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The viaduct for the first phase of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite Extension project has been completed
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Electromechanical works and construction of the stations are set to begin
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Phase 1 was 67.5% complete as of end-December 2021
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Target completion date for the entire project is early 2025, at the latest
The viaduct for the first phase of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension project has been completed, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said electromechanical works (rail laying and electrical system installation) and the construction of the stations are set to begin.
Civil works for the viaduct started in September 2019.
Phase 1 of the 11.7-kilometer LRT-1 Cavite Extension project covers five stations:
- A Santos
- Ninoy Aquino
- Asiaworld
- MIA
- Redemptorist
With a completion rate of 67.5% as of end-December 2021, Phase 1 is expected to be finished in late 2024 or early 2025.
The P64.915-billion Cavite extension project extends the existing LRT Line 1 system from Baclaran, Parañaque to Bacoor, Cavite. It will have a total of eight stations.
Once fully operational, the project will cut travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite to 25 minutes from the present one hour and 10 minutes, and increase LRT-1’s capacity from 500,000 passengers to 800,000 daily.
A joint project of DOTr, Light Rail Transit Authority, and LRMC, the LRT-1 Cavite Extension was first approved by the National Economic and Development Authority in 2000 and re-started in 2012.
Construction was expected to begin in 2014 but was delayed by right-of-way issues. The issues were settled in 2016, allowing for project groundbreaking in 2017.
Bouygues Travaux Publics is the project contractor.
