SMC sets MRT7 full operations in December 2022

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Originally eyed for partial operations by end-2021, San Miguel Corporation says the first test run is scheduled for June 2022 yet.

San Miguel Corporation on Friday, February 19, said that the full operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 can be expected in December 2022, as construction is now about 54% completed.

SMC president and COO Ramon Ang said that a significant chunk of civil and electrical works have progressed, particularly foundational works on stations and rail track installations. For the elevated section, 6.2 kilometers of 13.5 km was already completed. For at-grade sections, more than half or 4.8 km of 6.9 km was already done."Given our progress today, and all the major milestones we're expecting this year and the next, I think we're confident we can achieve full, complete operations by December next year, with our first test run scheduled for June next year," said Ang.

The Department of Transportation, however, has been pushing for partial operations by the end of 2021. Overall accomplishment for the MRT7 inched in the past months from

 

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