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Transport chief keen on solving impasse on MRT-LRT common station

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/07/07/arthur-tugade-co-clark-development-corporation-070716.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Transport chief Arthur Tugade Clark Development Corporation</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The transportation department is keen on solving the issue on the common station linking the Light Rail Transit Line-1, Metro Rail Transit Line-3 and Metro Rail Transit Line-7, which has been at the center of a dispute between the SM and Ayala groups.Transport chief Arthur Tugade on Thursday said they have already talked to SM and Ayala as well other parties involved like Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and San Miguel Corp.Tugade said they plan to strike an agreement with the group in the next three months.&quot;Pumayag sila na magkaron ng agreement doon sa lugar na &#x27;yun...Sana matapos ko &#x27;yung agreement in 100 days. Pag natuloy &#x27;yan, matatapos natin &#x27;yung common station in two years,&quot; he told dzMM.The common station was supposed to be built in front of SM North EDSA, based on a P200 million agreement between SM and government.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/27/15/sm-insists-common-station-north-edsa" target="_blank">SM insists on common station in North EDSA</a>The Department of Transportation and Communications, however, wanted it transferred to the Ayala Trinoma mall, saying it would be more economical.The station is part of the LRT-1 extension public-private partnership project won by an Ayala-Metro Pacific consortium.SM had obtained a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/01/14/sc-stops-transfer-common-station-trinoma-mall" target="_blank">temporary restraining order</a> on the transfer of the station from the Supreme Court last year.

MANILA - The transportation department is keen on solving the issue on the common station linking the Light Rail Transit Line-1, Metro Rail Transit Line-3 and Metro Rail Transit Line-7, which has been at the center of a dispute between the SM and Ayala groups.