Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez assured that construction of the remaining portion of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project would begin this year.
Lopez gave the assurance to Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos during a hearing on the proposed DOTr budget on Sept. 3. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the agency, Villar Group, LRTA and LRMC was expected to be signed this September to resolve issues involving the right-of-way.
Phase 1 from Baclaran to Dr. Santos Station in Parañaque City was already operational, while the remaining section toward Cavite had yet to be built, including the planned stations in Las Piñas, Zapote and Niog.