DOTr targets to complete ROW acquisition for NSCR north segment in June 2026

The Department of Transportation is targeting to complete the right-of-way and acquisition of properties needed for the north segment of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System by June this year.

In a news release on Friday, the DOTr said the ROW and site acquisition for the NSCR north segment is now at 56%, of which a total of 1,143 out of 2,034 lots have been acquired.

Moreover, the Transportation Department said it has paid 1,439 out of 2,448 project-affected informal settler families (ISFs). 

With this, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez expressed confidence that the DOTr’s Right-of-Way and Site Acquisition (ROWSA) office will finish the process for the NSCR north segment by June this year. 

The DOTr said that project partner, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), cited the progress in the ROW and acquisition of sites for the NSCR north segment.

"We understand the effort by the DOTr, and we appreciate Acting Secretary Lopez' initiatives. The DOTr said they target to complete land acquisition especially the north side of the NSCR within 2026 and I think it's key and we'll give the cooperation to complete all the land acquisition," said JICA Senior Deputy Director Murakami Kota. —AOL, GMA Integrated News