JUST a month and a half after taking over the operation and maintenance of Light Rail Transit Line-1 (LRT-1) from the government, Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) now plans to spend P500 million on upgrading 20 stations and finish the project in less than two years.

“We are actually targeting around 15 to 18 months for the 20 stations. It looks like half a billion pesos [will be spent] for the entire project. We are actually targeting to start by December,” LRMC president and chief executive officer Jesus Francisco told reporters.

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