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DOTr says LRT 2 to be completed by third quarter

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The Department of Transportation said on Friday that it expects the LRT Line 2 Masinag Extension to be operational by the third quarter of this year.

“By third quarter of 2018, the LRT 2 extension from Santolan to Antipolo will be completed, and will be operational by next year,” Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said.

“Soon, you can travel from Manila to Antipolo in just 30 to 40 minutes,” he added.

The P2.27-billion LRT 2 East Extension Project involves the construction of a four -kilometer extension of the existing LRT 2 System from Santolan, Pasig City to Masinag in Antipolo, Rizal.

Two additional stations will be built including the Emerald station in front of Robinsons Metro East and Sta. Lucia in Cainta, Rizal and Masinag station located before the Masinag Junction in Antipolo City.

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Tugade also said that the construction of the MRT 7 is on track.

“In 2020, this 22-km line, which will have 14 stations, will make it easier for our commuters in Fairview, Commonwealth and San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan areas to travel to Manila,” he said.

The P69.3-billion MRT 7 project, which will have 14 stations, is being built by SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. under SMC’s infrastructure subsidiary San Miguel Holdings Inc.

The 22 km MRT7 rail transit system will connect North Avenue in Quezon city to San Jose Del Monte City in Bulacan. Among the areas where stations are to be constructed include: North Avenue, Quezon City Memorial Circle, University Avenue, Tandang Sora, Don Antonio, Batasan, Doña Carmen, Regalado, Mindanao Avenue, Quirino, Sacred Heart, Tala, and San Jose Del Monte.

Upon completion, MRT 7 will accommodate an estimated ridership of 420,000 passengers daily.

The project also has a road component”•a 23-kilometer stretch that would start at the Balagtas Interchange of North Luzon Expressway and end in an intermodal terminal in San Jose Del Monte.

This will provide provincial buses with an alternate route to San Jose and will help decongest Edsa.

San Miguel will also build a depot in San Jose del Monte that will house a control center, administrative offices, warehouse and facilities for train cars.

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