Light Rail Manila Corp. said Tuesday it completed the structural restoration of the 30-year old Light Rail Transit Line 1.
“LRT-1 has been here for 35 years. The project ensures that it will be here for the next 30,” LRMC president and chief executive Juan Alfonso said.
“Today, LRT-1’s parapets are new, stronger and securely fastened to the viaducts,” he said.
Alfonso said the project completion strengthened the company’s confidence in ensuring passenger safety.
The structural restoration project which was started in 2018 included repairs on the concrete surfaces of the parapets, sandblasting to remove corrosion and repainting. “We also installed new collision dampers at certain pile caps to protect bridges from ship collision,” Alfonso said.
The viaduct now has a continuous row of noise barriers running along its 20-kilometer length. The noise barriers will significantly mitigate excessive noise generated by train operations.