MRT-3 rehab kickoff moved to May

MRT-3. INQUIRER FILE / EDWIN BACASMAS

MANILA, Philippines – The tentative start for the multi-billion rehabilitation work on Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) was moved to May 2019, an official said on Wednesday.

Michael Capati, head of operations of MRT-3, said the start of the three-year rehabilitation was moved to May since some documents still had to be fixed.

“Tentative. Meron pa po inaayos na documents,” Capati said in a text message when asked for confirmation why the tentative start was moved to a later date.

The rehabilitation work was initially set to begin between the last week of January and the first week of February.

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The rehab work will start with the 72 light rail vehicles (LRVs) that make up the entire MRT 3 fleet, and will be undertaken by the Japanese consortium Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Corp. using the P18-billion loan from the Japanese government.

Rehabilitation of the line will also include the restoration and overhaul of the line’s power supply, overhead catenary system, signaling system, tracks, closed-circuit television camera and public address systems, as well as its elevators and escalators. /cbb

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