COMPONENTS of the Metro Cebu Integrated Intermodal Transport System (MCIITS) are expected to be operational by 2020, particularly segments of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd L. Dino, in a press release on Sunday, said this was agreed upon in a meeting with the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the technical service consultant for the BRT and LRT. Phase one of the MCIITS, intended to address the worsening traffic congestion in Metro Cebu, would be the LRT, BRT, and their common stations. “Phase 1 will become operational and give Cebuano commuters the feel and experience of a modern and green transport project,” the statement reads. The BRT is now in the detailed engineering design stage while the LRT is in the proposal evaluation stage. DoTr projects that construction can start next year. “LRT shall be the main transport backbone that will cover the entire stretch of the metropolis. The transport needs of Cebu are felt even beyond the metro so that this LRT system will ferry substantial number of passengers from one point to another,” he said. The LRT system will connect Carcar City in the south and Danao City in the north. Meanwhile, the BRT and other transport components of MCIITS will serve as “feeder lines” of the LRT. — The Freeman

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR