Construction Delays at Unified Grand Central Station: Consortium Blames Government

The construction of the Unified Grand Central Station in the Philippines has been significantly delayed. The BF-FSDC Consortium, the company responsible for the project, publicly stated that the Department of Transportation is to blame, citing months of delayed payments starting in 2024. "The Department itself delayed for several months the payment for work done on the common rail station project at North EDSA," according to a statement released by the consortium. This delay has had severe consequences, impacting workers and bringing the company close to bankruptcy. The consortium also emphasized that the undue and habitual delay in payments forced them to stop work. The Department of Transportation has not yet responded to these claims. The delays raise concerns about the timely completion of this vital transportation project.