ERA PROTECT fe he IGitencoRTERETEN, B The, Light. term recor Transport, Rail Transit prdibee was one mmendations of the comprehensiv Land Use & Development Plann: £ the long- € Manila ing Project (MMETROPLAN) which wes conducted from 1976 to 1977. ‘The MMETROPLAN Study xrécommended the coi the early 1980's of -a street-level (ate system for Metro Manila. | I An inter-agency steeting group tasked t above LRT recommendation. submitted its in June 1878. The report identified t Baclaran corridor to be technically fe: operations as Line _ Immediately President issued LOI’ 708° ox June 14, 19 a Light Rail Transit Committee to, amo! prepare 4 detailed fedsibility study o! No. 2., | establish | bia evaluate bids, offers, and/or proposal submi thes, | ' | i The Ministry of Transportation & Commun assumed-pverall responsibility for the struction in rade) LRT evaluate the final report e Monumento- sible for initial hereafter, the 718, creating g others, the LRT Line chnical parameters and that would be ications (MOTC) LRT Project,= ' Line 1 soon after its creation in guiy.1979 A re-appraisal study of Line No.1 was undertaken and completed in November 1979. It confirmed the eco! alignm conflii and, at capacity. + 4. The Pre: projec of a "Associ compose: 5. In June, economi| nt, to Fully segregate the LR’ ting at-grade vehicular and p: the same time, to optimize e: ident authbrized the- implemen| , On July 5, 1980 with the sig) urnkey contract lwhich had bee ‘tion for the Manila LRT Syste Hi4 d of the following-Belgian an Charleroi |(ACEC Brugeoise et Nivelles (BN); Tractionel Engineering Inter: Transurb Consult (1c); and Philippines now Philippine N Corporation (PN cL 1980, the Philippines and Be’ Ateliers de Eonteiuctions Eleetri system ssenger P ng and Construction seen eet Corporation 2 & technical codperation agreement. omic viability of however, the study recommended an elevated from traffic. isting road ation of -the approval awarded to the 2m Construction," Philippine companies: ques de ation] (TEI); of the ional Construction gium concludea an The First -.%iLady, Madame Imelda R, Marcos signed in behalf of the Philippines while Belgian Ministers. Charles Ferdinand a Nothomtb, Robert Urbain and:Raul:Hartry signed for th ety Belgian government. The agreement provided for the “ * granting of assistance to- the Philippines to finance “ the LRT project. Among others, the agreement also provided for ‘the training of Filipinos by Belgian experts in the operation and maintenance of the railway system. t cA de Mol tiee Al MeetreS ene apneic ae ogeld on 0 A Ranignd Pedal 0 tegen thetigh Crete Oman Me Go ) Le Unrlaneh : eT Bep bets 2 Cacao | it me eectlo cla 6. In November 1980), detailea engineering design works commenced and in October 1981, actual civil works construction activities started. In July 1981, work started with the clearing_of the area for the depot/ workshop. “In early Al gust 1981, the relocation of MWSS, PLDT, MERALCO and’ Manila “Gas Facsetes commenced in Taft Ave. At the EDSA-Taft Avenue i intersection, the first among the bre than 3000 i piles was driven on September .10, 1981. In January 1982,/the government through the National Housil Authority started the relocation of the 7 residents from, Barrio Pilipina to dive way for the 4 Sepot/workshop site,.to a newly reclaimed area in the nearby bon Carlos Viltage and Barris Santo Nizo in - : Pasay City. dy