MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has terminated its contract with BF Corporation and Foresight Development and Surveying Company (BFC-FDSC) Consortium, the company that would have built the Unified Grand Central Station connecting the LRT-1, MRT-3 and MRT-7.

In a statement, the DOTr said it issued the notice of termination after "excessive construction delays of the project."

The move comes two months after Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon inspected the common station and described its progress as "hindi maganda."

DOTr plans to revoke contract for Unified Central Station connecting LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7 and Metro Manila Subway

“Hindi lang 'yung nakatengga yung trabaho. Pero ang daming mga perwisyo sa ating mga motorista kasi nakaharang yung construction eh. Andami pa ring harang sa North Avenue, sa harap ng SM North, na nakatengga lang. Ilang buwan na 'yan,” he had told reporters.

The construction of the common station has been stalled since August 2024.

In February 2019, the DOTr said the common station would open in 2022. The opening was later pushed back to May 2023 as the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns halted construction.

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But in April 2023, then-Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the station's opening would be postponed again due to "technical issues."

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Now that the contract has been terminated, Dizon said in a statement that government can now move on with the terminal's construction, noting that the terminal could have already helped commuters if not for the construction delay.

 "[Ang] next step ay mabapilis natin ang construction nito para mapakinabangan na ng mga komyuter dahil malaking bagay sa kanila ito,” Dizon said.

Dizon also said he hopes that the construction could restart immediately to fast track the process through the New Government Procurement Act or the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code.