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A section of the northbound outer lane of Imelda Bridge linking Barangays La Huerta and Sto. Niño along Ninoy Aquino Ave. in Parañaque City has been closed until November 10
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The closure began on October 10 to give way to the casting of concrete plinths and pedestals for the installation of tracks and overhead catenary system of the Ninoy Aquino Station of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project
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One lane remains passable to motorists, said Light Rail Manila Corp.
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Affected motorists are advised to take alternative routes
A section of the outer northbound lane of Imelda Bridge linking Barangays La Huerta and Sto. Niño along Ninoy Aquino Avenue in Parañaque City has been closed for a month until November 10 to give way to works on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project.
The Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) said in an advisory the closure that began on October 10 is meant to give way to the casting of concrete plinths and pedestals for installing tracks and overhead catenary system of the Ninoy Aquino Station of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project.
One lane of the bridge remains passable to motorists, said LRMC, the private operator of LRT-1. It said in view of the temporary closure, affected motorists are advised to take alternative routes.
“We apologize for the temporary inconvenience, and we hope for everyone’s cooperation and understanding,” LRMC said.
The P64.915-billion 11.7-kilometer Cavite extension project will extend the existing LRT-1 system from Baclaran, Parañaque, to Bacoor, Cavite. It will have eight stations and will connect Baclaran in Parañaque City to Bacoor, Cavite.
The projected completion of Phase 1 is by late 2024 or early 2025. Phase 1 covers five stations: Dr. A Santos, Ninoy Aquino, Asiaworld, MIA, and Redemptorist Church. In February, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the viaduct for Phase 1 of the Cavite Extension project has been completed.
Once fully operational, the project would cut travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite, to just 25 minutes, from the present one hour and 10 minutes. It will also 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 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. These issues were resolved in 2016, allowing for ground-breaking of the project in 2017.
