Thanks for alll the updates and photos TheAvenger and Kuroa! :horse: happosai January 7th, 2010, 05:01 PM ^^Mukhang kinalimutan na talaga ang Malvar (Bagong Barrio) station. :ohno: TheAvenger January 7th, 2010, 05:02 PM Thanks for alll the updates and photos TheAvenger and Kuroa! :horse: you are welcome Komrad.... wheel of steel January 8th, 2010, 03:33 AM Two rail stops to open on Edsa (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2010/january/7/metro3.isx&d=2010/january/7) The Light Rail Transit Authority said new stations will open next month after its number of riders climbed to 149.44 million in 2009, 2 percent more than the previous year’s record of 145.83 million. LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said the number of passengers carried was expected to rise further with the North Extension project, which would be operational in February. The rail loop project has been alloted P6.3 billion to put up a 5.7-km elevated section from Monumento station of LRT line 1 to the North Avenue station of Metro Rail 3 on Edsa in Quezon City. Stations will be opened in Balintawak and Roosevelt to be followed by the Common Station in front of SM Annex along with the Malvar stop in Caloocan City. “We now have more trains and bigger stations with more tellers,” Robles said. Construction of several big-ticket projects in Luzon is likely to begin soon with their approval by the National Economic and Development Authority. These projects include the dredging of Laguna Lake; Metro Rail Transit Line 7, which will build a line from Quezon Avenue to San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan; Southrail Phase 1A connecting Calamba to Lucena; and the extension of LRT 1 to Cavite. Ruben Reinoso, assistant director general for infrastructure, regulation and contract review services at the national planning agency, said the projects should generate “a lot of employment.” One major project, the Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway, has already begun, with the private consortium going ahead with construction even without the government’s counterpart funding, Reinoso said. The terms of the dredging of Laguna Lake have been approved and the project is awaiting financing from the Belgian government, he said. The 23-km MRT 7 and its 22-km access road project are also set for construction. While the Southrail and LRT projects are awaiting Chinese funding. Jeremiah F. de Guzman and Roderick T. dela Cruz Sky Harbor January 8th, 2010, 03:49 AM ^^ Wishful thinking on my part, but what if the LRTA would reconstruct all stations to conform to the architecture of the new stations, one station at a time? People can still go up to an upper-floor concourse, then go down to a lower-floor platform level. edly January 8th, 2010, 04:42 AM ^^Mukhang kinalimutan na talaga ang Malvar (Bagong Barrio) station. :ohno: Two rail stops to open on Edsa (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2010/january/7/metro3.isx&d=2010/january/7) ...Stations will be opened in Balintawak and Roosevelt to be followed by the Common Station in front of SM Annex along with the Malvar stop in Caloocan City... May pag-asa pa mga kakosa.:) Kuroa January 8th, 2010, 05:25 AM walang anuman po...hehe teka, pwede ba umakyat mismo sa lrt nep tracks? or kailangan pa ng permit? happosai January 8th, 2010, 06:47 AM ^^Pag walang nakatingin.. akyat ka.. :nuts: chris_nigel January 8th, 2010, 07:47 AM tnx sa mga nag update...nabuhayan na naman ako ng dugo dun sa mga pics...A+ for the effort ruralvillage January 8th, 2010, 08:19 AM ^^ Maraming salamat TheAvenger! :banana: :banana::applause::applause::okay::okay: kiretoce January 8th, 2010, 08:22 AM Post away folks! :colgate: Link to Thread 15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=96027&page=609) in the Archives. :okay: kiretoce January 8th, 2010, 08:23 AM New thread! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1040607) :colgate: :lock: RonnieR January 8th, 2010, 08:31 AM worth reposting from Wheel of Steel Two rail stops to open in EDSA The Light Rail Transit Authority said new stations will open next month after its number of riders climbed to 149.44 million in 2009, 2 percent more than the previous year’s record of 145.83 million. LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said the number of passengers carried was expected to rise further with the North Extension project, which would be operational in February. The rail loop project has been alloted P6.3 billion to put up a 5.7-km elevated section from Monumento station of LRT line 1 to the North Avenue station of Metro Rail 3 on Edsa in Quezon City. Stations will be opened in Balintawak and Roosevelt to be followed by the Common Station in front of SM Annex along with the Malvar stop in Caloocan City. “We now have more trains and bigger stations with more tellers,” Robles said. Construction of several big-ticket projects in Luzon is likely to begin soon with their approval by the National Economic and Development Authority. These projects include the dredging of Laguna Lake; Metro Rail Transit Line 7, which will build a line from Quezon Avenue to San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan; Southrail Phase 1A connecting Calamba to Lucena; and the extension of LRT 1 to Cavite. Ruben Reinoso, assistant director general for infrastructure, regulation and contract review services at the national planning agency, said the projects should generate “a lot of employment.” One major project, the Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway, has already begun, with the private consortium going ahead with construction even without the government’s counterpart funding, Reinoso said. The terms of the dredging of Laguna Lake have been approved and the project is awaiting financing from the Belgian government, he said. The 23-km MRT 7 and its 22-km access road project are also set for construction. While the Southrail and LRT projects are awaiting Chinese funding. Jeremiah F. de Guzman and Roderick T. dela Cruz __________________ kiretoce January 8th, 2010, 08:32 AM Recap from previous thread.... .Vicinity of SM North Edsa. 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http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00832.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00834.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00835.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00836.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00838.jpg Kuroa January 8th, 2010, 09:21 AM ano po nangyari dun sa dating thread? kiretoce January 8th, 2010, 09:33 AM Once a thread reaches the 1000-post limit, it is closed and moved to the Archives (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=760). Then another thread is made to continue on with the series. Englehart January 8th, 2010, 09:34 AM ^^ tapus na:) dahil page 50 na eh..... kaya nasa archives na ito... yung GCT ba sa june matatapos??? Kuroa January 8th, 2010, 09:49 AM ay ganun po ba..hehe sorry naman..lol sana matapos na ung LRT NEP..hehe OT: Papano kaya mag apply bilang driver ng LRT o kaya MRT? pau_p1 January 8th, 2010, 10:19 AM wow.. nice update nung rails nya ahh.. nice.. bluesgnt30 January 8th, 2010, 10:22 AM gano kaya katagal to kung underground ang ginawa.. manchowyin January 8th, 2010, 10:32 AM Great photo recap. Thanks! victorlachica January 8th, 2010, 03:33 PM Excellent pictures Request ko sana meron date and location on the picture itself kasi history eto. salamat dewlin07 January 8th, 2010, 04:51 PM http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/Gabriel_Esber/MRT%20AND%20LRT/DSC00805.jpg Parang magkahiwalay ang terminal ng GCT at ng North Avenue... hindi sila magkadikit... sana maging one way trip nalang, kahit di ka na bababa sa station...:) kasi yung mga diggings hindi abot ng MRT north eh... hangang sa harap lang ng SM north.... barrera_marquez January 8th, 2010, 04:59 PM Isa pa, there is a gap that is left by the engineers in Bagong Barrio. http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9647/img2666g.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/i/img2666g.jpg/) TheAvenger January 8th, 2010, 05:38 PM Excellent pictures Request ko sana meron date and location on the picture itself kasi history eto. salamat Actually the date of the photos is 7th January, however my new camera has no built-in date for every photos, unlike my previous digital camera. It is too time consuming to put date in every photo, so I just put the date in the page of my original posting. About the location, I guess other forumers can re-edit the posting and put the locations. (actually the location is betwee SM North and Monumento). I am still tied up with other hobbies, like Facebook. kalbongdad January 8th, 2010, 05:57 PM mukhang doable ang partial opening...dahil ang mga bubong ng dun sa may bal market nakakalahati na.... ICHUO_MX January 8th, 2010, 06:11 PM http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9647/img2666g.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/i/img2666g.jpg/) http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/img2666g.jpg/1/w2048.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img264/img2666g.jpg/1/) bonggang bongga naman si grand starex sa edsa! TheAvenger January 8th, 2010, 07:41 PM . Blog with photos of LRT 1 North Extension Project from North Ave to Monumento - 7th Jan. 2010 http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2010/01/edsa-from-north-avenue-to-monumento-and.html K2h6YBGwYkI edly January 9th, 2010, 03:42 AM Isa pa, there is a gap that is left by the engineers in Bagong Barrio. http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9647/img2666g.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/i/img2666g.jpg/) Great one Marco. At least they left provisions for BB station. Parang ang luwag-luwag ng EDSA, nice! flip2_0 January 9th, 2010, 05:05 AM Parang magkahiwalay ang terminal ng GCT at ng North Avenue... hindi sila magkadikit... sana maging one way trip nalang, kahit di ka na bababa sa station...:) kasi yung mga diggings hindi abot ng MRT north eh... hangang sa harap lang ng SM north.... Magkahiwalay naman talaga because based on the masterplan, magiging last station both ng MRT at LRT NEP ang GCT kaya hindi ka na bababa ng EDSA, lilipat ka lang ng platform. Fraulein January 9th, 2010, 07:04 AM Naku, malapit na ang February, sa palagay nyo aabot sila sa opening daw ng extension. Di ba Balintawak at Roosevelt muna di ba? b_two January 9th, 2010, 07:07 AM malapit na pala magbukas... yehey!!!:banana: adgaps January 9th, 2010, 07:16 AM malapit na palang magbukas eh... that's great! :banana::banana: sana makasakay ako sa opening day ng LRT-NEP... kahit bandang hapon na... :) flip2_0 January 9th, 2010, 07:26 AM Naku, malapit na ang February, sa palagay nyo aabot sila sa opening daw ng extension. Di ba Balintawak at Roosevelt muna di ba? They can always delay the opening to March, kung hindi talaga kaya. But they're working round the clock naman. edly January 9th, 2010, 07:55 AM IMO, month of May operation is more possible. They can't beat the February deadline if you look at the status of the tracks and overhead electrification. My college classmate, who currently works at DMCI is the one who worked on CAD plans of Muñoz station and said that there can be delays with the station construction since the details are not yet finished. I'm more excited with the construction of GCT & BB. Hopefully they can follow with this immediately. alcogoodwin January 9th, 2010, 08:13 AM IMO, month of May operation is more possible. They can't beat the February deadline if you look at the status of the tracks and overhead electrification. My college classmate, who currently works at DMCI is the one who worked on CAD plans of Muñoz station and said that there can be delays with the station construction since the details are not yet finished. I'm more excited with the construction of GCT & BB. Hopefully they can follow with this immediately. Yeah, while I was hoping to see this section ruinning in February, I am not holding my breath. Last I hear they were predicting April. So why the sudden change to the earlier date? Or is it just a partial opening? Brad edly January 9th, 2010, 08:21 AM ^^Probably a soft opening or let's say, a trial run albeit Roosevelt station is still taking shape. GMA will make it a point that the extension be finished within her term. ionmarx January 9th, 2010, 09:15 AM ^^ Otherwise the credit will obviously be stolen from her. :lol: I'm looking forward to the station amenities too. Hope they now start with TVMs also in the new stations. And more decent comfort rooms please! :) Fraulein January 9th, 2010, 11:02 AM ^^Naturalmente. Parang ganyan din nung mabilisang tinatapos yung Flyover under Cory admin. and MRT 3 under Ramos admin barrera_marquez January 9th, 2010, 03:08 PM Project Updates The LRT Line 1 North Extension Project Brief Description of the Project The Project involves the construction of a 5.7-km. elevated line seamlessly from Monumento Station of Line 1 to North Avenue Station of Line 3, with three (3) new stations namely: Balintawak, Roosevelt and a Common Station in front of SM Annex North EDSA plus Malvar Station in Caloocan City. Project Cost Php6,322.84 Million - Original project cost Php1,278,797,713 - Additional project cost Php7,601,637,713 - Adjusted project cost (including common station) Construction Packages Package A: Construction of Viaduct and Pedestrian Overpasses * Package A1 (km 15.133 to km 17.870)(Caloocan to Balintawak Area) * Package A2 (km 17.870 to km 20.614)(Balintawak to Trinoma Area) Package B: Construction of Stations and Stations Modifications Package C: Electro-Mechanical Works * EMS - 1: Signaling * EMS - 2: Telecommunications * EMS - 3: Automated Fare Collection System * EMS - 4: Trackworks Project Duration May 2007 - April 2010 (excluding Defects and Liability Period) * May 2007 - December 2009 (Loop closed) * February 2010 - Start of commercial operation for Balintawak and Roosevelt Stations * Construction completion for common station on November 30, 2010 Performance Accomplishment Actual Accomplishment (As of December 31, 2009) Consulting Services - MetroLink Joint Venture 68.79% Package A1(Construction of Viaduct & Pedestrian Overpasses - Caloocan to Balintawak Area) Awarded to DMFB - Joint Venture 93.05% Package A2 (Balintawak to Trinoma Area) Awarded to DMFB - Joint Venture 94.71% Package B (Construction of Stations and Stations Modifications) Awarded to DMFB - Joint Venture 60.92% Package C (revised) Awarded to Miescor/ GTC JV 76.94% EMS - 1: (Signaling) Awarded to Siemens-Beta and DMCI JV Preparation of preliminary designs/ drawings EMS - 2: (Telecommunications) Awarded to Alcatel-Lucent Phils. 77.11% EMS - 3: (AFCS) Awarde to AP Trans SA 83.05% EMS - 4: (Trackworks) Awarded to Daxi-Frateur de Pourcq JV 93.12% TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE PROJECT 77.31% Status (as of December 2009) * 24 Hour/ 7 Day work schedule * Common Station at SM Annex o Approved by the NEDA ICC-CC o Confirmed by the NEDA Board on July 7, 2009 o Construction Completion for Common Station on November. 30, 2010 * On the Additional Station (Malvar Station) o Feasibility study completed Targets * The Loop is physically closed by December 31, 2009 * Commercial operation by February 2010 (Balintawak and Roosevelt Station only) For more information Please contact: Engr. FEDERICO J. CANAR, Jr. Project Manager Tel. # +63 2 851-7338 Tel. # +63 2 853-0042 local 8888 Source: http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1northext.htm ========================================================= Hindi pa siya naire-release, as of now ina-update pa lang ang website. Nabuksan ko yang webpage based on analysis on the file names of other LRTA projects on their website. Malvar station... sa wakas natapos din ang feasibility study! The construction of GCT and BB is very critical in the project... the contractors' capabilities will be tested here since BB will be constructed on a finished section, a first in the Philippines, and GCT will be the first multi-modal rapid transit station in the Philippines. Great one Marco. At least they left provisions for BB station. Parang ang luwag-luwag ng EDSA, nice! That was taken last 26 December, 2009. Right after Christmas... nilagyan na rin nila ng catenary posts yung other side ng section na iyan but then again... they left that area untouched. That will be the spot I guess. happosai January 9th, 2010, 03:29 PM IMO, month of May operation is more possible. They can't beat the February deadline if you look at the status of the tracks and overhead electrification. My college classmate, who currently works at DMCI is the one who worked on CAD plans of Muñoz station and said that there can be delays with the station construction since the details are not yet finished. I'm more excited with the construction of GCT & BB. Hopefully they can follow with this immediately. ^^Hingi ka ng copy nung rendering ng Muñoz station... :banana: kalbongdad January 9th, 2010, 04:19 PM tama yun na kung tapos na open agad para kumita na agad ng pera ang project......ganun dapat....hindi nakatiwangwang habang hinihintay matapos ang kabuuan......good thinking... b_two January 9th, 2010, 04:25 PM ^^^^ ganyan din sa lrt 2 di ba? nung mag-open di naman lahat ng stations binuksan tapos unti-unti binuksan lahat. basta ako pag-uwi ko try ko yang nep. nung first day ng mrt nakasakay ako... libre kasi. hehehe. mahaba nga lang pila tsaka siksikan.:banana: kalbongdad January 9th, 2010, 04:36 PM me too....yung sa lrt1 nun...libre....kaya nakasakay ako student pa ako nun...:lol: dewlin07 January 9th, 2010, 05:37 PM Naku, malapit na ang February, sa palagay nyo aabot sila sa opening daw ng extension. Di ba Balintawak at Roosevelt muna di ba? Bakit yung mga projects dito sa pinas minsan di natatapos dun sa completed date(takdang oras na matatapos)... Minsan palagi delay... (PEACE!) But Glad to see that the NEP is still on going... Sana nga lang paki bilisan naman ang mga project dito sa Pinas... wala nang delay delay para pag natapos ang isang project, malaking ginhawa na ito sa mga mamamayan... *(Bakit ang mga station di pinag sabay sabay ginawa? Isa isa pa muna? Balintawak is 70% matatapos na, tapos yung Muñoz station 50% or 40% pa lang?) dewlin07 January 9th, 2010, 05:40 PM Magkahiwalay naman talaga because based on the masterplan, magiging last station both ng MRT at LRT NEP ang GCT kaya hindi ka na bababa ng EDSA, lilipat ka lang ng platform. Thanks for the info...:) dancethingy January 9th, 2010, 08:44 PM Name me a railway project in the world that has opened according to the planned date? It can happen in China of course, but even here in Dubai, the metro opening was pushed back several times. It was worth the wait though. Bakit yung mga projects dito sa pinas minsan di natatapos dun sa completed date(takdang oras na matatapos)... Minsan palagi delay... (PEACE!) But Glad to see that the NEP is still on going... Sana nga lang paki bilisan naman ang mga project dito sa Pinas... wala nang delay delay para pag natapos ang isang project, malaking ginhawa na ito sa mga mamamayan... *(Bakit ang mga station di pinag sabay sabay ginawa? Isa isa pa muna? Balintawak is 70% matatapos na, tapos yung Muñoz station 50% or 40% pa lang?) b_two January 10th, 2010, 10:36 AM mabilis naman ang trabaho kaya madelay man siguro di naman lalagpas ng 6 months. basta ako sasakay jan pag-uwi ko.:banana: kalbongdad January 10th, 2010, 04:08 PM the important thing is malapit ng matapos.....hindi na sya nasa drawing board kagaya ng mrt7.....palagay ko kaya na nating hintayin yun...:lol: Bahay_Kubo January 10th, 2010, 06:09 PM i still hope to see the LRT/MRT line that would pass through the Commonwealth Avenue-Elliptical Road-Quezon Avenue-Welcome Rotonda-España route to be situated completely underground despite challenges such as perennial flooding, especially along the España area. having the LRT/MRT line on that area being built underground would be good in a sense that the width of the road in those areas not being compromised just like what happened during the construction of the above-ground LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT systems, which resulted to the narrowing of major roads such as Taft Avenue, Rizal Avenue, Aurora Boulevard and EDSA. robbie13 January 10th, 2010, 09:51 PM nahintay natin ng ilang mga taon, ngayon pa kayang nakikita natin na malapit ng matapos. wag lang tayong mainip at makakasakay na tayo dyan ay kayo lang muna pala, sa pag uwi ko dun palang ako makakasakay.:banana::banana::banana::lol: edly January 11th, 2010, 03:09 AM i still hope to see the LRT/MRT line that would pass through the Commonwealth Avenue-Elliptical Road-Quezon Avenue-Welcome Rotonda-España route to be situated completely underground despite challenges such as perennial flooding, especially along the España area. having the LRT/MRT line on that area being built underground would be good in a sense that the width of the road in those areas not being compromised just like what happened during the construction of the above-ground LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT systems, which resulted to the narrowing of major roads such as Taft Avenue, Rizal Avenue, Aurora Boulevard and EDSA. That's my ultimate dream too. España-Q-Ave corridor is one of the densest transport arteries in Metropolis. That's the area where MRT system is badly needed. Maybe they should integrate the old MRT 4 proposal into MRT 7 and consider the Q-AVE-España route as phase two. even it takes a decade as long as it is moving, there's no problem with it, IMO. Batter late than no activity at all... queetz@home January 11th, 2010, 04:34 AM ^^ Though I think an LRT2 extension by just one stop in Divisoria is way way more badly needed than Espana. The difference would be felt so drastically just by placing a station in that extreme choke point and ultimate destination. This extension can theoretically be done almost immediately...if only it would happen... Fraulein January 11th, 2010, 04:56 AM That's my ultimate dream too. España-Q-Ave corridor is one of the densest transport arteries in Metropolis. That's the area where MRT system is badly needed. Maybe they should integrate the old MRT 4 proposal into MRT 7 and consider the Q-AVE-España route as phase two. even it takes a decade as long as it is moving, there's no problem with it, IMO. Batter late than no activity at all... Sobrang baba na rin dyan. Ewan ko lang kung matutuloy pa yon/ edly January 11th, 2010, 05:04 AM ^^ Though I think an LRT2 extension by just one stop in Divisoria is way way more badly needed than Espana. The difference would be felt so drastically just by placing a station in that extreme choke point and ultimate destination. This extension can theoretically be done almost immediately...if only it would happen... I agree. That will be more feasible than doing the España line. But if we really need an MRT line to run there, why not? Though a lot costly and more time to build. OT: To save costs and time, we may let a BRT run there instead.:banana: @Fraulein: Sobrang baba? Baka sobrang haba. Fraulein January 11th, 2010, 05:15 AM ^^ Sobrang baba kasi lubog ang Espana kapag umulan lang. Kahit itaas mo pa ang tren, hindi pa rin magandang tignan/ Sky Harbor January 11th, 2010, 05:39 AM ^^ Again, if Bangkok was able to put a subway in some of its more flood-prone areas, why not Manila? A combined MRT-4/MRT-7/MRT-9 will actually increase traffic to the Recto area since people from España, Quezon Avenue, Commonwealth, Fairview, San Jose del Monte and Tala will be able to get to inner Manila quickly. Likewise, a combined line would offer far more connections than MRT-7 can ever offer (imagine being able to connect to all other SRTS lines with MRT-4 than only with LRT-1 and MRT-3 with MRT-7). When MRT-4 was still on the drawing board the true center of the MRT/LRT was not supposed to be North Avenue as it is today. It was supposed to be Recto and Divisoria. Making that central hub would contribute greatly to the revitalization of inner Manila. edly January 11th, 2010, 05:56 AM That should really be the case. Unfortunately, there are several problems now with regards to MRT4-subway dream. This is one great thing that POLITICAL WILL has really need to enter the picture. Sky Harbor January 11th, 2010, 06:03 AM ^^ Well, that only had something to do with the MRT-4 proponent refusing to put the line underground as requested by Mayor Atienza simply because of cost. The request was practical in my opinion. RonnieR January 11th, 2010, 07:14 AM Finally, we will see good things in MRT 3 :cheers: 8 foreign companies eye $200-M MRT expansion contract By Paolo Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 22:20:00 01/10/2010 Filed Under: Road Transport MANILA, Philippines—Eight foreign firms have expressed their interest to participate in the government’s $200-million project to increase the capacity of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system. The expansion project, which will involve the purchase of additional train cars, installation of an improved traffic management system and an automatic fare collection scheme, is meant to decongest and improve the services of the Edsa train line used by over half-a-million people a day. “So far, there have been eight unsolicited proposals for the project,” MRT General Manager Reynaldo Berroya said in a recent interview. Among the companies currently vying for the deal are China Northrail and China Southrail. Canadian company Bombardier Inc. also submitted an unsolicited proposal, Berroya said. Other firms from Australia, Italy and Korea have also expressed interest in the project, he said. The MRT runs along Edsa, which is Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare. The line runs from North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City. There are not enough rail coaches to transport over 500,000 people each day. The MRT’s 73 coaches—63 of which are used daily and 10 kept in the railway depot for maintenance—are designed to carry only 350,000 passengers. The capacity expansion will involve the purchase of an additional 73 train coaches, which will shorten the waiting time between train arrivals. The project’s expected price tag, Berroya said, is currently pegged at about $217 million (nearly P10 billion). Berroya clarified that no formal call for bidders had been announced yet. But the terms-of- reference for a proper bidding is close to being finalized. For now, the MRT operator will study the proposals of the interested parties to see if any good deals have been offered to the government, the official added. In 2008, the government, through two state-owned banks, acquired a majority stake in MRT Corp.—the company that operates the train line under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) arrangement—from a consortium of private investors. This allowed the government to save money since it would no longer have to pay dues under the BOT deal, which was on top of the massive subsidies the state shelled out for passenger fares. Before the capacity expansion project is offered to bidders, the Development Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank of the Philippines will first have to sell their stakes in the MRT operator to the government. b_two January 11th, 2010, 09:08 AM HMMM... PARA SA ESPANA-QUEZON AVENUE SUBWAY ANG ILAGAY NA LANG MGA TRAINS NA PARANG SUBMARINE. KUNG BIGLANG BUMAHA SAFE NA SAFE. SIGURADONG MAGIGING TOURIST ATTRACTION YAN LALO NA PAG MALAKAS ANG ULAN. :lol::lol::lol: IMBES NA E.Q. UNDERGROUND GAWING E.Q. UNDERWATER O KAYA E.Q. SUBMARINE. :lol::lol::lol: Sky Harbor January 11th, 2010, 09:30 AM ^^ You know there are other cities that have to deal with flooding on their subway systems, and it is not just a Manila phenomenon. In 2000 (I think), Prague's metro suffered from major floods. There are ways anyway to mitigate the effect of floods on a subway: a rail adaptation of Kuala Lumpur's SMART tunnel could work perfectly for an underground MRT-4. pau_p1 January 11th, 2010, 09:42 AM well there was a city council resolution in Manila that refuses any above ground construction on Espana as they would not like Espana to die out like what happened in Rizal Avenue.. so they want any MRT there to be underground... b_two January 11th, 2010, 09:56 AM here is an article regarding subway flooding: Flood report proposes keeping water out of the subway tunnels By Benjamin Kabak (http://secondavenuesagas.com/author/bkabak/) http://secondavesagas.wordpress.com/files/2007/09/drainagedrawings.jpg Conceptual drawings for two of the three designs that would serve to keep water out of the subway tunnels. (Source: The MTA (http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/070920_HQ65_Supplemental.htm)) Six weeks later, the MTA is ready to tackle deep-seated institutional problems that came to the forefront in a terrible flood. Yesterday, the MTA released its report on the August 8 subway floods. The report calls for the Authority to change and improve practices in four areas. According to the study, “the severity, timing and lack of warning of the August 8 storm hindered storm preparations and exposed the vulnerabilities of several aspects of the MTA’s transportation system.” The tunnels flooded because large volumes of water poured into the subway, overwhelming already-overtaxed pumps. The drains were further clogged by debris from the storm itself. At the peak of the problems, when nearly every single subway line was suffering from service changes, the MTA employees “could not provide alternative travel options, and customers had difficulty gaining access to timely and accurate information.” Now, readers of this site will know that I have long criticized the MTA on its communications efforts. In fact, the MTA employees generally know things long after everyone else does (http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/08/14/mta-employers-often-the-last-to-know-everything/). We also knew back in July before the flood that the pumps along the Queens Boulevard line were in need of an upgrade (http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/25/mta-struggling-to-upgrade-key-technologies/). But now that this report has been issued, the MTA is freeing up the resources for key long-standing issues that should improve service in weather emergencies. The report gives us a glimpse into the future of storm preparedness at the MTA: "Operationally, Doppler radar is being installed in each agency’s operations center, an MTA-wide Emergency Response Center has been created, and new storm protocols will be put in place to guide alternative service. Engineering solutions target the top ten flood-prone locations … with an action plan already in place. Solutions for the remaining locations will be developed over the next 60-90 days, working with NYC DOT and DEP, drawing from a toolbox of potential fixes to both prevent water inflow and to remove it once it flows in, including installing check valves to prevent backflow, pursuing better sewer connections, increasing pumping capacity, pre-deploying portable pumps and personnel, installing closeable vents and constructing step-ups at station stairwell entrances that flood. Innovative street furniture will be considered to raise vents at key locations. Communications solutions include email and text message alerts, cell phone service on subway platforms, web site upgrades, advancing new public address technologies and improving communications between ops centers and field personnel with PDAs and Blackberries." These are common-sense solutions to problems that should have been solved long before the flood hit. But it took a flood of epic proportions for the MTA to commit $30 million to short-term fixes and untold millions to long-term solutions to critical communications and engineering issues. For his part, MTA CEO Elliot “Lee” Sander said all the right things yesterday while discussing the report and the MTA’s institutional problems. “While the August 8 storm was the most severe in memory, it is clear that the MTA must do more for our customers in extreme situations,” he said. “The solutions identified in this report will dramatically improve our ability to handle future emergencies and ensure that we will better communicate with our customers 365 days a year.” here is the link: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/09/21/flood-report-proposes-keeping-water-out-of-the-subway-tunnels/ edly January 11th, 2010, 11:27 AM Basta ang bottomline lang naman nito ay nakabse sa isang kasabihan: 'Kung gusto may Paraan. Kung Ayaw, maraming dahilan.:lol: kalbongdad January 11th, 2010, 12:55 PM unahin muna ang mrt7 at yung papuntang cavite....yun ang mas kailangan.. dewlin07 January 11th, 2010, 02:03 PM Basta ang bottomline lang naman nito ay nakabse sa isang kasabihan: 'Kung gusto may Paraan. Kung Ayaw, maraming dahilan.:lol: Agree!! Ganyan minsan ang mga Pilipino (politicians) pag dating sa mga projects...:nuts: dewlin07 January 11th, 2010, 02:04 PM unahin muna ang mrt7 at yung papuntang cavite....yun ang mas kailangan.. Agree too!! Pwede pakibilis bilisan ang construction ng MRT7?? Kailangan ko na iyan!!:) (please wala na delay delay... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? ACTION NOW!!) b_two January 11th, 2010, 02:38 PM SA LAGAY E GANUN NA LANG? BIGLA NA LANG SISIMULAN ANG PROJECT E DI PA NAMAMANTIKAAN ANG NGUSO NG MGA HERODES.:lol::lol::lol: kalbongdad January 11th, 2010, 03:38 PM ang lupet nyo....masyado kayong demanding...i think hihintayin yan ang susunod na pangulo para makapag adjust na nman ng specs...para lalo lumaki kita nila....yan yung nangyari sa mrt3...hinintay si erap tapos ang kinalabasan ang elevated na line sa pasay naging at grade at pinalitan ng flyover na mas mura... robbie13 January 11th, 2010, 10:22 PM :lol:SA LAGAY E GANUN NA LANG? BIGLA NA LANG SISIMULAN ANG PROJECT E DI PA NAMAMANTIKAAN ANG NGUSO NG MGA HERODES.:lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: edly January 12th, 2010, 03:25 AM ang lupet nyo....masyado kayong demanding...i think hihintayin yan ang susunod na pangulo para makapag adjust na nman ng specs...para lalo lumaki kita nila....yan yung nangyari sa mrt3...hinintay si erap tapos ang kinalabasan ang elevated na line sa pasay naging at grade at pinalitan ng flyover na mas mura... Nakakalungkot isiping dahil sa ilang pulitikong walang pakialam sa kahalagan ng TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE as a whole ay nabibitin ang mga proyektong katulad ng Cavite extension at MRT3 Expansion. Palibhasa kasi'y nakakotse at may helicopter sila at hindi naman sumasakay sa ganitong uri ng transportasyon. Dapat ang susunod na pangulo ay may higit pang pagpapahalaga sa Transportation Sector dahil lahat ng Pilipino ay apektado nito sa araw-araw na buhay. We deserve more lines of Mass Transport! Fraulein January 12th, 2010, 03:26 AM ^^ So sino ang boboto mo? RonnieR January 12th, 2010, 04:08 AM Nakakalungkot isiping dahil sa ilang pulitikong walang pakialam sa kahalagan ng TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE as a whole ay nabibitin ang mga proyektong katulad ng Cavite extension at MRT3 Expansion. Palibhasa kasi'y nakakotse at may helicopter sila at hindi naman sumasakay sa ganitong uri ng transportasyon. Dapat ang susunod na pangulo ay may higit pang pagpapahalaga sa Transportation Sector dahil lahat ng Pilipino ay apektado nito sa araw-araw na buhay. We deserve more lines of Mass Transport! Villar is pro-infrastructures :) Sky Harbor January 12th, 2010, 05:16 AM ^^ So is Gordon. :D alcogoodwin January 12th, 2010, 06:19 AM ^^ So is Gordon. :D So am I - Can I run :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: I could live there forever then :) edly January 12th, 2010, 07:40 AM ...and Gibo too. He said that he'll continue the 'good' projects (incl. infrastructure) of PGMA. ICHUO_MX January 12th, 2010, 07:59 AM ...and Gibo too. He said that he'll continue the 'good' projects (incl. infrastructure) of PGMA. parang Gibo iboboto ko, pero isip pa rin kung Gibo o Gordon basta BF na ako for VP sure na. Kapag GIbo kasi, itutuloy na lang nya yung mga infras plan ng PGMA administration. kalbongdad January 12th, 2010, 08:53 AM agree ako....sa vice...BF na ako....sa prez....GIBO dahil yung sa platform nya sa infra at pagpapalakas ng external defense ng pinas.... b_two January 12th, 2010, 09:24 AM ^^^^ kung pwede akong bumoto malamang gordon-fernando ako. 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RonnieR January 12th, 2010, 11:53 AM ^^^^ kung pwede akong bumoto malamang gordon-fernando ako. why not? you can vote at the embassy in riyadh kaboomerangle January 12th, 2010, 01:30 PM Common railway ticket pushed (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2010/january/12/metro1.isx&d=2010/january/12) Barring any hitch, train riders will be using a common ticket in Metro Manila starting June, said a Department of Transportation and Communication official. Undersecretary Guilling Mamondiong said the project was up for approval by the National Economic Development Authority. sana matuloy ito: The proposal involves one ticketing for Metro rail Transit, Light Rail Transit, and the Philippine National Railways on a build-own-operate scheme. “The idea is to have private entity managing the project,” Mamondiong said. He said his department would have just one operator handling the project to be opened to public bidding once a go signal is given Neda. Mamondiong said under the unified, tickets will be in a form of a chip or barcode that can be embedded to ATM and credit cards. “It will be contactless, avoiding long queues in ticket booths,” he said, adding that the cost of fare would be tacked on a person’s individual account, eliminating the need for cash transactions at train stations. Mamondiong said the upgrade would not come with a free lunch noting fare could have “just a slight adjustment and [commuters] will not even notice the increase.” The common ticketing system is part of the goal of a seamless transportation system in Metro Manila. The government has allotted P6.3 billion for the 5.7-km. elevated line extension from Monumento Station of LRT Line 1 in Caloocan City to North Avenue Station of MRT Line 3 in Quezon City, completing the Edsa-Taft avenue loop. PNR has also implemented rehabilitation of its railways to link up Tutuban in Manila and Alabang, Muntinlupa City while rehabilitation of the route to Legazpi, Albay is underway. MRT Line 7 project, which will extend MRT Line 3 from North Avenue to San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, is in the roadmap. ...sana matuloy ito! :banana: :banana: Sky Harbor January 12th, 2010, 01:38 PM ^^ The new PNR ticketing system is barcode-based. At the same time, ticket barriers for magnetic tickets will not fit in PNR stations (RFID systems could still fit). So a barcode system is best. b_two January 12th, 2010, 01:52 PM why not? you can vote at the embassy in riyadh i was not able to register kasi di ako pinayagan ng boss ko, as like what happened to majority of filipinos here in riyadh, iba kasi ang working conditions dito. during fridays (weekend dito) e sarado naman ang registration. napakalayo ng embassy sa riyadh. kung naglagay sana sila ng temporary satellite office sa batha (a place in riyadh where pinoys go, parang quiapo) during the registration period o kaya isinama nila ang friday para sa registration baka sakaling marami ang nagparegister, kasama na ako. matagal na yung sinasuggest pero walang nangyari. :ohno: kalbongdad January 12th, 2010, 02:07 PM sa facebook ka na lang mag vote....kahit papano count ka na...:) happosai January 12th, 2010, 03:02 PM ^^Ehem.... OT na kayo... baka masita na kayo ni Madam Moodyrator... :lol: Speaking of MRT2. Bakit ganun sa Recto station, parang napaka duming tignan. Yung pader sa gilid ng hagdanan ay puro dura at ang dumi-dumi. Pati yung area ng food stalls ang dumi dumi... Wala bang naglilinis ng station na yon? |