MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to have in place an operational light rail transit (LRT) system and a bus rapid transit (BRT) in Cebu by 2020 as part of its efforts to address the worsening traffic congestion in Metro Cebu. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it was agreed upon by the officials during the meeting that phase one of Cebu BRT and LRT, including its common station, would be operational by 2020. The agency said the LRT project is in the “proposal evaluation stage,” while the BRT is still in the detailed engineering design stage. In July, the DOTr announced a consortium composed of Chinese, Singaporean, and Filipino nationalities had submitted a proposal to construct a $3-billion LRT system with a subway component. Tugade earlier said the LRT system would be a major component of the integrated and intermodal transport system.

Source: Philippine Star December 09, 2018 22:07 UTC