THE Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) wants the government to implement an increase in fares for LRT-1 before the company takes over the railway’s operations and starts building its extension project.

LRMC last week signed with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit Authority a 32-year concession agreement for the operation and maintenance of LRT-1 and its P65-billion extension project to Cavite.

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