Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) – Two new light rail vehicles for the Metro Rail Transit Line-3 (MRT-3) will be assembled on Sunday (April 24) at the Taft Avenue Station, the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said.
These are the fifth and sixth of the 48 new coaches procured by the government to increase the capacity of MRT-3 to over 800,000 daily passengers.
To ensure the safety of motorists near the site, the innermost lane of EDSA southbound near the intersection of EDSA and Taft Avenue will be closed to traffic from 10 p.m. on Saturday (April 23) to early Sunday morning.
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“The public and all concerned motorists are hereby advised to take alternative routes to and from their destinations,” the DOTC said.
After the LRVs are fully assembled, the new train coaches will undergo static and dynamic tests to ensure the reliability of their parts.
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