LRTA Line 1 Cavite extension project pushed this year

MANILA, Philippines - LRTA Administrator Rafael S. Rodriguez has expressed optimism that the implementation of the Line 1 Cavite Extension Project will commence as scheduled within this year as one of the DOTC’s priority projects under the Public-Private Partnership program of the Aquino government.

The project which is seen to benefit some 225,000 passengers per day from the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas, and the province of Cavite, will extend the existing LRT Line 1 system by 11.7 kilometers that will start from the existing Baclaran Station and end at Bacoor in Cavite.

It will include the construction of eight new passenger stations at Redemptorist, MIA, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Zapote and Niyog in Bacoor and the purchase of additional trains.

Rodriguez said he will continue to push for the project’s implementation because it will benefit not only the LRT passengers but also the motorists who will experience faster travel time due to the reduction in the volume of traffic along the project corridor. The project is also expected to reduce greenhouse gases with the expected passenger shift from motor vehicles to the LRT.

With the completion of the Line 1 Cavite Extension Project, passengers can enjoy a faster and a more efficient ride from Cavite to North Avenue in Quezon City and transfer to the MRT 3 line, if they want to in one seamless operation. This, according to Rodriguez, is the essence of the interconnectivity that is being espoused by the DOTC and its rail sector.