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(Eagle News)–The Quezon City government on Friday, Feb. 28, lifted the cease and desist order it had issued on the above-ground construction of the Metro Rail Transit 7 Quezon Memorial Circle station. “Ni-lift na po ng city government ang cease and desist order ngayon dahil natuwa naman po kami na binigyang-halaga ang aming concerns,” QC Mayor Joy Belmonte said. Belmonte issued the statement after the QC government, and its stakeholders – – environmentalists, representatives from […]
(Eagle News) –The common station in Quezon City that will interconnect four railway services is expected to be operational by 2021. This is according to the Department of Transportation, which announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that Area B of the Common Station in North Edsa was already 96 percent complete. The government had started construction of the 13,700-square-meter concourse area that is expected to interconnect the Light Rail Transit-1, Metro Rail Transit-3, Metro Rail Transit-7 and […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) – Expect heavy traffic with the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover in Quezon City at 11 p.m. Saturday, March 2, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA general manager Jojo Garcia said that more than 100,000 motorists will be affected with the closure of the flyover at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Tandang Sora Avenue, in preparation for the construction of the Metro Rail Transit System Line 7. […]
Closure to pave the way for ongoing MRT-7 construction (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Thursday, Feb. 14, announced the closure of the flyover and intersection in Tandang Sora, Quezon City starting Saturday, Feb. 23. In a press conference, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the closure would start at 11 p.m. and would last until 2020. Garcia said this was to pave the way for the ongoing construction of the Metro Rail […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa Huwebes, Marso 29, ang paghuhukay ng tunnel sa Philcoa area patungo sa Elliptical Road sa Quezon City para sa ginagawang MRT-7. Ayon kay Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia, nakipag-ugnayan na ang contractor para sa nasabing proyekto at napagkasunduan na hindi maaaring magdulot ng obstruction ang mga sasakyan na gagawa dahil maaari silang hulihin at […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magsisimula na ngayong araw, Enero 15 ang konstruksyon ng MRT-7 sa north avenue station sa tapat ng Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). Dahil dito, pinaiiwas muna ang mga motorista sa nasabing kalsada at pinayuhang humanap ng alternatibong ruta. Ayon sa MRT 7 Project Traffic Management Task Force, magsisilbing working area ang Center Island at ang magkabilaang innermost lane ng North Avenue. Dahil dito, tatlong linya na lang ng […]
(Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na matapos ang MRT-7 at Line 8 ng train system sa bansa bago matapos ang termino ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa 2022. Ayon kay DOTr Undersecretary Cesar Chavez, agad isusunod ang konstruksyon ng Line 8 pagkatapos ng MRT-7 na inaasahang matatapos sa susunod na dalawang taon. Ang MRT-7 at Line 8 ang aniya’y magdurugtong sa iba’t-ibang linya ng tren sa Metro Manila kabilang na ang PNR. […]
