The proposed light railway transit project in Cebu will cost the national government $30 million per kilometer to build, an official said.
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said this is the cost estimate for an elevated railways system, but the cost may go down if the line is on the ground.
Dino said Singaporean experts, who are conducting the feasibility study on the project, came up with the amount.
The mass transit will cover a 70-kilometer route, up to Carcar City in the south and Danao City in the north, traversing the cities of Talisay, Cebu and Mandaue.
Dino said they will propose an additional route to the Mactan airport.
The LRT project aims to solve Metro Cebu’s traffic problems.
It will be implemented to complement the Bus Rapid Transit project in Cebu City.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in his first State of the Nation Address, said his administration will push for the implementation of the rail system in Cebu and Davao City as mode of mass transport to address traffic congestion.
Dino said his office will make sure the project will be implemented before President Duterte’s term ends.