Tag: Metro Rail Transit-7

Work on MRT-7 depot starts following courts’ grant of writs of possession in favor of DOTr

(Eagle News) — Work on the Metro Rail Transit-7 depot formally started on Tuesday, Nov. 26, after nearly two years of court hearings and appeals to obtain a site, the Department of Transportation said. In a statement, the DOTr said this was after the writs of possession issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of the agency and its concessionaire, SMC Mass Rail Transit 7, Inc. (SMRT7), were […]

Continue Reading →

DOTr says MRT-7 almost 50 percent complete; target date of completion set at year 2022

(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is now 49.22 percent complete. The Department of Transportation said so far, the required rolling stock of 108 cars have been completed, and are only awaiting shipment pending the availability of the holding area. The agency said so far, the elevated guideway was under construction, while the “civil works of nine of the 14 stations are in full swing.” “Trackworks installation (is) also ongoing,” the DOTr said. The […]

Continue Reading →

Tandang Sora flyover at intersection isasara simula Pebrero 23 hanggang sa 2020

(Eagle News) — Isasara na sa mga motorista ang flyover at intersection sa Tandang Sora, Quezon City hanggang sa taong 2020, para bigyan-daan ang kontruksyon ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT- 7). Ayon kay Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia, magsisimula ang pagsasara sa Sabado, Pebrero 23 sa ganap na alas once ng gabi (11:00 PM) hanggang sa matapos na ang MRT-7. Ayon kay Garcia, sa halip na makatulong ay lumikha lamang ng […]

Continue Reading →