Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 3) – The Department of Transportation aims to start the operations of the MRT-LRT Grand Central Station by July this year.
Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said on Thursday that with the imposition of the more relaxed Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila, the construction of the transport hub is expected to be completed by end of March.
“Today, I am very happy with the changes and developments that I have seen when I inspected the Unified Grand Central Station. I see the project with hope and optimism that when I come back before the end of March, I will have the full realization that this Common Station is fully completed physically and structurally,” Tugade said.
Tugade also expects the station’s electro-mechanical system to be completely installed by July to kick off its concourse area operations.
The MRT-LRT Grand Central Station located in North Triangle, Quezon City will connect the LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, and the Metro Manila Subway.
The project was approved by the National Economic Development Authority in 2013 during the administration of the late former Pres. Benigno Aquino III, but faced construction delays when malls in the area raised location issues.
The construction of the MRT-LRT Common Station started in September 2017 during the current Duterte administration, after stakeholders signed a memorandum of agreement in January on that year.
