{"id":125373,"date":"2017-10-20T05:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125373"},"modified":"2017-10-20T05:36:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:36:00","slug":"lrt-2-installs-new-elevators-escalators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/20\/lrt-2-installs-new-elevators-escalators\/","title":{"rendered":"LRT-2 installs new elevators, escalators"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_125376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125376\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22554717_1573653272693953_3596795758249579368_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125376\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22554717_1573653272693953_3596795758249579368_n.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo: Light Rail Transit Authority - LRT2)\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22554717_1573653272693953_3596795758249579368_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22554717_1573653272693953_3596795758249579368_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22554717_1573653272693953_3596795758249579368_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the first time that the LRT-2&#8217;s conveyance system was replaced since the railway started its operations in 2003.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialLRTA\/photos\/a.937951362930817.1073741825.421747624551196\/1573653272693953\/?type=3&amp;theater\">(Photo:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialLRTA\/photos\/a.937951362930817.1073741825.421747624551196\/1573653272693953\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Light Rail Transit Authority &#8211; LRT2<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has activated 32 new elevators and 13 escalators in various LRT-Line 2 stations to ensure comfort and convenience of its passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The project is in line with the objective of the Duterte administration to provide the riding public especially senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and pregnant women, a safer and more accessible commuting experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a gift of the Duterte administration to the LRT passengers so that they will be more comfortable in their commutes,\u201d LRTA Administrator Gen. Reynaldo Berroya said during its launch Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Berroya expressed gratitude to Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade for the rehabilitation program of the LRTA.<\/p>\n<p>The activation of new elevators and escalators is part of the newly-installed, state-of-the-art and durable conveyance system of the LRTA, which is designed to last from 10 to 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time that the LRT-2\u2019s conveyance system was replaced since the railway started its operations in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The rehabilitation projects of LRT-2 will also include the systematic replacement of all train air-conditioning systems, restoration of four trains and rehabilitation of station facilities and equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The LRT-2 runs from Santolan in Pasig to Recto in Manila and has an average ridership of more than 250,000 passengers daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has activated 32 new elevators and 13 escalators in various LRT-Line 2 stations &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":125376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[18643,11223,18312,11866,28749,28750],"class_list":["post-125373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-arthur-tugade","tag-duterte-administration","tag-light-rail-transit-authority","tag-recto","tag-reynaldo-berroya","tag-santolan","mauthors-aerol-john-patena","mauthors-philippine-news-agency","mauthors-department-of-transportation","mauthors-arthur-tugade","mauthors-light-rail-transit-authority","mauthors-lrt-line-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}