{"id":135716,"date":"2017-12-02T20:26:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T01:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=135716"},"modified":"2017-12-02T20:26:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T01:26:09","slug":"dotr-signs-deals-for-lrt-1-pnr-extension-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/02\/dotr-signs-deals-for-lrt-1-pnr-extension-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTr signs deals for LRT-1, PNR extension projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Philippine National Railway (PNR) (Photo by thepeculiartraveler\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Department of Transportation (DOTr) inked an agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation Friday for the procurement of new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT-1).<\/p>\n

DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and Mitsubishi Corp. Senior Vice President Tetsuji Nakagawa signed the deal for the acquisition of 120 new LRVs for the rail line\u2019s 12-kilometer extension from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite.<\/p>\n

The LRVs are designed with four LRV configuration. Each train set would have a minimum of 1,388 passengers and are energy efficient and have low maintenance cost.<\/p>\n

Tugade ensured the smooth implementation of the LRT-1 South Extension Project.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a beautiful day because we are putting life to a project that has been delayed for a long time. No way will I delay any further. No way will I procrastinate. It is high time to put this project in high motion,\u201d said Tugade.<\/p>\n

The first four LRVs are set to be delivered on August 31, 2020 while some 40 LRVs are expected to come on December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n

Mitsubishi Corp. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarile, the project subcontractor which is based in Spain, is expected to complete the delivery of 120 LRVs on December 31, 2021.
\nThe LRT-1 Cavite Extension will start its construction next year and is poised to be completed within the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

The procurement contract was witnessed by Ambassador of Spain Luis Calvo Castrano, representatives from the Embassy of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) and high-ranking officials of the department.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) also signed a contract with NSTren Consortium for the construction of the Manila-Clark Railway system.<\/p>\n

NSTren Consortium, the project\u2019s construction supervision consultant, will handle the construction of the Tutuban-Malolos segment of the 106-kilometer rail system that will connect Manila and New Clark City, which is slated to begin December to January 2018.<\/p>\n

The Tutuban-Malolos segment is targeted to be partially operational by 2020 and fully completed by 2021, while construction of the Malolos-New Clark City segment is seen to finish by 2022.<\/p>\n

Also known as the North-South Commuter Railway Project, the Tutuban-Malolos segment was approved by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board in February 2015 with signing of the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan in November 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two contracts signed will not only pave the way for the delivery of railway infrastructure that will carry more than 1 million passengers per day by 2021, these contracts and the bidding processes that led to it has also saved the Filipino taxpayers close to PHP 5 billion,\u201d said DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways Timothy John Batan.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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