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epik ll ian

January 12th, 2010, 08:53 PM

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/

I love it when people introduce great solutions like this ;)
So much better than just saying something can't be done ...

FlashCollider

January 12th, 2010, 09:29 PM

^^

Asan ang pera para pagpagawa nyan? Ang unang tinatanong kung magaambisyon tayo ng subway. Wag yong atake ka na naman ng walang sinasabing alternatibong paraan o solusyon. You cannot build a subway system with the same amount that they spent in building an elevated light rail system. Do the math (I hope you know how to do basic math) and you will see how expensive building a subway is and how it is not feasible right now in the Philippines much like building a gargantuan International Airport comparable to your beloved South Korea, it's all basic economy. Yan ka na naman di ka makapaghintay tapos kapag tinanong ka kung san kukuha ng pera ang isasagot mo na naman kung ano ano.

Subway is a good idea and I doubt it that flooding problem will be a big issue in building one especially with the current technology in construction. The problem here is not the possibility of building a subway in flood prone area the main problem is the economic viability of the project in the current Philippine Economic Condition. Sino ba may ayaw ng modern infrastructure project.

Kaya naman nating utangin ulit ang pagpapagawa nyan pero ang fare between station will be more than 100pesos para lang mabyaran natin yan. NLEX at Skyway toll fee pa nga lang ang reklamador na natin eh yan pang ganyang kalaking project na napakamahal. Baka parang maging PARK RIDE ang subway natin kasi sasakyan lang natin sya para lang makapagenjoy tayo at hindi para makarating sa destinayon mo. Everything needs careful planning which includes return of investment and its sustainability.

kalbongdad

January 13th, 2010, 01:42 AM

o ang puso mo....dahan dahan....kidding aside...darating tayo diyan i agree with you....as the economy expands dami na pera pinoy...subway will now be within our budget....ang subway yan din ang ginawang flood solution ng malaysia....i just don't know kung tapos na subway nila....dito meron na rin naman tayong tunnel sa kalayaan station ng lrt2 at sa buendia station ng mrt3....yun nga lang hindi kasing haba ng tunnels ng ibang bansa....:lol:

stephencua

January 13th, 2010, 02:15 AM

Sayang talaga yung Taft Avenue Station ano?

Kung elevated lang sana ito, madaling i-expand hanggang MOA. And i'm sure na magbibigay share ang SM para malagyan ng station dito dahil pabor ito sa kanila at sa mga katabing establishments nito.

Imagine bababa ka pa ng Taft Ave Station then sakay ng jip/bus/taxi makapunta lang don.

Sayang talaga.

i agree.. if only this could be extended to MOA then ridership would spike.. i wonder if there are any plans for an extension..

kalbongdad

January 13th, 2010, 02:54 AM

edly

January 13th, 2010, 03:29 AM

^^That should be one of the great proposals for this area of Metropolis. Malaking tulong yan lalo na sa mga turista galing ng NAIA o papunta ng MoA, CCP, etc. Isipin nyo na lang pag naitayo ito, malaking tulong talaga ito sa Eco-Tourism ng bayan natin. Sadya kasing may ilang makikitid ang utak na tao at nagiging makasarili tungkol sa kinkita nila.:ohno:

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?

Isang malinaw na halimbawa ng kawalang-disiplina at pagiging marumi ng ibang kababayan natin. Bigyan at pagkagastusan ng gobyerno ng matinong imprastraktura, kundi sisirain, dudumihan naman. Wala talagang pagpapahalaga sa kapaligiran at kalusugan.

Baka naman nagsawa nang maglinis ang taga-LRTA ng Recto station kasi magiging burara di naman pagkatapos.:lol:

kalbongdad

January 13th, 2010, 03:36 AM

yan ang offshoot ng overpopulation...lack of education and miseducation...

absinthe_888

January 13th, 2010, 08:00 AM

happosai

January 13th, 2010, 08:21 AM

^^Kung namamahalan sila sa MRT/LRT... Mag PNR na lang sila... :lol:

Anu ba ang nasa pumping station... parang masarap mag work dyan.. :nuts:

Bahay_Kubo

January 13th, 2010, 01:34 PM

the thing about having a subway system for the LRT/MRT system that would take the Commonwealth Ave-QC Circle-Quezon Ave-España route is that except for Commonwealth Ave, makikitid ang mga kalsada sa route na yun, especially España. by putting the railway system underground entirely, hindi masasakripisyo yung width ng mga kalsada, causing traffic to be free flowing.

take a look at Legarda-Ramon Magsaysay Blvd-Aurora Blvd before and after the construction of LRT-2. yung Legarda-Ramon Magsaysay Blvd-Aurora Blvd, dati nang makitid yan pero lalong naging mas makitid right after the construction of the LRT, causing frequent heavy traffic in those areas.

b_two

January 13th, 2010, 02:15 PM

^^^^

i was merely saying that it is still possible to extend the mrt to moa, be it elevated, at-grade, or underground.

Sky Harbor

January 13th, 2010, 02:17 PM

^^ Not at grade. The MRT will hit the Roxas Boulevard-EDSA flyover. At any rate, the MoA extension should be underground.

b_two

January 13th, 2010, 02:19 PM

^^^^

aim high kasi ang mga projects na tulad ng ganito magtatagal ng 50 to maybe a hundred years. thailand, malaysia, indonesia, and even vietnam pag gumawa sila ng infrastructure mostly maayos at gumagamit ng makabagong teknolohiya. if these 4 countries can do it, bakit hindi natin kaya?

kratos1211

January 13th, 2010, 02:51 PM

^^^^
kaya natin gumawa ng magagandang infractructure, ang problema lang ay wala tayong pera, lahat nga ng project ay inuutang. Mababa pa ang singil, paano naman ito mababawi, P15 nga lang ang MRT, nagrereklamo na. Economic viability pa lang bagsak na.

Hindi rin puede ang underground MRT papuntang MOA. Reclaim land dito at malalambot ang mga lupa. Kung gagawin, sobrang mahal aabutin ito para maging safe, kaya hindi rin ito feasible.

b_two

January 13th, 2010, 03:04 PM

^^^^

lahat naman halos ng project sa mga developing nations ay inuutang. uutangin na nga natin so why not make the best out of it.

sabagay, political will and graft and corruption. :lol:

dewlin07

January 13th, 2010, 03:52 PM

Sayang talaga yung Taft Avenue Station ano?

Kung elevated lang sana ito, madaling i-expand hanggang MOA. And i'm sure na magbibigay share ang SM para malagyan ng station dito dahil pabor ito sa kanila at sa mga katabing establishments nito.

Imagine bababa ka pa ng Taft Ave Station then sakay ng jip/bus/taxi makapunta lang don.

Sayang talaga.

oo nga.. bakit di natuloy ito? baka dadami pa ang sasakay nito kung deretso na...

Dahil ba nacorrupt ang project na yan kaya di natuloy??

dewlin07

January 13th, 2010, 03:55 PM

^^That should be one of the great proposals for this area of Metropolis. Malaking tulong yan lalo na sa mga turista galing ng NAIA o papunta ng MoA, CCP, etc. Isipin nyo na lang pag naitayo ito, malaking tulong talaga ito sa Eco-Tourism ng bayan natin. Sadya kasing may ilang makikitid ang utak na tao at nagiging makasarili tungkol sa kinkita nila.:ohno:

Isang malinaw na halimbawa ng kawalang-disiplina at pagiging marumi ng ibang kababayan natin. Bigyan at pagkagastusan ng gobyerno ng matinong imprastraktura, kundi sisirain, dudumihan naman. Wala talagang pagpapahalaga sa kapaligiran at kalusugan.

Baka naman nagsawa nang maglinis ang taga-LRTA ng Recto station kasi magiging burara di naman pagkatapos.:lol:

Agree... Pag may lrt or mrt sa naia, i think many foreigners and tourists sasakay ng lrt or mrt kasi mura... instead na "yellow cab" or airport taxi ba yun... :lol:

Second: bakit di kaya ng mga pilipino na i-maintain ng kalinisan ng isang lugar??:ohno:

RonnieR

January 13th, 2010, 04:38 PM

from a different source
http://www.itsinternational.com/news/article.cfm?recordID=16867

Wednesday 13 January 2010
Philippines MRT upgrading project attracts eight foreign firms

The Philippine government's plan to increase the capacity of the Metro Rail Transit has drawn the interest of eight foreign companies. Firms which have shown interest include China Southrail, China Northrail, Bombardier from Canada and other firms from South Korea, Italy and Australia. The US$217 million expansion project covers installing an automatic fare collection system and a better traffic management system, as well as the purchase of 73 train coaches.

ICHUO_MX

January 13th, 2010, 05:06 PM

may political considerations yan bakit tumigil lang dyan....sa taft...at hindi pinadiretso sa moa.....ang dahilan malulugi daw ang mga tindahan dahil lahat ng tao diretso na sa moa.....ang kitid ng pananaw...ano....maganda nga yun dahil bibilis ang development ng moa area....kung maraming tao ang pupunta ron.....ibang klase talaga....a cheaper solution for that is a monorail...from taft that goes to moa then to the three naia terminals....meron naman monorail project talaga na nasa pipeline na....monorail from taft to naia terminals...why not have a monorail...that goes to moa..to bnp to naia 123 and back to taft or magallanes...

Actually, kahit naman wala at di umabot ang station, ano ba ginagawa ng mga tao? di ba bumababa at sumasakay para dumiretso sa MOA.

I think main reason lang dyan kaya ganyan ang design is, para MAKATIPID. Mas inisip nila na magtipid kaysa sa (1) in the future, pwede i-extend (2) hindi sana na occupy ng station yung Edsa para maluwag at di mag-cause ng traffic congestion.

Sana naisip nila na pwedeng i-extend in the future yung MRT going straight to MOA or going right or going left kung san man yan makarating. For sure naman na kapag ganon, magbibigay ang SM (lagi) ng funds para sa project na ito dahil syempre sila naman makikinabang nito.

Sky Harbor

January 13th, 2010, 07:11 PM

^^ Understand that at the time the MRT opened, what is now Bay City was still a very big patch of dirt. No one at the time foresaw SM opening a giant mall at the end of EDSA Extension.

ICHUO_MX

January 13th, 2010, 10:11 PM

^^ kahit na, dapat may future planning pa rin. and for sure, alam naman ng kinasasakupang lugar, mga engineers, yung mga big projects and establishments na in the future itatayo rito, kaya given na dapat may future plan ang mrt particularly in taft avenue. sinayang lang kasi nila yung sinakop na lanes dahil sa station.

sabihin na natin na wala sila paki sa diosdado ave na yun, dahil isang malawak na tambak lang yun, kumbaga, kahit yun man lang sana ang kinonsidera nila na, dapat hindi masakop ang edsa para ma-maintain yung luwag ng edsa roads.

diz

January 14th, 2010, 02:53 AM

alcogoodwin

January 14th, 2010, 03:52 AM

nice nice nice. let nothing hinder this.

I would be seriously interested to know which Australian company is tendering.

Brad

Fraulein

January 14th, 2010, 07:03 AM

Latest picture po ulit especially yung mga tinatayong stations sa LRT North Extension. Thanks! :)

Englehart

January 14th, 2010, 02:46 PM

mukhang kaninang umaga naginstall ng signals sa nep(yung mga wires lang ng signal....) dahil inantala nila ang biyahe sa monumento dahil sa mga signals...

ibig sabihin nito kinabit na nila sa current line yung mga wirings:banana::banana:

happosai

January 14th, 2010, 03:51 PM

^^Ibig sabihin ba nyan kumpleto na ang track works?

gaLj

January 14th, 2010, 04:22 PM

dewlin07

January 14th, 2010, 08:56 PM

Actually, kahit naman wala at di umabot ang station, ano ba ginagawa ng mga tao? di ba bumababa at sumasakay para dumiretso sa MOA.

I think main reason lang dyan kaya ganyan ang design is, para MAKATIPID. Mas inisip nila na magtipid kaysa sa (1) in the future, pwede i-extend (2) hindi sana na occupy ng station yung Edsa para maluwag at di mag-cause ng traffic congestion.

Sana naisip nila na pwedeng i-extend in the future yung MRT going straight to MOA or going right or going left kung san man yan makarating. For sure naman na kapag ganon, magbibigay ang SM (lagi) ng funds para sa project na ito dahil syempre sila naman makikinabang nito.

bakit di nagdodonate ng fund si henry sy mismo sa MRT Extension para maiextend naman ang MRT sa MOA? :nuts:

sana, siya nalang ang may hawak ng project... kasi pagdumaan yan sa kamay ng politicians, naku....:ohno: sayang lang ang dinonate niya....

:)

kratos1211

January 15th, 2010, 12:33 AM

queetz@home

January 15th, 2010, 01:17 AM

^^ Oh for crying out loud! (*sarcasm) Clearly inflation, economic factors, etc is never a factor, that the cost of a proposal made decades ago must never increase in price, etc? Everything has to be a conspiracy, eh? :rolleyes:

And if these bozos are right and there are irregularities, maybe they should come to Vancouver and see why the (N)Evergreen project doubled in costs to $1.4 billion dollars from its original $700 million dollar cost? No need for our Canada Line to be investigated...we all know that project was rife with corruption and conspiracy from the get go... :ohno:

Well, I am officially writing off any chance of LRT1 being extended southward due to all these political mumbo jumbo! Crab mentality at its finest, regardless of political affiliation in the Philippines it seams. :wallbash:

pi_malejana

January 15th, 2010, 01:53 AM

Malapit na election... Expect candidates to probe and investigte more... Para mapakitang may ginagawa sila...:ohno:

diz

January 15th, 2010, 01:55 AM

damn. i spoke too soon O_o

pi_malejana

January 15th, 2010, 02:13 AM

damn. i spoke too soon O_o

That was the kiss of death right there...:lol:

Fraulein

January 15th, 2010, 02:15 AM

^^ I think check and balance lang po yun. Mas maganda na kung talagang legal kesa sa bandang gitna, bigla na lang hihinto. Tignan mo yung nangyari sa NAIA Teerminal 3.

RonnieR

January 15th, 2010, 02:45 AM

wheel of steel

January 15th, 2010, 02:51 AM

Noynoy will lead the investigation???? Ngayon lang? That is purely "IN AID OF ELECTION"?

What have you done to uplift the people? ???? Ano?

Noynoy himself knows exactly that he's popularity is not genuine. The survey is unbelievable and many don't believes on these institution. At this moment Noynoy, is beggining to destroy his credibility. :lol:

wheel of steel

January 15th, 2010, 02:53 AM

I Seee! he he he, parang estilo ng kanyang namayapang ama! Bago mageleksiyon, nagiingay nang nagiingay. Siguro sa ginagawa ni Noynoy ngayon, nawawalan na rin yata ako ng panlasa pati na rin sa kanyang mga namayapang magulang. :ohno:

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edly

January 15th, 2010, 03:15 AM

^^Shame for all the people who pull this great LRT project down...This is just one of the prime examples of Crab Mentality in our country...To Senators, please focus on laws which can fast-track the procedures and preparations of building the infrastructure. I don't know why some people keep on tagging infrastructure with corruption. It's a very baseless accusation!

pau_p1

January 15th, 2010, 04:55 AM

^^ Understand that at the time the MRT opened, what is now Bay City was still a very big patch of dirt. No one at the time foresaw SM opening a giant mall at the end of EDSA Extension.

Correct... though I think the miss in the construction of the Taft Station is that it ate up a lot of space on the corner that it caused more traffic on EDSA specially when you are driving from MOA to Magallanes.. they just gave clearance for the flyover there but it made that EDSA/Taft intersection uneven.

RonnieR

January 15th, 2010, 05:52 AM

Sky Harbor

January 15th, 2010, 06:06 AM

^^ Gordon is obligated to look into the case as the chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee. If anyone is grandstanding, Noynoy is probably the one doing it.

edly

January 15th, 2010, 07:20 AM

Certainly. Gordon may be one of the few good men in the Senate and a presidential candidate who has concern for Mass Transport, along with his running mate BF. Noynoy knows nothing about the benefits of mass transport just like what his mother was.

Ooppsss...I'm already OT.

RonnieR

January 15th, 2010, 08:43 AM

^^ Gordon is obligated to look into the case as the chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee. If anyone is grandstanding, Noynoy is probably the one doing it.

Okay, as long as Gordon will not stop this mass transport project, urgently needed by the people of Southern Metro Manila, Cavite and all since it has a link to the airport.

Anyway, I admire Gordon....but I'm gunning for Villar who has a strong chance to become the President of this country.

gaLj

January 15th, 2010, 09:46 AM

Bago lng ako dito sa SSC pero since 6 years na akong sumasakay sa lrt 1/2 and mrt 3 eto mga napansin ko na kelangang gawin

LRT1
rehabilitation ng mga stations (same with lrt2 sana para di na kailangang tumawid) and medyo mababa ung platform sana itaas ng konti, tracks ( hindi na straight line kaya bumpy ang ride ) and possible extension to cavite

LRT 2
additional stations sa divisora and rizal

MRT 3
rehabilitation ng stations
increase of fare
new trains (low capacity ang trains nila 394 max unlike lrt 2 na 1.3k+)

Sana mahalal na presidente ang pro-infrastructure wag lang tatagain ulit haha

edly

January 15th, 2010, 12:51 PM

^^That should really be the aim of the succeeding administration. Enough of those bumpy investigations since these projects (especially the LRT south extension) are more than ten years in drawing board). Why did they not investigate it years ago? Why only now? The Next Government should have strong will to implement these since the masses are the real affected ones by this high-impact projects. Definitely this will be a big boost to our economy especially that goods and services are transported in limited time.

kalbongdad

January 15th, 2010, 03:25 PM

ngayon alam nyo na kung sino ang dapat iboto.....

Kuroa

January 15th, 2010, 03:54 PM

any updates?hehe

kaninang umaga pag daan ko sa may sm north halos kumpleto na ung mga poste sa may North Edsa part..hehe

post na lang ako ng pics pag dumaan ulet ako dun..

edly

January 16th, 2010, 03:42 AM

^^Good to hear that... Nakita ko rin kagabi na nakakabit na nga ang overhead line posts sa North End ng NEP. I wonder kung nasaan na sila sa track works... Nakatapos na kaya sila? Ill try to visit the project soon.

absinthe_888

January 16th, 2010, 04:13 AM

^^ Baka yan ang ibibigay na update ni han742 pag balik nya rito. D

Saan na kaya sila sa trackworks?

Kuroa

January 16th, 2010, 10:05 AM

^^ baka nakonekta na nila ung tracks from dulo to dulo, kaso pa south bound lang..hehe kasi pagkakaalala ko may tracks na mula line ng mrt to munoz eh..hehe pero im not sure..:D

OT lang, ang crappy ng net sa school namin..haha

randism

January 16th, 2010, 11:17 AM

Govt mulls trust fund for rail projects
(http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9708-govt-mulls-trust-fund-for-rail-projects)
Saturday, 16 January 2010 00:00
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BY DARWIN G. AMOJELAR Senior Reporter

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will push for the creation of a trust fund to finance future mass rail projects.“The fund may consist of [an] increase in the real property tax and portions of the road and sin taxes to constitute the railway trust fund,” Undersecretary Guilling Mamondiong told reporters.The official said the DOTC would also push for the creation of a railway regulatory board (RRB).

The proposed regulatory office will handle the standardization of railway fares, he said.It will regulate Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Philippine National Railways and other provincial rail services.Mamondiong said the regulatory board will also “formulate and enforce security and safety standards that are compliant with international standards and accepted practices.”

“Currently, nobody is regulating our railways,” he said.He said DOTC is also pushing for the creation of the Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA), which will consolidate all railway authorities including PNR, LRT Authority, Panay Railways Authority, North Luzon Railway Corp., Metro Star Express, Cebu Railway Project Office and Mindanao Railway Project Office.

“Through the PNRA, costing of railway projects will go down as the government will no longer need to hire foreign consultants and implement foreign standards that make a project more expensive,” Mamondiong said.

The agency is also pursuing the establishment of a railway training center and refurbishing shop.The center will save the government hundreds of millions of dollars and in the long run billions of dollars in consultancy fees for the services of foreign consultants on matters related to the construction of railway infrastructure and the operation and management of railways systems as well outside sourcing of refurbishing rolling stocks.“With these projects the country can already produce its own rail vehicles including the maintenance and operation of railway systems,” the DOTC official said.

edly

January 16th, 2010, 11:35 AM

^^Matagal nang panukala itong unified Rail Authority sa ating bansa. Ano na bang totong status nito sa ngayon? Para kasing walang pag-usad man lang.:ohno:

kalbongdad

January 16th, 2010, 05:34 PM

umuusad naman kaso bawat usad...may counter usad....lam nyo na yung nag ga grand standing...

edly

January 16th, 2010, 06:07 PM

Ano yun? 'One step forward, two steps backward'? Nakakalungkot naman kung ganyan ang estado ng Rail System natin... Usad-pagong din ang ekonomiya natin. :ohno:

kalbongdad

January 16th, 2010, 06:25 PM

hndi lang rail systems natin....pati sa ibang parte ng pamamahala....pag meron kang project....pinagdududahan na agad na may kurakot....o sige imbistigasyon agad para ma delay ang project....hanggang katamaran na ng investor at hindi na ituloy....

Englehart

January 16th, 2010, 06:44 PM

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“Currently, nobody is regulating our railways,” he said.He said DOTC is also pushing for the creation of the Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA), which will consolidate all railway authorities including PNR, LRT Authority, Panay Railways Authority, North Luzon Railway Corp., Metro Star Express, Cebu Railway Project Office and Mindanao Railway Project Office.

“Through the PNRA, costing of railway projects will go down as the government will no longer need to hire foreign consultants and implement foreign standards that make a project more expensive,” Mamondiong said.

The agency is also pursuing the establishment of a railway training center and refurbishing shop.The center will save the government hundreds of millions of dollars and in the long run billions of dollars in consultancy fees for the services of foreign consultants on matters related to the construction of railway infrastructure and the operation and management of railways systems as well outside sourcing of refurbishing rolling stocks.“With these projects the country can already produce its own rail vehicles including the maintenance and operation of railway systems,” the DOTC official said.
^^ Ang pangit pangkigan yung PNRA.... dapat pinaiksi na alng nila like FilRail Authority (FRA) Or PhilRail hay kelan kaya ito mangyayari

kratos1211

January 16th, 2010, 06:50 PM

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star)

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said they have left the implementation of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 South Extension Project (LRT-1 SEP) from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite to the next administration even as he welcomed any Senate inquiry into its alleged irregularities.

Mendoza said the DOTC technical working group and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) board of directors, which he headed as DOTC secretary, “were very cautious” in conducting “due diligence” reviews of four proposals submitted to them by interested financiers and contractors.

“We have stopped the due diligence because we decided that there’s no more time for it. The project has a gestation period of two years and there’s no more time. So we decided to leave it to the next administration,” Mendoza said.

DOTC said four proposals were submitted to the DOTC to build the LRT-1 SEP: the SNC Lavalin proposal, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) proposal, the Shanghai Group Corp. for Economic and Technological Cooperation (SFECO) proposal and the R-I Holdings Inc. or EcoRail Transport Services Inc. proposal.

Mendoza made the statement during an interview Friday at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the P2.5-billion build-rehabilitate-operate-transfer Caticlan domestic airport upgrade project to be undertaken by the Caticlan International Airport Development Corp.

Mendoza clarified that contrary to allegations made by STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc, the DOTC had not signed any contract with a Chinese firm for the project.

Mendoza pointed out that they have not even submitted the project to the National Economic Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) for review.

DOTC Undersecretary for Rail Transport Guiling Mamondiong said the LRT 1 south extension project was still undergoing a rigorous evaluation and approval process by the DOTC and the NEDA, hence, no contract has been signed yet.

Mamondiong said that on March 24, 2009, the NEDA requested the DOTC and LRTA to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various possible sources of financing for the LRT-1 SEP including, among others, official development assistance (ODA) from Japan, loans from Korea and private sector financing, and make recommendations.

On Dec. 9, 2009, NEDA released the results of the study and cited that the most cost-efficient mode to implement the project is through the ODA.

“Also, contrary to reports, the project cost involving the Chinese ODA proposal by SFECO is $1.016 billion, not $1.78 billion,” he said.

However, he said they are trying to see where they can reduce the project cost.

Mamondiong said the IFC proposal submitted in August 2008 “has a project cost which increased from $682.2 million to $1.78 billion. This did not materialize due to the increase in project cost.” The IFC is the private investment arm of the World Bank.

He also clarified that the LRTA will operate the extended LRT system (about 32.4 kilometers) and not the SFECO, as reported.

The DOTC said the LRT Line 1 South Extension Project involves extending the existing 15-km LRT Line 1 system southward by approximately 11.7 kilometers. The extension will start from the Baclaran terminal of the existing Line 1 and will traverse Parañaque and Las Piñas up to Bacoor, Cavite.

It includes the construction of eight new passenger stations with a provision for two additional passenger stations. The construction of the Cavite Extension Line is divided into two phases —the first phase shall be from Baclaran to Dr. Santos Avenue Station (Phase 1A) and the second phase shall be from Dr. Santos Avenue to Niyog Station (Phase 1B).

queetz@home

January 17th, 2010, 12:07 AM

^^ Well, I hope those opportunist politicians like Nonoy are happy! :gaah:

Once again, much needed progress in the rail rapid transit expansion in Metro Manila have taken a step back! Why? Because they can score "pogi points" and obtain power...sheesh! I said it before, I said it again, these oligarchs, trapos, etc....they want the country to NOT progress because if it does, when the standard of living of people increase, their education and knowledge will do so as well and thus, will realize not to vote these bozos into power!

I feel sorry for those that would have benefited from the Southern extension. And I can say for absolute certainty, I totally symphatize. Its really no different with my experience in the Vancouver area...waiting 20 years for the Evergreen Line skytrain to be built, only to be cancelled again and again due to our own assh*le politicians while our taxes continue to go up to maintain the status quo. :ohno:

winztotoy

January 17th, 2010, 12:27 AM

:ohno: ito na sana ang solusyon sa matinding trapik ng aguinaldo... tsk, tsk.

cq40

January 17th, 2010, 05:30 AM

Umm it does say scrapped but if you read it says they will leave it to the next administration. Most likely they will push this through because it's gonna add a nice pogi point. GMA only completed the loop, the next admin would have an entire line, isn't it nice. Let's think bright people lol.

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 06:35 AM

^^Matagal nang panukala itong unified Rail Authority sa ating bansa. Ano na bang totong status nito sa ngayon? Para kasing walang pag-usad man lang.:ohno:

Senator Ed Angara has a Senate Bill which bats for a creation of a National Railway Authority. Link here (http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0721_angara1.asp)

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star)

Hay naku. :bash:

Well, if the deal did push true, sigurado titirahin din yan ng mga best friends ni Gloria who will say "midnight deal" yan not to mention the "corruption" and "bloated cost" of the project.

dewlin07

January 17th, 2010, 07:06 AM

^^ Bakit ba kailangan maghintay for next administration? kaysa maghintay, why they should not do it now? :ohno:

Kasi pag nag next administration pa, mas matagal lalo ang project na yan...

As Nike said, "JUST DO IT" na!! :lol:

kalbongdad

January 17th, 2010, 12:45 PM

meron akong napakinggan na iba....ang sabi....JUST DO IT...DON'T PUSSY FOOT......:lol: si mar roxas ang sinasabihan nya....at ginawang katawatawa...

dewlin07

January 17th, 2010, 02:19 PM

Akala ko pangit ang bangkok, low class... pero i saw this: wow.....:nuts:

Wongvien Yai and Thon Buri BTS

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KNpl3WjiGP4/SskEc2bGMSI/AAAAAAAAARA/8Kpn24e5ois/P1090251.jpg

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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KNpl3WjiGP4/SskE3KnZH_I/AAAAAAAAARw/vNGIUKCYjes/P1090270.jpg

That is Bangkok BTS... Ano ang sa atin?

Others: (flooded by pictures... medyo mabagal sa mga slow ang net... pero ang gandaaa....)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=644829&page=5
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=644829&page=6

ICHUO_MX

January 17th, 2010, 02:56 PM

gosh, prang purple line ha

han742

January 17th, 2010, 03:10 PM

han742

January 17th, 2010, 03:19 PM

towards muñoz area...

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to balintawak area...

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sm north area...

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cable post being prepared...

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:banana: :banana:

sorry hindi ko na makuhanan ang rail tracks sa area ng muñoz (via sm north) dahil may food chain na nagtayo sa lugar na pinagkukuhanan ko pero meron akong kuha last week,

kratos1211

January 17th, 2010, 03:33 PM

yes! nakapasok din...

balintawak area

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8105/img009220100117.jpg

:banana:

Great photos again.

Bakit may gap ang gitna ng station?

Sky Harbor

January 17th, 2010, 03:39 PM

^^ The stations have two floors. That's the concourse level.

michael677

January 17th, 2010, 03:43 PM

gosh, prang purple line ha

our purple line could have been as good as bangkok BTS. but the problem is we cannot take care of our facilities. look at the dirty recto station. and also the vandalized ticketing machines. it is simply lack of discipline on our part

sayang tlga they used old ticketing machines pa rin sa LRT2. if im not mistaken you can pay using credit card bangkok bts..gosh

i hope our mrt/lrt stations can be upgraded in the near future..

cool_blue

January 17th, 2010, 04:39 PM

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 04:56 PM

towards muñoz area...

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7382/img011020100117.jpg

:banana: :banana:

sorry hindi ko na makuhanan ang rail tracks sa area ng muñoz (via sm north) dahil may food chain na nagtayo sa lugar na pinagkukuhanan ko pero meron akong kuha last week,

san hanz san area po ito sa may GCT po ba ito....?

salmat po sa updates:banana::banana::banana::banana:

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 04:58 PM

@Han742: :cheers:

Anu palang balita sa Bagong Barrio Station, meron pa ba talaga nito?

cq40

January 17th, 2010, 05:50 PM

@Han742: :cheers:

Anu palang balita sa Bagong Barrio Station, meron pa ba talaga nito?
Meron daw in the future.

queetz@home

January 17th, 2010, 06:21 PM

Thanks for the photos, Han! In today's troubling times, since the bad news with regards to the "scrapped" Southern LRT extension and the constant reminder why all our politicians should be dragged out of the streets and be shot, your photos are a source of joy and happiness to us that want our country's rail rapid transit to expand. I can't wait to see the line running next month, even if its just two stations for now. Any sense of progress at this point in time...is priceless.

dewlin07

January 17th, 2010, 10:34 PM

our purple line could have been as good as bangkok BTS. but the problem is we cannot take care of our facilities. look at the dirty recto station. and also the vandalized ticketing machines. it is simply lack of discipline on our part

sayang tlga they used old ticketing machines pa rin sa LRT2. if im not mistaken you can pay using credit card bangkok bts..gosh

i hope our mrt/lrt stations can be upgraded in the near future..

gosh! using credit card??? my god... socialin ah...

"our purple line could have been as good as bangkok BTS. but the problem is we cannot take care of our facilities. look at the dirty recto station. and also the vandalized ticketing machines. it is simply lack of discipline on our part" Bakit kaya?

@Han742: WELCOME BACK!!! :lol: thanks for the updates!! How is your vacation?

ICHUO_MX

January 17th, 2010, 11:14 PM

our purple line could have been as good as bangkok BTS. but the problem is we cannot take care of our facilities. look at the dirty recto station. and also the vandalized ticketing machines. it is simply lack of discipline on our part

sayang tlga they used old ticketing machines pa rin sa LRT2. if im not mistaken you can pay using credit card bangkok bts..gosh

i hope our mrt/lrt stations can be upgraded in the near future..

wow, kelangan talaga ng makabagong ticketing system. sana meron nung 1 card all trains para swipe lang ng swipe (ay insert pala). Then reloadable, either sa cashier, or sa banks, credit cards, authorized loading area (yun nga lang may pursyento ang mga ito). Pero para di ganon masyado hassle sa mga ticketing booths.

ICHUO_MX

January 17th, 2010, 11:17 PM

yes! nakapasok din...

balintawak area

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:banana:

ang ganda ng pagkakadesign ng station. Simple, modern, at hindi nag-o occupy ng malaking area. AT HIGIT SA LAHAT "MAALIWALAS". Kumbaga nakakahinga ang mga paligid nito. unlike sa mrt particularly in taft ave station, sinakop ang area, sa lrt2 recto naman nakaka suffocate ang station dahil sa kawalan ng air ventillation sa part ng mga food chains dun. naku sobra. hay.

sulong

January 18th, 2010, 12:20 AM

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star)

Mendoza clarified that contrary to allegations made by STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc, the DOTC had not signed any contract with a Chinese firm for the project.

Hmm... Marahil malaking bagay ang responsible media kasi baka nagdudúlot 'to ng dagdag na pagkawalang-tiwala ng mga tao sa pamahalaan. Mabagal ang sistema sa ngayon naman, pero parang ito ay adding salt to the wound. Unnecessary.

sulong

January 18th, 2010, 12:23 AM

wow, kelangan talaga ng makabagong ticketing system. sana meron nung 1 card all trains para swipe lang ng swipe (ay insert pala). Then reloadable, either sa cashier, or sa banks, credit cards, authorized loading area (yun nga lang may pursyento ang mga ito). Pero para di ganon masyado hassle sa mga ticketing booths.

Parang ayos sana 'yung katulad ng Octopus Card sa Hong Kong ('di ko alam 'yung pangalan niya sa ibang bansa). Sa halip na swip o insert, tap na lang. Universal tap card para sa lahat ng mass transit lines sana natin. =)

Sa kanila nagagamit din 'yun sa mga bus at ibang establishments and vending machines. Pero satin kahit sa mass transit systems lang muna siguro sana :|

jpdm

January 18th, 2010, 01:37 AM

5 groups eye MRT controlling stake

By Iris C. Gonzales
(The Philippine Star)
Updated January 18, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - At least five investor groups are vying for the combined controlling stake of the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) in Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC), DBP president Reynaldo David said in an interview.

This developed as David said state-owned National Development Co. (NDC), the government’s investment arm, is expected to complete the acquisition of the banks’ stake in MRTC in the first quarter of the year.

“We’re working with NDC and we’re waiting for the Executive Order to be signed,” he said, adding that President Arroyo needs to issue the EO to implement the NDC buy-out.

Of the five groups, three are foreign groups while the two are composed of local investors, David added but declined to divulge the identities of the interested parties given the sensitivity surrounding the transaction.

“They all expressed interest and they want to do due diligence,” he said.

However, David said the government cannot allow the interested parties to do due diligence until the two state-owned financial institutions have divested their stake in MRTC as had been planned.

Landbank and DBP acquired a 75 percent controlling stake in MRT early last year at an estimated shared cost of $800 to $900 million but they are required by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to sell their holdings.

NDC may opt to tap a syndicated loan from private banks to raise at least $300 million to pay Landbank and DBP for a portion of their controlling stake in MRTC.

The $300 million will serve as initial payment for the preferred shares of Landbank and DBP in the 17-kilometer MRT 3 along EDSA.

NDC is also looking at issuing bonds to raise funds for the acquisition.

Once NDC buys the stake of Landbank and DBP, the government would again sell this to the private sector.

The government is spending $130 million per year for equity rental payments, maintenance rental payments, and operating and administrative costs for the elevated railway, compared to annual revenues of only $39.56 million.

Both the Department of Finance and the BSP reminded Landbank and DBP that government should not place a large portion of its investible funds in one venture that may not give returns in a short period, may end up at a loss, or compete with the private sector.

Finance officials said another option, if government fails to privatize MRT 3, is to raise the MRT 3 fares.

Based on a government study presented by the DBP, fares should be increased from an average rate of P12.50 to P60.50 to remain profitable.

han742

January 18th, 2010, 02:01 AM

Great photos again.

Bakit may gap ang gitna ng station?

you mean the middle part with no roof? lalagyan din nila yun ng bubong, inuna lang ang magkabilang dulo, I've seen already the posts being erected on the sides na siyang pagtatayuan ng bubong,:)

san hanz san area po ito sa may GCT po ba ito....?

salmat po sa updates:banana::banana::banana::banana:

sa bagong barrio area ito kuha, meron na ring ganito sa ilang bahagi ng balintawak,

@Han742: :cheers:

Anu palang balita sa Bagong Barrio Station, meron pa ba talaga nito?

the last word i've heard of it was about feasibility study being done,

Thanks for the photos, Han! In today's troubling times, since the bad news with regards to the "scrapped" Southern LRT extension and the constant reminder why all our politicians should be dragged out of the streets and be shot, your photos are a source of joy and happiness to us that want our country's rail rapid transit to expand. I can't wait to see the line running next month, even if its just two stations for now. Any sense of progress at this point in time...is priceless.

it is my pleasure to share the photos i've taken, actually the past weeks may mga kuha ako kaso kinakapos ako ng time mag upload dahil sa bagal ng PC ko at sa ibang pinagkakaabalahan, its a good thing on my part when people appreciate the photos i impart,:)

gosh! using credit card??? my god... socialin ah...

@Han742: WELCOME BACK!!! :lol: thanks for the updates!! How is your vacation?

in a way nagbakasyon ako... sa pag upload lang dito :D, pero yung nag out-of-town, hindi naman,

ICHUO_MX

January 18th, 2010, 02:35 AM

Parang ayos sana 'yung katulad ng Octopus Card sa Hong Kong ('di ko alam 'yung pangalan niya sa ibang bansa). Sa halip na swip o insert, tap na lang. Universal tap card para sa lahat ng mass transit lines sana natin. =)

Sa kanila nagagamit din 'yun sa mga bus at ibang establishments and vending machines. Pero satin kahit sa mass transit systems lang muna siguro sana :|

magkaiba lang naman sila ng way kung swipe or tap or insert, same thing lang. un nga lang i think pinakamabilis is yung tapping. kung tapping, pwedeng barcode or RFID. kung swipe or insert, magnetic tape ng card.

edly

January 18th, 2010, 03:09 AM

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project

^^ Well, I hope those opportunist politicians like Nonoy are happy! :gaah:

Sinasabi ko na nga ba...

Mauuna pang magkaroon ng "Hacienda Luisita LRT"... :bash:

...and the constant reminder why all our politicians should be dragged out of the streets and be shot,

Now, the solid voting province of Cavite knows who will they vote for the next President...

Definitely the one who will resuscitate their ultimate transport dream killed by a selfish candidate.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8105/img009220100117.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1790/img009620100117.jpg
cable post being prepared...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7382/img011020100117.jpg

All I can say is... WOW! Thanks Han for these great updates.:banana:

pinkdoraemon

January 18th, 2010, 03:29 AM

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project

Ang misleading naman ng title.:ohno:

edly

January 18th, 2010, 03:44 AM

^^Palagay ko nga. May punto ka. It should be 'DOTC defers LRT South'. Meaning, na-delay lang ang project at di sya totally scrapped. Magkaiba naman siguro sila ng status ng MRT 4 di ba?:ohno:

zetlog

January 18th, 2010, 07:30 AM

@Han742: :cheers:

Anu palang balita sa Bagong Barrio Station, meron pa ba talaga nito?

ah the famous bagong barrio station... the station na ipinagrarally at ipinaglalaban dati ng mga taga bagong barrio... yah, they say so that it
ll be constructed in the future (cause it was not originally in the budget of package B)... and as of now, the elevation of the track at bagong barrio area has been redesigned that'll be ready to receive a new station... the question is who will built it later???

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 10:40 AM

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
:

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

What is wrong with these people :ohno:

ICHUO_MX

January 18th, 2010, 12:40 PM

Hmmm bakit mauuna ang Luisita magka LRt, si Noynoy ba mananalo? Wish Ko Lang! HEhehehh.

About dun sa di na itinuloy ang LRT SEP, malinaw naman sa report kasi nga magbabago na ulit ng Admininstrasyon. Kasi baka pag itinuloy nila ito, tapos magbago ng pangulo, eh batikusin, o ibahin, o baguhin ang maging plan. Na mas malaking problema na anman, malaki masasayng, malaki magagastos sa wala kasi magisismula na naman sa simula. Kaya ok na yon.

kalbongdad

January 18th, 2010, 12:40 PM

Basta alam nyo na kung sino ang mga obstructionists.....na di dapat iboto..

Blackraven

January 18th, 2010, 08:25 PM

Parang ayos sana 'yung katulad ng Octopus Card sa Hong Kong ('di ko alam 'yung pangalan niya sa ibang bansa). Sa halip na swip o insert, tap na lang. Universal tap card para sa lahat ng mass transit lines sana natin. =)

Sa kanila nagagamit din 'yun sa mga bus at ibang establishments and vending machines. Pero satin kahit sa mass transit systems lang muna siguro sana :|

I agree with this (lalo na para ma-avoid ang super-congestion lalo na sa mga stasyon like Taft Avenue)

todjikid

January 18th, 2010, 09:50 PM

ano na ang nangyari sa MRT line 7 project na to? bilisan nyo!

kaelthas18

January 19th, 2010, 12:41 AM

kasma kaya sa vision ni Villar ang extension ng LRT1 sa south.?.haha

Nais nya daw makita ang bansa na umunlad..haha

kaelthas18

January 19th, 2010, 12:41 AM

Totoo bang overprice ung lRT south? nagtriple daw ung price?

metrosuburban

January 19th, 2010, 01:19 AM

:ohno: ito na sana ang solusyon sa matinding trapik ng aguinaldo... tsk, tsk.

Wala na ngang tollway (from Bacoor to Dasma), wala pang MRT.. I can't imagine the future of Cavite...:bash:

hyperboy25

January 19th, 2010, 03:49 AM

RonnieR

January 19th, 2010, 04:07 AM

Senate to probe new LRT project
By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Senators will study allegations that the Light Rail Transit 1-South Extension Project was overpriced and awarded to a Chinese firm without public bidding.

Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, said yesterday he would “check and study” reports that there were irregularities in the project.

Sen. Benigno Aquino III said he received information that the LRT 1 extension project was laden with problems, but they have to validate the data.

“We got some tips about certain aspects of it but we haven’t seen the contracts. Without securing documents, we cannot make conclusions at this point. We have to look into the specifications,” he said.

Aquino said they would actually check on the LRT 1-North Extension Project, aside from the LRT 1-South Extension Project.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced the award of the 11.7-kilometer LRT-1 South Extension Project to a Chinese state firm.

STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc earlier said LRT Authority (LRTA) officials originally had budgeted only $683 million, or P32.1 billion at an exchange rate of P47: $1 for the project but “when the China Shanghai (Group) Corp. came in, the rate inexplicably zoomed more than two-and-a-half times to $1.78 billion (P83.66 billion).”

“At $152 million (P7.15 billion) per kilometer, LRT-1 will beat Northrail as the world’s dearest,” Bondoc said, referring to the Northrail project that was allegedly overpriced.

The LRT 1- South Extension Project aims to extend the existing 15 kilometers LRT Line 1 System southward by an additional 11.7 kilometers, of which about 10.5 kilometers 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 and reach the municipality of Bacoor in Cavite.

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star)

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said they have left the implementation of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 South Extension Project (LRT-1 SEP) from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite to the next administration even as he welcomed any Senate inquiry into its alleged irregularities.

Mendoza said the DOTC technical working group and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) board of directors, which he headed as DOTC secretary, “were very cautious” in conducting “due diligence” reviews of four proposals submitted to them by interested financiers and contractors.

“We have stopped the due diligence because we decided that there’s no more time for it. The project has a gestation period of two years and there’s no more time. So we decided to leave it to the next administration,” Mendoza said.

DOTC said four proposals were submitted to the DOTC to build the LRT-1 SEP: the SNC Lavalin proposal, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) proposal, the Shanghai Group Corp. for Economic and Technological Cooperation (SFECO) proposal and the R-I Holdings Inc. or EcoRail Transport Services Inc. proposal.

Mendoza made the statement during an interview Friday at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the P2.5-billion build-rehabilitate-operate-transfer Caticlan domestic airport upgrade project to be undertaken by the Caticlan International Airport Development Corp.

Mendoza clarified that contrary to allegations made by STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc, the DOTC had not signed any contract with a Chinese firm for the project.

“Also, contrary to reports, the project cost involving the Chinese ODA proposal by SFECO is $1.016 billion, not $1.78 billion,” he said.

However, he said they are trying to see where they can reduce the project cost.

The DOTC said the LRT Line 1 South Extension Project involves extending the existing 15-km LRT Line 1 system southward by approximately 11.7 kilometers. The extension will start from the Baclaran terminal of the existing Line 1 and will traverse Parañaque and Las Piñas up to Bacoor, Cavite.

It includes the construction of eight new passenger stations with a provision for two additional passenger stations. The construction of the Cavite Extension Line is divided into two phases —the first phase shall be from Baclaran to Dr. Santos Avenue Station (Phase 1A) and the second phase shall be from Dr. Santos Avenue to Niyog Station (Phase 1B).

Now, we know that the leading presidential contender will just hop in to the issue just because of the unverified cost and irresponsible reporting by Jarius Bondoc on the cost of LRT south. Jarius Bondoc claimed it's US$1.78 B project cost but it's actually $1.016 B for the 11.7 km LRT or $86M per km, NOT $152M/km as reported by this Jarius Bondoc. Compare this to Jakarta MRT at US$1.6 B for 14.5 km, or US$110 M per km. Obviously, Jakarta's MRT is more expensive considering the minimum wage of construction workers there is lower than Metro Manila.

Just because Jarius is against GMA and Noynoy belongs to opposition party, you have no right to block this project that would benefit millions of Filipinos in Metro Manila and Cavite.

It says that the project will have to wait for the next administration, then we have to wait again, again and again. Back to zero.

Shame on you guys.!

ruralvillage

January 19th, 2010, 06:47 AM

SM pays for LRT-MRT common station naming rights (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9906-sm-pays-for-lrt-mrt-common-station-naming-rights)
Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9906-sm-pays-for-lrt-mrt-common-station-naming-rights)
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:00

SM Prime Holdings Inc. paid up state-run Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) for the “naming rights” of the common station that would connect the three mass rail transits in Metro Manila, government officials said.

Guiling Mamondiong, undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, said the country’s biggest mall owner and operator has already infused P200 million to partly finance the elevated station near the EDSA, North Avenue and West Avenue intersection.

Melquiades Robles, LRTA administrator, confirmed that the SM group has already remitted the said amount for the naming rights of the common station.

Based on the Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal plan, the construction of the connecting station for the existing MRT 3, the ongoing LRT 1 North Extension project and the proposed MRT 7 would cost about P777 million.

The LRTA aims to finish the common station on November 30 this year.

By next month, the LRT 1 North Extension’s Balintawak and Roosevelt stations would start to open its doors to commuters.

The P6.32-billion project involves the extension of LRT 1 to the North Avenue station of MRT 3 through the construction of the Balintawak and Roosevelt intermediate stations and the LRT 1 North Avenue terminal station. It is expected to serve about 800,000 to 1 million passengers once the project is completed.

The 20-kilometer MRT 7 is estimated to cost around $1.235 billion. It will run from San Jose del Monte station in Bulacan to SM City station in North Avenue.

This line will begin its route from Tala, Caloocan City, passing through La Mesa Dam reservoir, Fairview, Batasan, Diliman, Philcoa and end at EDSA-North Avenue.

It will serve an estimated two million commuters in the northern parts of Quezon and Caloocan cities.

Besides the elevated transport system, a 17-kilometer, six-lane asphalt access road in Marilao, Bulacan leading to Tala would also be built.
Darwin G. Amojelar

RonnieR

January 19th, 2010, 06:48 AM

SM pays for LRT-MRT common station naming rights
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9906-sm-pays-for-lrt-mrt-common-station-naming-rights

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:00
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SM Prime Holdings Inc. paid up state-run Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) for the “naming rights” of the common station that would connect the three mass rail transits in Metro Manila, government officials said.

Guiling Mamondiong, undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, said the country’s biggest mall owner and operator has already infused P200 million to partly finance the elevated station near the EDSA, North Avenue and West Avenue intersection.

Melquiades Robles, LRTA administrator, confirmed that the SM group has already remitted the said amount for the naming rights of the common station.

Based on the Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal plan, the construction of the connecting station for the existing MRT 3, the ongoing LRT 1 North Extension project and the proposed MRT 7 would cost about P777 million.

The LRTA aims to finish the common station on November 30 this year.

By next month, the LRT 1 North Extension’s Balintawak and Roosevelt stations would start to open its doors to commuters.

The P6.32-billion project involves the extension of LRT 1 to the North Avenue station of MRT 3 through the construction of the Balintawak and Roosevelt intermediate stations and the LRT 1 North Avenue terminal station. It is expected to serve about 800,000 to 1 million passengers once the project is completed.

The 20-kilometer MRT 7 is estimated to cost around $1.235 billion. It will run from San Jose del Monte station in Bulacan to SM City station in North Avenue.

This line will begin its route from Tala, Caloocan City, passing through La Mesa Dam reservoir, Fairview, Batasan, Diliman, Philcoa and end at EDSA-North Avenue.

It will serve an estimated two million commuters in the northern parts of Quezon and Caloocan cities.

Besides the elevated transport system, a 17-kilometer, six-lane asphalt access road in Marilao, Bulacan leading to Tala would also be built.
Darwin G. Amojelar

absinthe_888

January 19th, 2010, 07:21 AM

^^ One minute lang pagitan nyo mga Sirs :D

Tama na ang laway at press release...Umpisahan na yang GCT!

edly

January 19th, 2010, 09:22 AM

^^Based on the article, walang sinabing final date of commencement of construction sa MRT7. Sinabi pa rin young walang-kamatayang details ng MRT 7. Hopefully masimulan na talaga ito sa second quarter. With regards to common station, di ko rin maisip na tawaging SM-station yan in the future peros dahil nagbayad ang SM, maaaring ganun nga ang kalabasan.:nuts: About the Common station progress, may pile foundation na from Annex to the front of 'waterfalls' ng Sky Garden. Hopefully makita na natin ang improvement nito by Summer.

ano na ang nangyari sa MRT line 7 project na to? bilisan nyo!

arahan

January 19th, 2010, 12:26 PM

SM pays P200m for naming rights to train station

THE SM Group gave P200 million for the naming rights to the Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal, or the common station that will be located in Quezon City, an official said Monday.

The SM Group paid the Light Rail Transit Authority P200 million so that the common station would be named SM North station, Light Rail Administrator Melquiades Robles said in a telephone interview.

He said the Transit Authority was also asking the Ayala Group, owner of the Triangle North of Manila mall or Trinoma, if it wanted to pay the same amount for the naming rights to the common station now being put up.

“The common station’s naming rights will not be exclusive,” Robles said, adding his agency was still open to other firms that were interested in the project.

The amount would be added to the Transit Authority’s corporate funds and used to maintain the agency’s facilities.

The Integrated Terminal is set to serve commuters of the existing MRT Line 3, the LRT Line 1 North Extension now being built, and the proposed MRT 7 line.

“We hope to finish the common station before the end of President Gloria Arroyo’s term,” Robles said.

The planned common station is part of the LRT North Extension project, which has been allotted P6.3 billion to put up a 5.7-km elevated section of the Monumento station of LRT line 1 to the North Avenue station of Metro Rail 3 in Quezon City.

The project includes construction of the Balintawak, Roosevelt and Malvar stations.

The budget does not include the cost of construction of the common station.

The Transit Authority reported higher ridership for LRT Line 1 of 149.44 million in 2009, 2 percent higher than the previous year’s record of 145.83 million.

“Our ridership record remained high even during those times when fuel prices were low,” Robles said earlier, adding the trains were an alternative means of transport for commuters in Metro Manila.
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=//2010/january/19/news2.isx&d=/2010/january/19

dewlin07

January 19th, 2010, 01:00 PM

ano na ang nangyari sa MRT line 7 project na to? bilisan nyo!

Oo nga... We need this MRT7!! Mabilis ang paguwi ko nito kung meron na MRT7!! We need this!

Don't Walk by, JUST DO IT NOW!! :lol:

dewlin07

January 19th, 2010, 01:35 PM

dewlin07

January 19th, 2010, 01:39 PM

edly

January 19th, 2010, 01:44 PM

Hopefully more private companies follow suit in helping the government in terms of infrastructure and mass transport, especially if the next president has no interest in pursuing this...:ohno:

kalbongdad

January 19th, 2010, 02:59 PM

i don't think ayala will bite into it...they already have the trinoma station...having the sm north station...dapat lang talaga gumastos ang sm...dahil mas kailangan nila yan...

barrera_marquez

January 19th, 2010, 03:32 PM

Tapos na ang feasibility study sa Malvar station. What will happen next?

The engineers said that the station has concrete plans pero mi isang hukay wala pa rin.

cool_blue

January 19th, 2010, 03:55 PM

kasma kaya sa vision ni Villar ang extension ng LRT1 sa south.?.haha

Nais nya daw makita ang bansa na umunlad..haha

Yup, 1995 pa yang Proposal nyang yan na i-extend ang LRT sa Cavite. :ohno:

Ngayong isa't-kalahating dekada na katagal yan, di kaya maghintay na naman kami isa pang isa't-kalahating dekada kung ang susunod na mauupo sa
Malacanang eh ang Presidenteng walang pinagawa ni-isang kalsada at may kapatid na "Taklesa Queen" :ohno:

dewlin07

January 19th, 2010, 04:06 PM

Yup, 1995 pa yang Proposal nyang yan na i-extend ang LRT sa Cavite. :ohno:

Ngayong isa't-kalahating dekada na katagal yan, di kaya maghintay na naman kami isa pang isa't-kalahating dekada kung ang susunod na mauupo sa
Malacanang eh ang Presidenteng walang pinagawa ni-isang kalsada at may kapatid na "Taklesa Queen" :ohno:

1995 pa ba ang project na yan? ang tagal na ah.... 15 years...:nuts: Ano ba nangyari dyan sa south extension project na yan?

Uunlad ba ang Pilipinas kung puro AWA lang??? Dapat may GAWA!!!

Agree. Puro sabi sabi lang ang project na yan pero wala naman "GAWA" nakikita...:ohno::nuts:

Ang mga governemnt dito sa pilipinas ay dinadaanan lang sa salita wala sa gawa...

edly

January 19th, 2010, 06:14 PM

Below are selected pictures taken this morning at the 'curve' of LRT-NEP Monumento Area. Sorry if the pics are over sized. :)
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The first four pictures above show diggings for the 'extension' of the Monumento station to increase its capacity in line with LRT-NEP operation this February.:cheers:
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^^Seems that the Monumento rotunda is narrow to accommodate the curvature of the extension until we see it in our very eyes...

dewlin07

January 20th, 2010, 12:03 AM

^^ Sir Edly, ano ang purpose ng mga hukay dyan?

BTW, Thanks for the updates... Matatapos na rin ang loop!:banana:

edly

January 20th, 2010, 03:00 AM

^^As per my observation, diggings are right after the existing Monumento station. This may suggest that it will be the extension of the station in order to accommodate increasing passengers in line with NEP operation. This has also been stated in various articles related to NEP.:)

todjikid

January 20th, 2010, 05:50 AM

when is the tentative start date for the mrt line 7?

hyperboy25

January 20th, 2010, 01:01 PM

Caviteños urge GMA to spare LRT extension project

MANILA, Philippines - More than 20,000 Caviteňos including sectoral and non-sectoral
groups staged a protest rally in front of the capitol building in Trece Martires City Wednesday morning to protest a government plan to shelve the extension of Light Railway Transit (LRT) Line 1 to Cavite.

Protesters signed a manifesto of support to the Provincial Government’s plea to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo thru the Department of Transportation and Communication to implement the long overdue project.

The LRT Line 1 South Extension Project is an 11.7-kilometer line connecting the existing line southwards from Baclaran to Bacoor traversing municipalities of Paraňaque, Las Piňas, Muntinlupa and the municipality of Bacoor in Cavite.

Cavite Governor Ireneo “ Ayong” Maliksi said he was surprised by the DOTC proposal to scrap the project.

"When I became Congressman I pursued this project. I visited the offices of DOTC and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and pushed the approval of this project during the time of President Joseph Estrada," he told ABS-CBN.

Maliksi said he entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Light Railway Transit Authority (LRTA) supporting this project. “When GMA became President, the implementation agreement was signed,” he added.

He said the traffic condition in Cavite has turned from bad to worse in recent years choking the socio-economic growth potential of the area due to the delay in the implementation of this vital infrastructure and transport project.

“The construction of the LRT 1 South Extension to Cavite has been planned for more than a decade and has been promised time and again by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her yearly SONA and even during her visits to Cavite during the last 9 years," Maliksi said.

The governor said that LRTA has already acquired properties affected by the alignment for the project including the site for the depot which has been paid for by LRTA. He added that the resettlement site for the affected families is now being developed and will be ready for relocation in about 4 months.

Earlier, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite issued a resolution urging the President to keep her promise to the Caviteňos and explain the decision to scrap the project.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/01/20/10/cavite%C3%B1os-urge-gma-spare-lrt-extension-project

dancethingy

January 20th, 2010, 02:14 PM

^^^ OMG, get this started already. MRT7 and LRT south extension should commence simultaneously without delay. It would provide jobs immediately and bring relief to millions of commuters in the future.

b_two

January 20th, 2010, 03:59 PM

^^^^

one way to decongest manila is to provide means of transport that would connect metro manila to near-by provinces and it should be fast, reliable, and cheap. umpisahan na yan!!! :lol:

han742

January 20th, 2010, 04:53 PM

Balintawak area

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:cheers:

dewlin07

January 20th, 2010, 05:10 PM

^^

Sir Han! thanks for the updates!! yan nga yung nakita ko around 5 pm... iniinstall na yung cable wires...:)

Bumibilis na ang gawa ng DMCI at ng NEP!! :banana:

Paul George Alcala

January 20th, 2010, 05:56 PM

Gov sees politics in move to scrap Cavite LRT plan

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:08:00 01/20/2010

Filed Under: Politics

TRECE Martires City--Upset that the national government suddenly shelved a plan to extend the Light Railway Transit (LRT) to Cavite, Gov. Erineo “Ayong” Maliksi rallied some 20,000 supporters on Wednesday to call for the continuation of the project.

“This project is 11 years in the making. I was still a mayor then, then I became a congressman, and now I’ve almost completed my term as the governor and we are still pushing for this,” an emotional Maliksi told reporters.

He said the decision of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to scrap the P1-billion LRT Line 1 South Extension Project (LRT-1 SEP) a few months before the presidential elections came as a surprise.

Newspaper reports earlier quoted Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza as saying that “there’s no more time for it.”

The proposed 11.7-kilometer LRT line will connect the existing railway from south of Baclaran to Bacoor City in Cavite, passing through the cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa. At least eight passenger stations will be put up.

“The project has a gestation period of two years and there’s no more time. We decided to leave it to the next administration,” said Maliksi, quoting Mendoza.

The governor said the incoming administration might bring the proponents back to square one.

Politics

The DOTC and the National Economic and Development Authority had been talking with potential project contractors, Maliksi said. The two agencies had also completed studies and found it “advantageous to the government,” he said.

President Macapagal-Arroyo herself had given assurance in her 2009 State of the Nation Address that the LRT-1 SEP would be a “priority project,” he said.

Just before Mendoza’s latest pronouncement of the project’s deferment, proposals from SNC Lavalin, International Finance Corp., the Shanghai Group Corp. for Economic and Technological Cooperation and R-1 Holdings Inc. had already been submitted to the DOTC for its evaluation and approval, but no contract has yet been signed.

“Why are they stopping it now? Why are they scrapping it? Does politics have something to do with this?” Maliksi said before his supporters in front of the provincial capitol here.

Maliksi is running for congressman to represent the lone district of Imus under the Liberal Party (LP) in May.

He said the election ban on government projects should not be a reason to freeze the LRT extension project since this would be foreign-funded.

Commuters, trade affected

It will ease heavy traffic conditions in Cavite, particularly in Bacoor, which is nearest to Metro Manila, Maliksi said. At least one million commute to and from Cavite, but takes them two to three hours of travel time because of road congestion.

The project could also boost trade and commerce in the province, Maliksi said.

“I do not want to attack her (Arroyo), but now I see why her popularity ratings (are low). This is a project for the people (and it was scrapped),” he lamented.

The provincial board has approved a resolution calling for the immediate implementation of the LRT-1 SEP. Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon

source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...avite-LRT-plan
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Paul George Alcala

January 20th, 2010, 06:00 PM

Sana naman magawan ng paraan ang LRT South Extension.
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queetz@home

January 21st, 2010, 12:07 AM

^^ Yeah. But I think the only thing we can do is what Filipinos normally do anyway in hopeless situations like these...pray for a miracle. Because a miracle is the only thing at this point in time that will enable the LRT1 South Extension Project to actually move forward.

Again, my deepest symphathies to those that stand to loose from the cancellation of this project. I know EXACTLY how you all feel, having the exact same thing happen to me in Vancouver... :(

todjikid

January 21st, 2010, 12:55 AM

sayang talaga tong project na to. If we are going to stop all projects that are padded, overpriced, illegal, unfair and whatnot --- wala nang project na dapat matuloy. nothing good comes out of these senate inquiries.

edly

January 21st, 2010, 02:38 AM

Balintawak area

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8426/img006620100120.jpg

:cheers:

Nice updates again Han. Thanks. First time that I saw the dangling wires being installed. These are very interesting! Saan na kaya sila sa track laying? Siguro papunta nang Balintawak...

On LRT-SEP, I express my sympathy for the 'death' of this supposedly lifesaver of Caviteños. Just what I've said before:

'Kung gusto may paraan, kung ayaw MARAMING dahilan.

Mendoza should always keep in mind this quote everyday.:bash:

sulong

January 21st, 2010, 03:49 AM

Magandang umaga sa lahat! Nabasa ko sa wikipedia, at minsan nakikíta kong pinag-uusapan dito, na may 2G LRVs ang LRT-1. Sira na ba ang mga ito? Sabi kasi dun sa news clipping na nilagay dito isa sa mga dahilan bakit tumaas ang contract price sa South Extension projects ay ang procurement ng bagong LRVs.

absinthe_888

January 21st, 2010, 07:55 AM

RonnieR

January 21st, 2010, 08:39 AM

Gov sees politics in move to scrap Cavite LRT plan

“I do not want to attack her (Arroyo), but now I see why her popularity ratings (are low). This is a project for the people (and it was scrapped),” he lamented.

The provincial board has approved a resolution calling for the immediate implementation of the LRT-1 SEP. Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon

source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...avite-LRT-plan
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Gov. Maliksi, please read this one. :)

Ask Noynoy, your bet.
Senate to probe new LRT project
By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Senators will study allegations that the Light Rail Transit 1-South Extension Project was overpriced and awarded to a Chinese firm without public bidding.

Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, said yesterday he would “check and study” reports that there were irregularities in the project.

Sen. Benigno Aquino IIIsaid he received information that the LRT 1 extension project was laden with problems, but they have to validate the data.

“We got some tips about certain aspects of it but we haven’t seen the contracts. Without securing documents, we cannot make conclusions at this point. We have to look into the specifications,” he said.

Aquino said they would actually check on the LRT 1-North Extension Project, aside from the LRT 1-South Extension Project.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced the award of the 11.7-kilometer LRT-1 South Extension Project to a Chinese state firm.

STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc earlier said LRT Authority (LRTA) officials originally had budgeted only $683 million, or P32.1 billion at an exchange rate of P47: $1 for the project but “when the China Shanghai (Group) Corp. came in, the rate inexplicably zoomed more than two-and-a-half times to $1.78 billion (P83.66 billion).”

“At $152 million (P7.15 billion) per kilometer, LRT-1 will beat Northrail as the world’s dearest,” Bondoc said, referring to the Northrail project that was allegedly overpriced.

“Again there was no public bidding, only closed-door negotiations at DOTC and lobbying at NEDA (National Economic Development Authority. Again too RP (Philippines) is to borrow construction funds from China EximBank. DOTC Undersecretary Guilling Mamon-diong was silent on whether they will bother to secure Monetary Board assent. He only said in recent press releases that they would soon sign the contract,” Bondoc said.

Election laws in the country bar the government from awarding contracts during the election period, which began last Jan. 10 and ends on June 10.

“Along with the ban on hiring, firing and transferring government personnel, the contracting ban is to prevent election kickbacks. Sitting elective officials are also divested of undue advantage. Violation of the laws would mean disqualification from the campaign, removal from office, and imprisonment of up to six years,” Bondoc said.

The DOTC said the project is aboveboard.

The LRTA said the LRT 1-South Extension Project to Cavite province rose by more than threefold, from $683 million to $1.78 billion because “the revised project cost includes the light rail vehicle (LRV) requirements on account of the Line 1-North Extension Project and the system enhancement works of the entire line during the 40-year concession period.”

The LRTA also recommended to the NEDA the adoption of official development assistance (ODA) as the financing scheme for the implementation of the Cavite extension project.

The LRT 1- South Extension Project aims to extend the existing 15 kilometers LRT Line 1 System southward by an additional 11.7 kilometers, of which about 10.5 kilometers 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 and reach the municipality of Bacoor in Cavite.

RonnieR

January 21st, 2010, 08:43 AM

at eto pa: mali mali ang source ng opposition on the cost, from Jarius Bondoc. Noynoy will investigate, okay lang si Gordon, Blue Ribbon Chairman siya eh.

DOTC scraps LRT south extension project
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star)

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said they have left the implementation of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 South Extension Project (LRT-1 SEP) from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite to the next administration even as he welcomed any Senate inquiry into its alleged irregularities.

Mendoza said the DOTC technical working group and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) board of directors, which he headed as DOTC secretary, “were very cautious” in conducting “due diligence” reviews of four proposals submitted to them by interested financiers and contractors.

“We have stopped the due diligence because we decided that there’s no more time for it. The project has a gestation period of two years and there’s no more time. So we decided to leave it to the next administration,” Mendoza said.

DOTC said four proposals were submitted to the DOTC to build the LRT-1 SEP: the SNC Lavalin proposal, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) proposal, the Shanghai Group Corp. for Economic and Technological Cooperation (SFECO) proposal and the R-I Holdings Inc. or EcoRail Transport Services Inc. proposal.

Mendoza made the statement during an interview Friday at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the P2.5-billion build-rehabilitate-operate-transfer Caticlan domestic airport upgrade project to be undertaken by the Caticlan International Airport Development Corp.

Mendoza clarified that contrary to allegations made by STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc, the DOTC had not signed any contract with a Chinese firm for the project.

Mendoza pointed out that they have not even submitted the project to the National Economic Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) for review.

DOTC Undersecretary for Rail Transport Guiling Mamondiong said the LRT 1 south extension project was still undergoing a rigorous evaluation and approval process by the DOTC and the NEDA, hence, no contract has been signed yet.

Mamondiong said that on March 24, 2009, the NEDA requested the DOTC and LRTA to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various possible sources of financing for the LRT-1 SEP including, among others, official development assistance (ODA) from Japan, loans from Korea and private sector financing, and make recommendations.

On Dec. 9, 2009, NEDA released the results of the study and cited that the most cost-efficient mode to implement the project is through the ODA.

“Also, contrary to reports, the project cost involving the Chinese ODA proposal by SFECO is $1.016 billion, not $1.78 billion,” he said.

However, he said they are trying to see where they can reduce the project cost.

Mamondiong said the IFC proposal submitted in August 2008 “has a project cost which increased from $682.2 million to $1.78 billion. This did not materialize due to the increase in project cost.” The IFC is the private investment arm of the World Bank.

He also clarified that the LRTA will operate the extended LRT system (about 32.4 kilometers) and not the SFECO, as reported.

The DOTC said the LRT Line 1 South Extension Project involves extending the existing 15-km LRT Line 1 system southward by approximately 11.7 kilometers. The extension will start from the Baclaran terminal of the existing Line 1 and will traverse Parañaque and Las Piñas up to Bacoor, Cavite.

It includes the construction of eight new passenger stations with a provision for two additional passenger stations. The construction of the Cavite Extension Line is divided into two phases —the first phase shall be from Baclaran to Dr. Santos Avenue Station (Phase 1A) and the second phase shall be from Dr. Santos Avenue to Niyog Station (Phase 1B).

Englehart

January 21st, 2010, 09:41 AM

^^

di kaya nagmahal dahil umoorder din ng TREN????? LRT 4G:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Paul George Alcala

January 21st, 2010, 10:16 AM

post ko lang ulit

Caviteños urge the President not to scrap the LRT south extension project

Trece Martires City --- More than 20,000 Caviteňos from all walks of life including sectoral and non-sectoral groups staged a protest rally in front of the provincial capitol yesterday (January 20, 2010) morning and expressed their great dismay on the recent pronouncement by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) “scrapping” their long awaited rail project extending the existing LRT Line 1 to Cavite. Protesters signed a manifesto of support to the Provincial Government’s plea to President Arroyo thru the Department of Transportation and Communication to implement the long overdue project..

Traffic condition in Cavite has turned from bad to worse in recent years choking the socio-economic growth potential of the area due to the delay in the implementation of this vital infrastructure and transport project. At least more than one million commuters travel to and from Manila daily wasting at least 2-3 hours in traffic. The construction of the LRT 1 South Extension to Cavite has been planned for more than a decade and has been promised time and again by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her yearly SONA and even during her visits to Cavite during the last 9 years..

In an interview with the press, Governor Maliksi stressed his great dismay over the scrapping of the project saying he has no idea what could be the reason behind the sudden decision and added that Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) should explain to the people. “This project was started when I was still Mayor of Imus. When I became Congressman I pursued this project. I visited the offices of DOTC and NEDA (National Economic Development Authority) and pushed approval of this project during the time of President Erap. We entered into a MOA with LRTA supporting this project; When GMA became President, the implementation agreement was signed.”

Maliksi said that LRTA has already acquired properties affected by the alignment for the project including the site for the depot which has been paid for by LRTA. He also added that the resettlement site for the affected families is now being developed and will be ready for relocation in about 4 months so the decision to scrap the project came as a shock to Caviteños..

Earlier, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite issued a resolution to urge the President to keep her promise to the Caviteňos and explain why the sudden decision to scrap the project which will sacrifice economic development of the province in the great prejudice to the Caviteňos..

The LRT Line 1 South Extension Project is an 11.7-kilometer line connecting the existing line southwards from Baclaran to Bacoor traversing municipalities of Paraňaque, Las Piňas, Muntinlupa and the municipality of Bacoor in Cavite. Future extensions will include also include two other towns in the province which are Imus and Dasmariňas

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6874/lrtrally.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/lrtrally.jpg/)
Rally for LRT. Cavite Gov. Ayong S. Maliksi and Vice Governor Osboy Campaña(R) show more than 20,000 signatures they gathered in a campaign requesting the government to pursue the construction of the Light Rail Transit South Extension project that will link Cavite to Metro Manila. Caviteños said a rail system will ease the heavy traffic in the province.

source: http://cavite.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176:lrt-unity-rally&catid=40:latest-news

narthuril

January 21st, 2010, 12:09 PM

^^ Paul George ang may kasalanan po niyan ay yung iboboto mong si noynoy balak nilang gatasan yan ng political propaganda

post ko lang ulit

Senate to probe new LRT project
By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Senators will study allegations that the Light Rail Transit 1-South Extension Project was overpriced and awarded to a Chinese firm without public bidding.

Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, said yesterday he would “check and study” reports that there were irregularities in the project.

Sen. Benigno Aquino III said he received information that the LRT 1 extension project was laden with problems, but they have to validate the data.

“We got some tips about certain aspects of it but we haven’t seen the contracts. Without securing documents, we cannot make conclusions at this point. We have to look into the specifications,” he said.

Aquino said they would actually check on the LRT 1-North Extension Project, aside from the LRT 1-South Extension Project.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced the award of the 11.7-kilometer LRT-1 South Extension Project to a Chinese state firm.

STAR columnist Jarius Bondoc earlier said LRT Authority (LRTA) officials originally had budgeted only $683 million, or P32.1 billion at an exchange rate of P47: $1 for the project but “when the China Shanghai (Group) Corp. came in, the rate inexplicably zoomed more than two-and-a-half times to $1.78 billion (P83.66 billion).”

“At $152 million (P7.15 billion) per kilometer, LRT-1 will beat Northrail as the world’s dearest,” Bondoc said, referring to the Northrail project that was allegedly overpriced.

“Again there was no public bidding, only closed-door negotiations at DOTC and lobbying at NEDA (National Economic Development Authority. Again too RP (Philippines) is to borrow construction funds from China EximBank. DOTC Undersecretary Guilling Mamon-diong was silent on whether they will bother to secure Monetary Board assent. He only said in recent press releases that they would soon sign the contract,” Bondoc said.

Election laws in the country bar the government from awarding contracts during the election period, which began last Jan. 10 and ends on June 10.

“Along with the ban on hiring, firing and transferring government personnel, the contracting ban is to prevent election kickbacks. Sitting elective officials are also divested of undue advantage. Violation of the laws would mean disqualification from the campaign, removal from office, and imprisonment of up to six years,” Bondoc said.

The DOTC said the project is aboveboard.

The LRTA said the LRT 1-South Extension Project to Cavite province rose by more than threefold, from $683 million to $1.78 billion because “the revised project cost includes the light rail vehicle (LRV) requirements on account of the Line 1-North Extension Project and the system enhancement works of the entire line during the 40-year concession period.”

The LRTA also recommended to the NEDA the adoption of official development assistance (ODA) as the financing scheme for the implementation of the Cavite extension project.

The LRT 1- South Extension Project aims to extend the existing 15 kilometers LRT Line 1 System southward by an additional 11.7 kilometers, of which about 10.5 kilometers 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 and reach the municipality of Bacoor in Cavite.

Sky Harbor

January 21st, 2010, 01:09 PM

absinthe_888

January 21st, 2010, 01:26 PM

^^ Cavite will let Noynoy what they feel for him come May 10.

flip2_0

January 21st, 2010, 03:22 PM

^^

di kaya nagmahal dahil umoorder din ng TREN????? LRT 4G:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Actually...

LRT South Extension Project cost US$ 1.8-B (http://balita.ph/2009/06/01/lrt-south-extension-project-cost-us-18-b/)
June 1, 2009 1:31 pm

MANILA, June 1 — The construction cost of the proposed extension of country’s first light rail transit (LRT 1) to Cavite province rose by more than three folds, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) today said. The rail authority said the estimated cost of the project increased from $ 683 million to $ 1.78 billion.

"The revised project cost includes the light rail vehicle (LRV) requirements on account of the Line 1 North Extension Project and the System Enhancement Works of the entire line during the 40-year concession period," LRTA said. The LRTA earlier awarded the construction of the LRT North Extension Project to the joint venture of D.M. Consunji Inc. and First Balfour. Costing about P6.3 billion, the project involves the construction of a 5.71-kilometer elevated line seamlessly from the Monumento Station of Line 1 to the North Avenue Station of Line 3.

The LRT North extension project is expected to complete by February next year.

The LRTA also recommended to the National Economic and Development Authority for the adoption of official development assistance (ODA) as the financing scheme for the implementation of the Cavite extension project.
The LRT south extension project aims to extend the existing 15 kilometers LRT Line 1 System southward by an additional 11.7km, of which about 10.5km will be elevated and 1.2km 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 and reach the municipality of Bacoor.

The project will include eight new passenger stations, with provision for two additional future passenger stations. It is expected to serve 800,000 passengers a day and cut travel time from Bacoor, Cavite, to Monumento, Caloocan City, to less than an hour.

The project will also involve system enhancement works over the concession period, which would include fleets upgrade, replacement and capacity improvements. A total of 64 light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be added in 2020 and 8 LRVs in 2030.

The Manila LRT 1 South Extension is a priority project of the Arroyo administration and will pass through the southern cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas and neighboring municipalities of Bacoor, Imus and Dasmariñas in Cavite. (PNA) DCT/DGA/utb

todjikid

January 21st, 2010, 06:15 PM

di ko tuloy alam kung maganda tong tahimik ang MRT line 7 o baka dead in the water na rin.

Bahay_Kubo

January 21st, 2010, 07:23 PM

correct me if i am wrong pero yung MRT-7 ba yung planned light rail line na dadaan sa Commonwealth-Elliptical Road-Quezon Ave-Welcome Rotunda-España route? :nuts:

spearhead

January 21st, 2010, 09:03 PM

pau_p1

January 22nd, 2010, 02:03 AM

correct me if i am wrong pero yung MRT-7 ba yung planned light rail line na dadaan sa Commonwealth-Elliptical Road-Quezon Ave-Welcome Rotunda-España route? :nuts:

nope.. commonwealth-elliptical road-north ave lang po....

the quezon ave-espana route is MRT4 which is shelved as of the moment

kalbongdad

January 22nd, 2010, 03:39 AM

nope.. commonwealth-elliptical road-north ave lang po....

the quezon ave-espana route is MRT4 which is shelved as of the moment

north ave. to san jose del monte bulacan po yan....wag kalimutan ang bulakan baka ma shelve din.....:lol:

i think tama lang na hindi ituloy yun ng government ni pgma...dahil baka akusahan na naman sila ng pag approve ng midnight projects...ang sisihin nila yang senado at si noynoy aquino....yan ang mga iboto nila....hahaha buti nga sa inyo....pa noynoy noynoy pa kau....ngayon nakita nyo na tunay na kulay nya....yellow....weak...what a loser yaya....:lol::lol::nuts::nuts::ohno::ohno::bash::bash:

wheel of steel

January 22nd, 2010, 04:37 AM

correct me if i am wrong pero yung MRT-7 ba yung planned light rail line na dadaan sa Commonwealth-Elliptical Road-Quezon Ave-Welcome Rotunda-España route? :nuts:

MRT 7 - SM North to Bulacan via North Ave. and Commonwealth Ave.
MRT4 - Bilibid Prison to Batasan via Quezon ave and Commonwealth Ave.

2 to 4 kolometers of both MRT7 and MRT4 will be side by side (4 tracks) based on the feasibility study conducted by DOTC.

chris_nigel

January 22nd, 2010, 05:37 AM

d ba scrap na yung mrt 4...sana matuloy nga lahat

RonnieR

January 22nd, 2010, 06:46 AM

^^ Haay...political grandstanding at its finest. If Noynoy intended to be a hero, then at the very minimum he should have pursued this way, way earlier.

Too late the hero he is. This is all an electioneering tactic: once the Caviteños find out that Noynoy was behind this mess, I wonder if they will still vote for him. :ohno:

How come Noynoy suddenly wants to investigate LRT South Extension???? Matagal na to, nasa news ang cost. Now, bigla nyang iimbestigahan?

In aid of election?

Paul George Alcala

January 22nd, 2010, 06:50 AM

Kelan MRT-7 akala ko ngaun Jan yun sisimulan

ICHUO_MX

January 22nd, 2010, 07:18 AM

RonnieR

January 22nd, 2010, 07:27 AM

I guess kelangan na lang talaga nila maghintay ng bagong pangulo para dito. 5 months na lang ang tiisin.

Pero siguro dahil nga ang PGMA Admin projects is infrastructures like transportations ang kaniyang mga nagawa, maaring may pagasa ngang magawa ang LRT South kaya pinupushed ulit ng Cavite governmnt itong project na to.

Sa kasamaang palad, hindi na itinuloy dahil sa lack of time. Dahil matatapos na ang kanyang termino bilang pangulo.

Mahirap nga naman na baka may kumontrang bagong pangulo kapag inaprubahan ito. Sisihin na naman si PGMA at lalong pasamain ito.

Sanay na mga Cavitenio sa pagtitiis sa kakaasa sa proyektong yan. I-extend nyo na lang kahit 5 months.

Pero sana magawa na talaga yan. May loves ako sa Cavite na gusto ko man din puntahan, tinatamad n lang ako dahil sa sobrang traffic. Sumpa yung traffic dun. Yung ganon.

That's not the point. DOTC has started the planning, feasibility study, coordinated with the agencies for its funding and it was approved by NEDA and President. If you wait for the new administration in July 2010 or 6 months from now, do you think it will be his first priority? Start from zero ulit yan, and at least 2 years planning, review, funding, etc. ang gagawin bago ang construction. I'm sure may magtatanong pa nyan - allegations, senate investigation, inquiry, etc

dewlin07

January 22nd, 2010, 03:41 PM

That's not the point. DOTC has started the planning, feasibility study, coordinated with the agencies for its funding and it was approved by NEDA and President. If you wait for the new administration in July 2010 or 6 months from now, do you think it will be his first priority? Start from zero ulit yan, and at least 2 years planning, review, funding, etc. ang gagawin bago ang construction. I'm sure may magtatanong pa nyan - allegations, senate investigation, inquiry, etc

Oo nga... Kung meron kang pipilian: 6 months from now ang start ng const. MRT7, or Start the construction NOW?

Many people needs the MRT 7 now in the Bulacan. Pag naayos na ito, it could be lessen the traffic in the Whole Metro Manila.

Tanong lang... anong cities ang madadaanan ang MRT 7? At mga proposed stations?

adgaps

January 22nd, 2010, 04:06 PM

barrera_marquez

January 22nd, 2010, 04:40 PM

Yung rally ng mga taga-Cavite. It reminds me of Bagong Barrio... now this is where the people of BB is lucky. They are confirmed to have one but Caviteños, they are butted out.

Anak ng tinapay, ituloy niyo na yang sa Cavite extension... mauuna pa Common station, Malvar station at Masinag-Port Area extension ng LRT-2 niyan e...

ICHUO_MX

January 22nd, 2010, 07:23 PM

todjikid

January 22nd, 2010, 08:17 PM

nope.. commonwealth-elliptical road-north ave lang po....

the quezon ave-espana route is MRT4 which is shelved as of the moment

MRT 4 shelved
MRT 7 - ito ba hindi pa shelved?

Lord please...sana hindi naman...

ICHUO_MX

January 23rd, 2010, 12:07 AM

Oo nga... Kung meron kang pipilian: 6 months from now ang start ng const. MRT7, or Start the construction NOW?

Many people needs the MRT 7 now in the Bulacan. Pag naayos na ito, it could be lessen the traffic in the Whole Metro Manila.

Tanong lang... anong cities ang madadaanan ang MRT 7? At mga proposed stations?

Ang makikinabang sa MRT7 sa part ng Bulacan is mostly mga taga SJDM lang din. Mangilan ngilan siguro mga Marilao, Sta Maria, Norzagaray. Ang layo kasi ng pinaka dulong station ng SJDM dahil halos Lagro lang din malapit yung sentro ng SJDM.

Kapag naman Northrail yung mga bayan sa Bulacan like, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, Calumpit at mga karatig bayan nito makikinabang.

Kapag naman PNR CVR yung mga taga Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliuag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, at mga karatig bayan.

hecky12

January 23rd, 2010, 12:36 AM

hecky12

January 23rd, 2010, 12:38 AM

^^ Haay...political grandstanding at its finest. If Noynoy intended to be a hero, then at the very minimum he should have pursued this way, way earlier.

Too late the hero he is. This is all an electioneering tactic: once the Caviteños find out that Noynoy was behind this mess, I wonder if they will still vote for him. :ohno:

Dasma City supports GIBO TEODORO.. dami na niyang poster dun sa dasma.. so malamang.. malaki ang votes ni Gibo sa dasma..

bluesgnt30

January 23rd, 2010, 02:09 AM

Compared to LRT 1 and MRT 3, LRT 2 have the cleanest terminals and train coaches.

Sky Harbor

January 23rd, 2010, 02:46 AM

Dasma City supports GIBO TEODORO.. dami na niyang poster dun sa dasma.. so malamang.. malaki ang votes ni Gibo sa dasma..

Posters are not supposed to be a factor of who people should vote for. Either way, I find that Dick Gordon is the presidential candidate most committed to the expansion and modernization of our railways, be it LRT, MRT or PNR.

edly

January 23rd, 2010, 03:06 AM

Sinisimulan na ba yung sa Masinag?

Not yet. Tentative date of construction will be 2011.

jpdm

January 23rd, 2010, 03:28 AM

jpdm

January 23rd, 2010, 03:29 AM

Compared to LRT 1 and MRT 3, LRT 2 have the cleanest terminals and train coaches.

Agree.:)

-SNPKLSDMBLDR-

January 23rd, 2010, 03:59 AM

OT

Kung fully restored na PNR service...I hope the PNR will be more creative and explore the same idea of naming some PNR stations or areas after such business institutions like SM.

tanong ko lang kung totoo yung about sa northrail project ng PNR, na maglalagay ang SM ng malls na connected mismo sa stations o malapit lang sa stations ng northrail. i think may nabasa akong article about this.

sulong

January 23rd, 2010, 04:26 AM

di ba ang lrt south expansion project ay pinanganako ni pgma noong sona sonahan niya. dahil dyan pinatunayan niya ang kasibangan lahat ng "pangako napapako". baka naman yung pondo nakalaan dun ay nagamit na o gagamitin para sa mga kanditura ng mga allies niya. kaya sinabi na ang susunood na administration na lang daw ang bahala.

one word could summarize that "CORRUPTION" :ohno::bash:

Gusto man ipatupag ni GMA ang mga proyekto na 'yan, may check-and-balance kasi sa kasalukuyang set-up ng pamahalaan natin. Ang bawat kilos ng pangulo kailangan muna na "tingnan" ng mga konggresista natin, kaya mabagal ay prone sa corruption ang kasalukuyang sistema. Kailangan "mapaligaya" ang mga kongresista para makausad ang mga proyekto ng pangulo. Samakatuwid, hindi dapat sa pangulo lang lagi ibinabáling ang sísi. =)

walrus357

January 23rd, 2010, 04:30 AM

tanong ko lang kung totoo yung about sa northrail project ng PNR, na maglalagay ang SM ng malls na connected mismo sa stations o malapit lang sa stations ng northrail. i think may nabasa akong article about this.

^^ baka ang tinutukoy mo ay yung sa marilao. nagkataon kasi na yung track ng northrail ay dumaan mismo sa tapat ng SM Marilao. ewan ko lang kong "nag-donate" na naman ang SM para dun ilagay ang terminal ng Northrail.
ang SM marrilao kasi ay halos nasa boundary na ng marilao at meycauayan kaya ala ng terminal sa meycauayan, kaya pagkatapos ng valenzuela terminal marilao na ang susunod...

Sky Harbor

January 23rd, 2010, 05:05 AM

OT

Kung fully restored na PNR service...I hope the PNR will be more creative and explore the same idea of naming some PNR stations or areas after such business institutions like SM.

I disagree. PNR should not be subject to the commercialization of LRT/MRT stations. In addition, it would be hard to rename stations particularly because those station names have been the same names since time immemorial. That's why despite the renaming of Pandacan station to Beata, for example, everyone still calls the station Pandacan.

Besides, the closest SM mall to any PNR station is SM City Bicutan, on the other service road.

absinthe_888

January 23rd, 2010, 07:15 AM

^^ Even the station guide signage inside the DMUs itself indicates Pasay Road and Buendia for Arnaiz and Gil Puyat Avenues respectively.

OT: Stop renaming our roads! :D

b_two

January 23rd, 2010, 07:20 AM

Compared to LRT 1 and MRT 3, LRT 2 have the cleanest terminals and train coaches.

i really like lrt 2 compared sa lrt 1 and mrt 3. yung lrt 2 kasi mas maluwag, malinis, at mas maganda ang pagkakagawa.

kalbongdad

January 23rd, 2010, 07:52 AM

agree...tsaka ganun talaga yun ang pinakabago sa tatlo.....

gaLj

January 23rd, 2010, 08:25 AM

agree...tsaka ganun talaga yun ang pinakabago sa tatlo.....

agree

unfortunately medyo luma na ang design ng stations ng lrt1 and mrt 3 i-rehabilitate lang nila gaganda ung station.

narthuril

January 23rd, 2010, 08:46 AM

Kelan MRT-7 akala ko ngaun Jan yun sisimulan

dude, learn to research.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9006-mrt-7-faces-delay-as-investors-run-into-funding-problem

kalbongdad

January 23rd, 2010, 09:35 AM

agree

unfortunately medyo luma na ang design ng stations ng lrt1 and mrt 3 i-rehabilitate lang nila gaganda ung station.

ni rehab ang lrt1 pero ewan kung anong klaseng rehab ...ang mga bubong butas na.....at ang signages...hindi man lang ayusin....wala talagang kwenta mga station managers dyan...

ICHUO_MX

January 23rd, 2010, 09:42 AM

tanong ko lang kung totoo yung about sa northrail project ng PNR, na maglalagay ang SM ng malls na connected mismo sa stations o malapit lang sa stations ng northrail. i think may nabasa akong article about this.

Malapit lang sa Mall ng SM and that is the SM City Marilao and ofcourse connected siya via overpass. Doon kasi siya mismo dadaan sa harap ng SM Marilao. For sure, kukuhanin ng SM ang Marilao Station or magiging partly-owned dahil ipa-privatized ang mga stations from Valenzuela to Guiguinto.
And as long as gusto nila bilin yung rights to rename it, ok naman siguro. And i think kumbaga, may share anmana ng SM magpatayo ng station eh bukod pa sa ibabayad na rights to rename it, so kumbaga parang obligado ang gubyerno para idikit yung word na SM. Pero kung ang LRT hindi nakiusap ng konting funds sa SM or hindi tumanggap ng funds from SM, eh walang karapatan ang SM na magdikit ng name na SM sa station. Pwera na lang kung mag ooffer sila ng pagbili ng rights to add their "SM" sa official names.

Yung sa LRT naman, ok lang kung lagyan ng name na "SM North Avenue Station" kasi nga may North Avenue Station na. And for sure, hindi ipapa-name ng Ayala ang MRT North Ave dahil nag-eexist na ito. Example... Trinoma North Avenue Station or North Avenue Station - Trinoma

Ahehehe

edly

January 23rd, 2010, 10:07 AM

ni rehab ang lrt1 pero ewan kung anong klaseng rehab ...ang mga bubong butas na.....at ang signages...hindi man lang ayusin....wala talagang kwenta mga station managers dyan...

Ayun nga ang pinagtataka ko sa LRTA. Ok sana yung ginawa nilang pagsasaayos ng walls ng station at ginawa na nilang aluminum cladding pero yung bubong yung luma pa rin. Dapat ginaya na lang nila yung disenyo ng MRT2 stations tapos kulay... blue naman. (Di kasi bagay ang yellow sa bubong eh):lol:

kevinb

January 23rd, 2010, 10:16 AM

^^ Maybe they're doing it one by one due to lack of funds.

pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 23rd, 2010, 10:57 AM

speaking of modernization initiative of LRT2..i was shocked..d nman masyado..pero napatigil ako..when i experienced this one inside the SANTOLAN STATION this morning.kahapun la pa to..good to know..inaayos na nila..KUDOS to the management of LRT2..

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6033/23012010.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2039/23012010001.jpg

with the new scanner machine..di na mano-mano..:):):)
sorry for the pic..camphone lng kasi..

ionmarx

January 23rd, 2010, 12:59 PM

Binay hits Palace over Cavite rail project (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100123-249019/Binay-hits-Palace-over-Cavite-rail-project)

By Maricar Cinco
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 15:44:00 01/23/2010

Filed Under: Railway, Politics, Eleksyon 2010

SAN PEDRO, Laguna, Philippines—Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, United Opposition vice presidential candidate, said Saturday he believes Malacañang’s decision to shelve the Cavite rail project was political retaliation against local officials who had turned against the administration.

“Clearly, it is an example of vindictive politics. But in punishing local officials, it is the people of Cavite who get hurt,” Binay said in an e-mailed statement reacting to an Inquirer story on the scrapping of the proposed P1-billion LRT Line 1 South Extension Project (LRT-1 SEP) that would have connected Baclaran to Bacoor City.

The 11.7- kilometer railway was an 11-year-old project of Cavite Governor Erineo "Ayong" Maliksi, but the Department of Transportation and Communications recently felt not enough time was left to pursue it.

“Clearly, the fate of LRT Cavite was arrived at after a loyalty check, and probably, after enticing Cavite provincial leaders to shift political allegiance back to the Palace. When they said 'no', the Palace retaliated by refusing to green light the project,” Binay said.

He claimed meeting several other local leaders, who had complained about the “unfair treatment” by the national government.

“All projects are reviewed through the prism of politics. Hence, projects by Arroyo favorites get fast-tracked, while the projects of those who oppose her get derailed,” Binay added.

He also assailed the “midnight relief” of the police commander in Cavite as well as in other provinces whose “governors have decided to cast their lot with the opposition.”

In a text message to the Inquirer on Saturday, Maliksi said: “Mayor Binay is entitled to his opinion. We thank him for expressing support to our appeal for the LRT project. We would just like to appeal to the President for this project to be implemented immediately to ease traffic in Cavite.”

The governor claimed to be a staunch ally of Ms Arroyo before he forged a pact with Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr., and decided to run under the Liberal Party banner in the May 2010 elections.

Maliksi, who is ending his term as governor, is vying for a seat in the Congress representing the lone district of Imus.

“I had stayed with GMA because I did not want this project to be affected,” he said in an earlier interview.

“But now that she’s not a candidate anymore (for president)... I could not be with the Lakas Kampi since the Revillas are there (or) with the Nacionalista (party) because they have the Remullas,” Maliksi said, referring to his political rivals in the vote-rich province.

He said he even talked to former environment secretary Lito Atienza about his plans of supporting the LP.

“It’s not my character to just jump [to another party] without informing them,” he added.

So Cavite politics was a factor as to why it was shelved? Sad. :ohno:

neil02

January 23rd, 2010, 01:15 PM

pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 23rd, 2010, 01:31 PM

ako din napatigil.. hehe pero parang mas mabilis yung mano-mano, siguro di pa sanay mga tao kaya medyo mabagal

yeah..mas mabilis ung mano-mano bro..i think naging mabagal lng dun sa area sa scanner machine..isa lng kasi..kaya ganun..pero atleast nasimulan na..sana for good na to...kaya gusto ko ang LRT2 eh..maayus at di magulo..:):):)

kevinb

January 23rd, 2010, 01:41 PM

^^ "Slowly but surely" is the thought that comes into mind. It maybe a bit inconvenient but it's sure that nothing dangerous will come inside the LRT station premises. Guards there just take a quick peek in your bags, and voila, you are hazard-free. This is much much better IMO.

b_two

January 23rd, 2010, 01:55 PM

^^^^

just as long as it will make everyone's journey safer... go,go, go tayo jan. what's a little inconcenience compared to blowing into pieces pag may nakalusot na bomba... knock on wood.

todjikid

January 23rd, 2010, 01:55 PM

dude, learn to research.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9006-mrt-7-faces-delay-as-investors-run-into-funding-problem

i have read this and more, but hearsays and inside information are more juicy.

barrera_marquez

January 23rd, 2010, 02:04 PM

Sinisimulan na ba yung sa Masinag?

Hindi pa pero on-going na yung feasibility study ng LRT-2 extension e.

dewlin07

January 23rd, 2010, 02:32 PM

^^ of course, the best and the right choice would be NOW...

as for your question, MRT7 will start in Quezon City, then traverse North Caloocan, and end at San Jose del Monte, Bulacan...

Ang makikinabang sa MRT7 sa part ng Bulacan is mostly mga taga SJDM lang din. Mangilan ngilan siguro mga Marilao, Sta Maria, Norzagaray. Ang layo kasi ng pinaka dulong station ng SJDM dahil halos Lagro lang din malapit yung sentro ng SJDM.

Kapag naman Northrail yung mga bayan sa Bulacan like, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, Calumpit at mga karatig bayan nito makikinabang.

Kapag naman PNR CVR yung mga taga Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliuag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, at mga karatig bayan.

Ah ok... Thanks for the information. :)

Hindi ba sya dadaan ng Valenzuela?

dewlin07

January 23rd, 2010, 02:41 PM

Compared to LRT 1 and MRT 3, LRT 2 have the cleanest terminals and train coaches.

Agree. Maganda pa ang Design ng station at maluwag ang train nila... :)

dewlin07

January 23rd, 2010, 02:51 PM

agree

unfortunately medyo luma na ang design ng stations ng lrt1 and mrt 3 i-rehabilitate lang nila gaganda ung station.

Di ba kaya ng LRTA na irehabilitate total into NEW ang mga stations na Lumang luma at sira na??

ICHUO_MX

January 23rd, 2010, 03:13 PM

Di ba kaya ng LRTA na irehabilitate total into NEW ang mga stations na Lumang luma at sira na??

Kailangan muna magbayad muna ng utang bago ito gawin kaya konting rehabilitation lang ang kailangan ng mga ito. Besides napapakinabangan pa naman bastat siguraduhin lang na matibay pa ang mga ito pag may di inaasahang kalamidad.

kalbongdad

January 23rd, 2010, 03:44 PM

well siguro umiiwas na ang arroyo admin sa akusasyon ng gagawa ng midnight projects...kung ano ang mapapakinabangan ng mga taga oposisyon ok lang na apruban ng pangulo na midnight project.... pero pag ayaw nila....kukundinahin na midnight projects....damned if you do damned if you don't.....

queetz@home

January 23rd, 2010, 06:39 PM

narthuril

January 23rd, 2010, 09:33 PM

^^ Win win situation kay noynoy yun kaya niya ginawa yun... kung itutuloy yung LRT-SE meron siyang makakukuhang pogi points sa pag iimbistiga. kung icacancel naman sisihin rin nila yung nag cancel. Checkmate move against kay Gloria. Tingin ko mas ok nga na shinelve nalang muna. Kung magaya yan sa ZTE di na sisikatan ng araw yang project na yan.

kaelthas18

January 24th, 2010, 10:36 AM

if noynoy wins... probably all infra projects will be shelved..

sayang tlga ... kung noon pa start mga projects. laking ginhawa sana ng Mega Manila..

kaelthas18

January 24th, 2010, 10:42 AM

^^

Sir Han! thanks for the updates!! yan nga yung nakita ko around 5 pm... iniinstall na yung cable wires...:)

Bumibilis na ang gawa ng DMCI at ng NEP!! :banana:

sana dmci at first balfour narin gumawa ng MRT 7 at lrt1 south extension para mabilis.. amf, bkit naman kasi binigay pa sa banyagang contractor (chinese contractor) eh alam naman natin ang ngyari sa Northrail..kabagal.. kurakot pa

b_two

January 24th, 2010, 01:20 PM

sino ba ang nagdesign at sino ang gumawa ng lrt 2? siguro nasagot na itong mga tanong ko before pero parang awa nyo na sagutin nyo ulit. :lol:

edly

January 24th, 2010, 01:42 PM

if noynoy wins... probably all infra projects will be shelved..

Hhmmm... Very much like his mother's approach towards infrastructure projects then... Really scary.

dewlin07

January 24th, 2010, 04:41 PM

sana dmci at first balfour narin gumawa ng MRT 7 at lrt1 south extension para mabilis.. amf, bkit naman kasi binigay pa sa banyagang contractor (chinese contractor) eh alam naman natin ang ngyari sa Northrail..kabagal.. kurakot pa

Chinese Contractor ang North Rail? Anong company yun? As Far As I Know, Mabilis gumawa ang mga chinese when comes to Infrastructure...

LOOK AT CHINA NOW...:nuts:

dewlin07

January 24th, 2010, 04:43 PM

Kailangan muna magbayad muna ng utang bago ito gawin kaya konting rehabilitation lang ang kailangan ng mga ito. Besides napapakinabangan pa naman bastat siguraduhin lang na matibay pa ang mga ito pag may di inaasahang kalamidad.

Marami ang gumagamit ng LRT everyday. So magakano kinikita nila sa isang araw? Saan napupunta ang pera? Baka sa loob isang taon kaya na ibalik ang mga utang at kaya na rin yan Irehabilitate ang mga stations nya....

cool_blue

January 24th, 2010, 05:10 PM

if noynoy wins... probably all infra projects will be shelved..

YES at baka unahin pa nya ang LRT papuntang Hacienda Luisita at ang Noynoy Aquino International Airport... :nuts:

If we want all infra projects to push through, then DO NOT VOTE NOYNOY!

Yung rally ng mga taga-Cavite. It reminds me of Bagong Barrio... now this is where the people of BB is lucky. They are confirmed to have one but Caviteños, they are butted out.

Anak ng tinapay, ituloy niyo na yang sa Cavite extension... mauuna pa Common station, Malvar station at Masinag-Port Area extension ng LRT-2 niyan e...

What if magsama-sama ang mga taga Paranaque, Las Pinas at Cavite at magrally kami para matuloy ang LRT South Extension, uubra kaya?

Utang na loob, Grade 5 pa ako itong project na 'to (it was year 1995, hindi pa city ang Las Pinas nun), may trabaho na ako ngayon, WALA PA RIN! :ohno:

kalbongdad

January 24th, 2010, 06:01 PM

singilin nyo si noynoy at si gordon....yun ang gustong magimbistiga ulit....pero yung imbistigasyon baka madali na lang yan....mga 3day and 10 years na lang.......:lol:

Waldenstrom

January 24th, 2010, 06:01 PM

^^ Pag naging presidente si Manny, malamang ituloy nya yan! He promised to redevelop the south :)

ICHUO_MX

January 24th, 2010, 06:41 PM

^^ Pag naging presidente si Manny, malamang ituloy nya yan! He promised to redevelop the south :)

Eh kasi naman, dinevelop na ang South pero pinabayaan, hindi man lang magkaroon ng Urban Planning, tapos samahan mo pa ng mga politicians na ewan ko kung anong ginawa.

Kaya nga dinevelop ang North dahil developed na ang South, pinabayaan lang.

ICHUO_MX

January 24th, 2010, 06:56 PM

Marami ang gumagamit ng LRT everyday. So magakano kinikita nila sa isang araw? Saan napupunta ang pera? Baka sa loob isang taon kaya na ibalik ang mga utang at kaya na rin yan Irehabilitate ang mga stations nya....

Bilyon bilyon ang utang nito, and if im not mistaken yung binabayad natin na 15pesos na pagsakay natin, hindi talaga ito ang actual fare, kumbaga inaabonohan ng gobyerno ang kulang. Kung tutuusin ang pamasahe dapat mga 20-25 pesos pero 15 lang ang bayad natin.

Sky Harbor

January 24th, 2010, 11:59 PM

singilin nyo si noynoy at si gordon....yun ang gustong magimbistiga ulit....pero yung imbistigasyon baka madali na lang yan....mga 3day and 10 years na lang.......:lol:

The former deserves more blame than the latter, if the latter should get any blame at all. Gordon is the chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, so he has to investigate if there are anomalies in the LRT-1 South Extension. On the other hand, Noynoy wanted to investigate for he reportedly received information that the project was anomalous.

Not to doubt their sincerity here, but someone is doing this for supposed political gain. And it's backfiring.

kalbongdad

January 25th, 2010, 04:22 PM

edly

January 26th, 2010, 12:15 AM

RonnieR

January 26th, 2010, 07:17 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4286954963_684258d8dc.jpg
new handrails
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kel0814/4286954963/

Nice shot of 3G trains
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4171984328_fb0fafa3b4.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samreyes91/4171984328/

epik ll ian

January 26th, 2010, 08:07 AM

gaLj

January 26th, 2010, 09:30 AM

kalbongdad

January 26th, 2010, 12:32 PM

Just a li'l update about the newly-refurbished MRT North Avenue station (entrance only):

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4055/pict0374tf.jpg
New signage.
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3483/pict0376.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2834/pict0375w.jpg
Entrance with newly-installed floor tiles.

Glad to see this since the flooring is no longer wet and slippery as before.

di ba yung north ave...ay yung trinoma?

RonnieR

January 26th, 2010, 12:36 PM

Just a li'l update about the newly-refurbished MRT North Avenue station (entrance only):
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2834/pict0375w.jpg
Entrance with newly-installed floor tiles.

Glad to see this since the flooring is no longer wet and slippery as before.
sana i repaint ang railing. Kinalawang na

manchowyin

January 26th, 2010, 01:31 PM

Great shots! Thanks!

kevinb

January 26th, 2010, 02:04 PM

di ba yung north ave...ay yung trinoma?

Yes. It's the one connected to Trinoma.

Englehart

January 26th, 2010, 02:26 PM

gaLj

January 26th, 2010, 03:03 PM

kaya pag rush hour ang problema lang yung mga 1g dahil 3 coaches lang.....

at oorder sila ng mga new trains pag natapos yung south extension.....
merong 1g na 4 coaches meron din 2g na 3 coaches

anyway ang primary na kelangan ng lrt1 is rehabilitation ng stations

Englehart

January 26th, 2010, 03:17 PM

merong 1g na 4 coaches meron din 2g na 3 coaches

anyway ang primary na kelangan ng lrt1 is rehabilitation ng stations

parang baliktad.....

1g = yung mga puti (3 coaches lang)

2g = nandun sa depot nila may sira wala kahit na operational...

3g = yung blue doors (4 coach katulad ng 2g)

yun..... yep tama ka kailangan na irehab ang mga stations ng Line 1 dami na kasi butas ang bubong eh

happosai

January 26th, 2010, 03:57 PM

^^tama. Yung 1G di puwedeng gawing 4 coaches. Di kakasya sa mga platform. Unless na extend nila ang mga platform na parang gagawin sa monumento terminal.

gaLj

January 26th, 2010, 05:34 PM

parang baliktad.....

1g = yung mga puti (3 coaches lang)

2g = nandun sa depot nila may sira wala kahit na operational...

3g = yung blue doors (4 coach katulad ng 2g)

yun..... yep tama ka kailangan na irehab ang mga stations ng Line 1 dami na kasi butas ang bubong eh

ung 3g(blue doors) merong 3 coaches meron ding 4 coaches same with 1g (puti) meron 3/4 coaches

Dapat katulad nalang ng sa lrt2 trains kaso di kakasya sa tracks :ohno:

kalbongdad

January 27th, 2010, 02:46 AM

any new pic...on the nep...?

Jrommel

January 27th, 2010, 03:01 AM

renovate na nila lahat ng stations sa mrt.lrt pati yung labas para ayos:banana:

adgaps

January 27th, 2010, 03:54 AM

pansin ko sa LRT1 kahit anong dami ng trains nila kulang parin pag rush hour pano pa kaya kung matuloy ang south extension.

Dapat siguro itaas na to 20 pesos and gawing standard fare (end to end).
And bumili ng high capacity trains and payagang magtayo ng sariling powerplant ang lrta

^^ yup... problema talaga ng LRT1 kapag rush hour at ambagal magdatingan ng mga tren na puno rin naman kapag dumating na sa station mo.. konti lang din ang skip trains...

tapos madalas pang nagkakaaberya... tumatapat pa sa rush hour... hayz.. :ohno:

pero i do agree na daapt taasan ang presyo sa LRT1, not only to give LRTA more budget for renovation and maintenance, para rin maregulate ang dami ng pasahero... though kapag kasama na ang south extension, siguro hindi lang dapat 20 pesos... P25-30 pwede na siguro... :)

parang baliktad.....

1g = yung mga puti (3 coaches lang)

2g = nandun sa depot nila may sira wala kahit na operational...

3g = yung blue doors (4 coach katulad ng 2g)

yun..... yep tama ka kailangan na irehab ang mga stations ng Line 1 dami na kasi butas ang bubong eh

^^ i usually see 1G trains kapag hindi rush hour, kasi hindi naman gaanong karamihan ang mga pasahero, kaya ok lang na 3 coaches lang...

and, yep, irehab na ang mga stations... especially Gil Puyat station... pag umuulan nagkakaroon ng waterfalls sa loob... :lol::lol:

renovate na nila lahat ng stations sa mrt.lrt pati yung labas para ayos:banana:

^^ yung LRT1 talagang nanlilimahid na yung labas... ampanget na tingnan na ang linis at ang ganda ng north extension, tapos yung original line eh nangingitim na.. :ohno::ohno:

paulomikael

January 27th, 2010, 04:04 AM

hecky12

January 27th, 2010, 04:16 AM

Bilyon bilyon ang utang nito, and if im not mistaken yung binabayad natin na 15pesos na pagsakay natin, hindi talaga ito ang actual fare, kumbaga inaabonohan ng gobyerno ang kulang. Kung tutuusin ang pamasahe dapat mga 20-25 pesos pero 15 lang ang bayad natin.

may binabayaran pa bang utang ang LRT? ang alam ko government owned na ito wala na silang binabayarang upa. kung upa ba tawag dun.. yung ibang bansa ang nagpondo tapos you gonna pay them sa kung ilang taon ang napagusapan.. so alam ko government owned na ang LRT..siguro yung utang nila ay sa mga repairs na lang.. dapat nga talagang magkaron ng grand rehabilitation ang LRT1 kasi masyado ng maugong pag dumadaan ang tren..

hecky12

January 27th, 2010, 04:21 AM

The former deserves more blame than the latter, if the latter should get any blame at all. Gordon is the chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, so he has to investigate if there are anomalies in the LRT-1 South Extension. On the other hand, Noynoy wanted to investigate for he reportedly received information that the project was anomalous.

Not to doubt their sincerity here, but someone is doing this for supposed political gain. And it's backfiring.

really? saka bakit ganun? biglang nagkainterest si noynoy sa lrt south ext.proj? wa naman siya say dito nun e.. pati si binay nakikisawsaw.. asikasuhin na lang ni binay ang makati.. wag na siya magambisyon ng pwesto bilang bise kasi kasinungalingan naman yung ad niya.. dati yung unang version ng ad niya lahat daw ng taga makati libre.. pero sa latest ad niya.. yung mahihirap na lang ang libre.. o diba kalokohan.. but anyways, SAWSAW ISSUE LANG TONG DALAWANG ITO..

hecky12

January 27th, 2010, 04:24 AM

hecky12

January 27th, 2010, 04:25 AM

ganda naman ng north avenue sign.. naka emboss kaso ilang days lang yan.. kulay itim na yan mano man lang sana nilagay sa parang aquarium ang dating na sealed talaga siya tapos my light.. para yung glass na lang pupunasan at madaling punasan..pwedeng gamitan ng pledge..

naughtycalboy

January 27th, 2010, 04:42 AM

ang mrt train, shape ng kabaon.

edly

January 27th, 2010, 04:50 AM

^^Mas gusto ko pa yung ginawang signange sa LRT1 stations. Flat lang, may ilaw tska may frame. Pag pinunasan, ayos na. Dapat talaga ayusin na pang buong MRT- North Avenue station para makahabol naman sa modernong stations ng NEP.:lol:

Englehart

January 27th, 2010, 08:13 AM

mukhang march pa yung Balintawak at yung Roosevelt

dahil may nakasulat sa Loob ng LRT ay Hanggang Feb 28 ang makakaranas ng aberya grabe dami umalis ng LRT tapus nag PNR na lang...... dahil aberya lagi sa umaga.....

barrera_marquez

January 27th, 2010, 12:28 PM

YES at baka unahin pa nya ang LRT papuntang Hacienda Luisita at ang Noynoy Aquino International Airport... :nuts:

If we want all infra projects to push through, then DO NOT VOTE NOYNOY!

What if magsama-sama ang mga taga Paranaque, Las Pinas at Cavite at magrally kami para matuloy ang LRT South Extension, uubra kaya?

Utang na loob, Grade 5 pa ako itong project na 'to (it was year 1995, hindi pa city ang Las Pinas nun), may trabaho na ako ngayon, WALA PA RIN! :ohno:

That might work... yung Bagong Barrio nga e naayos iyan pa kayang ilang lungsod.

edly

January 27th, 2010, 12:34 PM

^^Palagay ko kulang din kasi sa TULAK ang mga mga pulitko sa Cavite at Southern Metro Manila kaya di ito matuloy-tuloy. Parang hesitant din silang mag-lunsad nito kasi di daw sila maambunan ng biyaya.:nuts:

habagatcentral1

January 27th, 2010, 12:39 PM

^^ Sa akin, kulang. Maliksi was once an ally of Gloria's. Now because of his switching allegiance, the shelving of LRT South Extension is attributed to "politicking" according to him.

Still, we the residents are the major losers in this move.

x12y12

January 27th, 2010, 02:43 PM

kulang lang sa kalampag ang mga caviteno. i press release pa ng i press release ang lrt extension. ewan ko alng kung di maturete si gloria ar ora oradang pahalukay ang lrt project na ito.

ganun tau eh lingas kugon.

ondoy ng nakalimutan na eh. ito pa kaya. mas urgent kaya si ondoy II next year..

kalbongdad

January 27th, 2010, 03:39 PM

iboto nyo si naynay este noynoy para lalong matuloy yang lrt extension nyo....baka pagkaupo nya 1 month lang at 10year ok na yan...:lol:

Fraulein

January 27th, 2010, 03:44 PM

^^ Any latest pictures on NEP?

adgaps

January 27th, 2010, 04:00 PM

That might work... yung Bagong Barrio nga e naayos iyan pa kayang ilang lungsod.

^^ sabagay, mas maganda kung magsasama-sama ang mga cities na dadaanan ng LRT-SEP at magrally para maituloy na yan...

but then, iba ang kaso kasi ng Bagong Barrio... our mayor, Recom Echiverri, actually threatened not to approve all the necessary documents for DMFB to construct LRT extension in Caloocan.. then, he brought the case directly to Malacanang, to which GMA ordered DMFB and LRTA to construct what will be Malvar station in Caloocan...

sa kaso naman ng South Extension, wala pang nasimulan... at mag-eeleksyon na... kaya by this time, any move may be branded as politically motivated... kaya mejo mahirap-hirap mag-assert sa ngayon..

but i do hope South Extension will push through... at hindi lang basta matutuloy... dapat sana maganda, not like the MRT3 abomination... :ohno::ohno:

flip2_0

January 27th, 2010, 04:54 PM

^^ Any latest pictures on NEP?

I second this!

TheAvenger

January 27th, 2010, 05:19 PM

^^ sabagay, mas maganda kung magsasama-sama ang mga cities na dadaanan ng LRT-SEP at magrally para maituloy na yan...

but then, iba ang kaso kasi ng Bagong Barrio... our mayor, Recom Echiverri, actually threatened not to approve all the necessary documents for DMFB to construct LRT extension in Caloocan.. then, he brought the case directly to Malacanang, to which GMA ordered DMFB and LRTA to construct what will be Malvar station in Caloocan...

sa kaso naman ng South Extension, wala pang nasimulan... at mag-eeleksyon na... kaya by this time, any move may be branded as politically motivated... kaya mejo mahirap-hirap mag-assert sa ngayon..

but i do hope South Extension will push through... at hindi lang basta matutuloy... dapat sana maganda, not like the MRT3 abomination... :ohno::ohno:

The Bagong Barrio LRT Station is D E A D or NO MORE.

According to some "insider" the construction of Bagong Barrio LRT Station is already shelved since LRT NEP will not construct it unless the City government of Caloocan is the one who will pay for the construction.

So no more Bagong Barrio LRT Station, period.

queetz@home

January 28th, 2010, 01:26 AM

^^ Are you serious? I hope its just heresay and not really true. My experience in the Philippines is a lot of people like to be called or considered "insiders" since they have this perception that it makes themselves look "cool".

But if it is true, then we heard it here first in SSC Philippines.

cq40

January 28th, 2010, 01:35 AM

It actually makes sense because they requested it, similar SM North's case where they shouldered an amount for just moving the station slightly near their mall. Caloocan really should pay something since this is an optional station at first that they force-request to put at, 100 million/station right? But I can see this station happening anyhow in the next administration so..let's just wait and see (the official news of the indefinite cancellation mwahahaha)

happosai

January 28th, 2010, 03:38 AM

Just a li'l update about the newly-refurbished MRT North Avenue station (entrance only):

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4055/pict0374tf.jpg
New signage.

^^Di kaya gawa lang sa styro yan?? :nuts:

mukhang march pa yung Balintawak at yung Roosevelt

dahil may nakasulat sa Loob ng LRT ay Hanggang Feb 28 ang makakaranas ng aberya grabe dami umalis ng LRT tapus nag PNR na lang...... dahil aberya lagi sa umaga.....

^^Kung every minute ang byahe ng PNR.. Malamang mas marami ang lumipat dito from LRT.

absinthe_888

January 28th, 2010, 04:56 AM

^^Di kaya gawa lang sa styro yan?? :nuts:

^^Kung every minute ang byahe ng PNR.. Malamang mas marami ang lumipat dito from LRT.

Ilang DMU ang kailangan bilhin para jan? Opps wrong thread :D

happosai

January 28th, 2010, 05:10 AM

^^ Hehehehe... Magdadagdag ba ng coaches ang LRT1 pag operational na ang NEP?

adgaps

January 28th, 2010, 05:12 AM

The Bagong Barrio LRT Station is D E A D or NO MORE.

According to some "insider" the construction of Bagong Barrio LRT Station is already shelved since LRT NEP will not construct it unless the City government of Caloocan is the one who will pay for the construction.

So no more Bagong Barrio LRT Station, period.

It actually makes sense because they requested it, similar SM North's case where they shouldered an amount for just moving the station slightly near their mall. Caloocan really should pay something since this is an optional station at first that they force-request to put at, 100 million/station right? But I can see this station happening anyhow in the next administration so..let's just wait and see (the official news of the indefinite cancellation mwahahaha)

^^ surely, Caloocan City government also has to shoulder the expenses for something that will benefit its constituents... but i still believe Malvar station will become a reality, though we still have to wait for the station to be constructed...

and, maaring maapektuhan ng eleksyon ang Malvar station project... not only kung sino ang uupong pangulo... it will be more like kung mahahalal ulet na mayor si Echiverri... o kung hindi man, ay kung itutuloy ng susunod na mayor ang project na ito..

kalbongdad

January 28th, 2010, 11:32 AM

they could do that station when their budget allows it....eh....yagit din ang city na yan....wala yang itutustos dyan...

todjikid

January 28th, 2010, 07:29 PM

hope ko lang mabawasbawasan ang bus at jeep pag okay na ang MRT7. mga hara-hara kasi sa daan! but the thing is, people from CUBAO will still ride the jeepney since its super inconvenient to take the mrt from fairview to sm north and sm north to cubao station. pero parang okay lang din lalo na kung traffic. sa dami ng commuters sa QC, naku laking biyaya ng mrt 7. pero dapat lang tanggalin ang mga palengke sa sidewalk at ilawan kasi nakakatakot, at ang taas ng crime rate sa commonwealth.

greenshields

January 29th, 2010, 04:44 AM

RonnieR

January 29th, 2010, 06:03 AM

Grand central station plan seen to delay LRT-MRT loop completion

By Paolo Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:31:00 01/28/2010

THE COMPLETION OF THE project that will connect two of Metro Manila’s major railways may have to be pushed back from its intended May opening due to recent changes in the original construction plan, a government official said.

But the plan to open two additional stations to extend the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 1 from the Monumento station by the end of February is still on track, LRT Authority (LRTA) Administrator Melquiades Robles said.

Robles said the project that will close the loop, which will connect the Baclaran -Monumento LRT line to the Pasay-Quezon City Metro Rail Transit (MRT) may take longer than expected.

The government originally intended to finish the project, which is one of the administration’s priorities, by May this year.

“It’s still a target we’re trying to keep, but it will likely go beyond that,” Robles said in a recent interview.

The project will connect the north ends of Metro Manila’s two busiest train lines, which ferry about a million passengers a day combined.

The LRT line 1’s Edsa station is already linked to the MRT’s Taft Avenue station in Pasay.

Robles said the delay in the projects completion was due to a recent order to build a so-called “grand station” at the Sy-owned SM North Edsa mall, which is adjacent to the MRT’s North Avenue station that connects to the Ayala-owned Trinoma Mall.

The original plan was to simply link the LRT extension to the MRT station.

This will involve the construction of an entirely new elevated 5.4-kilometer viaduct and will feature three new stations: Balintawak, Roosevelt and North stations.

The proposed grand station will act as a three-way link between LRT line 1, MRT line 3 and the planned MRT line 7, a railway system envisioned to span from Quezon City to Bulacan province.

“SM North Edsa was seen as the best location for the three lines to converge. That’s why we had to divert the LRT extension,” Robles said.

Despite the expected delays, Robles said the partial completion of the loop with the opening of the Balintawak and Roosevelt stations will go ahead as scheduled.

“We are confident that the partial opening can be done by the end of February,” Robles said.

edly

January 29th, 2010, 09:20 AM

Grand central station plan seen to delay LRT-MRT loop completion

The original plan was to simply link the LRT extension to the MRT station.

Ahh... The way I see it: Mas maganda sana kung in-extend na lang ang existing MRT North Ave station to accommodate more passengers coming from LRT1. At di na lang muna ginawa ang GCT kasi di pa naman sigurado yung status ng MRT 7 kung tuloy na talaga. Ganun pa man, maaari pa rin namang di ma-delay ang NEP operation kung diretso MRT North Ave station ang hinto ng trains from LRT habang hinhintay matapos ang GCT at maging ang BB. Nawa'y wala na talagng maging hadlang pa dito lalo na't hindi tayo nakasisiguro kung sino ang susunod na presidente.

rickie

January 29th, 2010, 09:24 AM

someone who works at MRT3 told me that the MRT3 won't physically connect with LRT1... i wonder if this is true because many people in this forum say otherwise..

RonnieR

January 29th, 2010, 09:36 AM

someone who works at MRT3 told me that the MRT3 won't physically connect with LRT1... i wonder if this is true because many people in this forum say otherwise..

Yes, that is my understanding. It is NOT physically connected.

The link is thru the GCT or Grand Central Terminal....you don't have to get out of the station to transfer from MRT to LRT.

jefflacs

January 29th, 2010, 02:38 PM