{"id":263534,"date":"2020-07-30T20:20:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T00:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=263534"},"modified":"2020-07-30T20:20:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T00:20:04","slug":"mrt-3-moves-suspension-of-weekend-ops-to-oct-nov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/30\/mrt-3-moves-suspension-of-weekend-ops-to-oct-nov\/","title":{"rendered":"MRT-3 moves suspension of weekend ops to Oct., Nov."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v7.0\" nonce=\"2uOzjX6j\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotrmrt3\/photos\/a.2056632241232252\/2750878025141000\/?type=3&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtApmAmsPVf-HiUsbphDFRARFh_86uk-rA-npDJN18NH4DBiz9nUnhi2cCCXxgmSv1hvPCPyE2D-Wll0jybUBPE05TyH2omdNGLBqFikaMFfbfPkOFhuMWVXT0x18RGAoTuVMsaUvS1uQOjhV-UIE3zanaYpFlJjqbNVXJZWiuPLm22mtejuVopgZAAqPNZhdROD2VSRNsgLIKDzvSP23R3Mz-aFmznbTUs7yjsouG7-3t5O6SP-gkT7OrqHE7pko88COBZR9jt66GiVdtI7UOLqP-coQ4h7k7qEZEX069F2sM4YQAixLdE2ekerOm9f9dgelohfwAww6NHqnuagtBPTet&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotrmrt3\/photos\/a.2056632241232252\/2750878025141000\/?type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>DOTr MRT-3 Press release30 July 2020MRT-3 RESCHEDULES WEEKEND SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONSUpon recommendation of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotrmrt3\/\">DOTr MRT-3<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotrmrt3\/photos\/a.2056632241232252\/2750878025141000\/?type=3\">Wednesday, July 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has rescheduled its planned suspension of operations during weekends for rail replacement works from August and September to October and November of this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, it said the suspension of operations was postponed by MRT-3 maintenance provider, Sumitomo-MHI-TESP (Sumitomo), as part of health and safety precautions against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom August 8-9, August 21-23, and September 12-13, the suspended weekend operations will be moved to October 10-11, October 31, November 1-2 and November 14-15,\u201d the MRT-3 said.<\/p>\n<p>The rescheduling will not affect the target completion of rail replacement works by the end of September and the increase of the MRT-3\u2019s train operating speed to 40 kilometers per hour (kph) on October, 50 kph by November, and 60 kph by December, according to Sumitomo.<\/p>\n<p>The rail replacement works, it said, would include turnout works for both the southbound and northbound tracks at North Avenue and Taft Avenue stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurnouts are used to enable trains to switch from one track to another,\u201d the MRT-3 said.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it said the weekend suspension of operations would allow performance of other necessary works on the comprehensive rehabilitation of the MRT-3.<\/p>\n<p>This includes rail destressing, rerailing, turnouts replacement, resurfacing, rail profile grinding, ballasting and tamping, and other major works for MRT-3\u2019s trains, electrical systems, and other subsystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOTr MRT-3 Press release30 July 2020MRT-3 RESCHEDULES WEEKEND SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONSUpon recommendation of&#8230; 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