Starting Tuesday (Oct. 15), a Dalian train set equivalent to three train coaches will hit the tracks of MRT-3 mainline during evening off-peak hours, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Quezon City is central to the key infrastructure projects of the Duterte administration that are still in the pipeline.
The loan deal was signed in under three months.
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan admitted he was surprised by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade?s decision to bid out the operations and maintenance contract of the dilapidated Metro Rail Transit Line 3.
Canadian firm Bombardier Transportation will supply the signaling system and spare parts that are necessary for the improvement and rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).
The Department of Transportation has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Canadian company Bombardier Transportation for the immediate procurement of OEM signaling spare parts and maintenance for MRT-3.
The Department of Transportation said more than 50 railway engineers and experts from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have started their due duligence on MRT-3.
Former MRT 3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. has blamed the Department of Transportation for the continuing deterioration of the system.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has procured the services of an Independent Audit and Assessment (IAA) Consultant that will evaluate and make recommendations on the feasibility of using the 48 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) that were delivered by Chinese railway firm CCRC Dalian and other components of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).
The Department of Transportation has inked an agreement with the Japanese government for the rehabilitation and maintenance of Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3.
