ni Lolet Abania | May 23, 2022
Asahan na ang proyektong P68.2-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT7), kung saan bibiyahe ito mula North Avenue, Quezon City hanggang San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, ay magiging fully operational na sa 2023, ayon sa Department of Transportation (DOTr).
“Our progress rate is at 65%, and our target is for it to be ready for partial operations by December 2022 and fully operational by 2023,” sabi ni DOTr Undersecretary Timothy Batan sa Laging Handa briefing ngayong Lunes.
“This will bring great convenience to our commuters since it will reduce travel time from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, to North Avenue from two hours to 30 minutes,” dagdag niya.
Matatandaang ang anim na train sets, na mayroong 18 train cars, ay nai-deliver noong Disyembre 2021 sa isang ginanap na ceremony na pinangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Ayon kay Batan, ang MRT7 ay inaasahang magseserbisyo sa 300,000 pasahero kada araw habang plano nilang makapagserbisyo pa ito sa mas marami.
“While 300,000 passengers per day is the figure we expect for its first year, MRT7 has the capacity to service 800,000 passengers on an everyday basis,” saad ni Batan.
“So 10 to 15 years down the line, MRT7 is equipped to deal with an increased number of passengers,” aniya pa.
Sakop ng MRT7 project ang konstruksyon ng electric power systems, computer and communications systems, signaling systems, automatic fare systems, at iba pa, ayon sa DOTr.
Comments