At the inauguration of new light rail transit (LRT-1) trains, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. said the government will keep pursuing public transportation projects in the country. | ManilaBulletin READ:
At the inauguration of new light rail transit trains, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government will keep pursuing public transportation projects in the country.Marcos cited his pronouncement in his first State of the Nation Address where he emphasized the integral role of infrastructure development such as the construction of agricultural roads and improvement of railways systems in the country's socio and economic progress.
He also invited everyone to join the government in building a modern, innovative, and prosperous Philippines. "It truly makes me proud to witness the steady realization of our vision of a more developed Philippines coming to a fruition through our new LRVs which will be used in the existing LRT-1 system and on the LRT-1 extension to Cavite," Marcos said.The new trains were the first batch of 4th generation LRVs to arrive in the Philippines.
The undertaking forms part of the ‘Capacity Enhancement of Mass Transit Systems in Metro Manila Project’ which supports the expansion of both the LRT-1 and LRT-2, with the aim to improve the capacity of LRT lines in delivering safer, more reliable and punctual railway system to commuters in the National Capital Region .
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