Ilang minutong natigil ang operasyon ng LRT1 dahil sa nabuhol na saranggola nitong Martes.
Sa tweet ng pamunuan ng LRT1 na Light Rail Manila Corporation, iniulat nito na nagkaroon ng "stop for safety" mula Balintawak hanggang Roosevelt.
ADVISORY: ?? A stop for safety has been put in place from Balintawak to Roosevelt. Technician is already on the way to check the Fault located at Balintawak Station-NB. Please allow additional travel time of about 15 minutes ??
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 7, 2020
Bandang 12:20 p.m. nang limitahan muna ang operasyon ng LRT-1 mula Baclaran hanggang Monumento station at vice versa.
1/2 UPDATE: As of 12:20 PM, 07-07-2020, ?? Limited operations for LRT-1. Trains run only from Baclaran to Yamaha Monumento and vice versa. ??
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 7, 2020
Ayon sa LRMC, nagkaroon ng "catenary issues" sa northbound ng Balintawak Station dahil sa bumuhol na saranggola.
2/2 ??Our Engineering Team is onsite working on the catenary issues at Balintawak Station-NB due to an entangled kite. Apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience. ??
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 7, 2020
Naayos naman ang problema at naging "Green and Go" na ang 20 istasyon ng LRT1 bandang 12:53 p.m.
ADVISORY: ??As of 12:53 PM, We are Green and Go on all 20 stations of LRT-1. Ingat po sa biyahe! ??
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 7, 2020
Nauna nang nakiusap ang Meralco sa publiko na iwasan ang magpalipad ng saranggola dahil maaari itong magdulot ng power outages, pagkakuryente at iba pang peligro. —Jamil Santos/KBK, GMA News