LRTA In Manila Working To Fix Defective VT Units

Jan 11, 2022|Daily News

Photo that went viral of a person with a disability struggling to climb the stairs of the LRT 2’s Recto Station while security personnel carry his wheelchair; photo courtesy of Kevin Bola.

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) in Manila, Philippines, is working to fix 12 defective vertical-transportation (VT) units after a photo of a disabled person climbing stairs as two authority personnel carried his wheelchair went viral, philstar GLOBAL is among outlets to report. Of 13 elevators and escalators serving LRT Line 2, only one is functional, and the joint venture that supplied and installed them has been blacklisted and is facing a formal, multimillion-dollar graft complaint. The LRTA said in a statement that it is “doing its best to remedy the situation,” including pursuing emergency procurement of needed replacement parts and identifying a maintenance provider to perform the repairs.