Bangkok’s MRTA Purple Line extension contracts signed Work expected this year and completed in 2027 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority signed contracts with five companies on Friday for the construction of the extension of the Purple Line, with the work expected to start this year. MRTA Governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas inked six contracts with representatives of […]
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Thailand drawing up blueprint for mega project connecting motorways, railways The Transport Ministry is preparing a master plan for its “MR-MAP” mega project, or construction of 10 routes connecting motorways and railways, a news source revealed. “The feasibility study for the MR-MAP project is underway and expected to be completed by the end of the […]
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Thailand’s Motorway 82 construction to the west of Bangkok is proceeding smoothly Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said the construction of Motorway 82 is being carried out by the Department of Highways. M82 will have a distance of 24.7 kilometres and a budget of 29.2 billion baht. The construction is separated into two phases. The first […]
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Russian contractor seeks to withdraw from billion-dollar Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Vietnam due to U.S. sanctions Russian power engineering company Power Machines is seeking to withdraw from the billion-dollar Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Vietnam due to U.S. sanctions. Speaking to Tuoi Tre Online on March 8, a […]
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HCMC metro operator run out of funds due to delays Ho Chi Minh City should ask for supplementary funding from the central government to support the operator of its first metro line, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. A wholly state-owned firm, HCMC Urban Railway Company No. 1 (HURC1), the operator of HCMC’s metro […]
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Green bridge connecting Bangkok’s Lumpini and Benjakitti parks to be completed in time by September 2022 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that a pedestrian and cycling path connecting two popular public parks in Bangkok would be completed later this year, making it easier for people to go about their daily activities. The BMA […]
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Thailand makes green push with floating hydro-solar power project UBON RATCHATHANI: A vast array of solar panels floats on the shimmering waters of a reservoir in northeast Thailand, symbolising the kingdom’s drive towards clean energy as it seeks carbon neutrality by 2050. The immense installation, covering 720,000 sq m of water surface, is a hybrid […]
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Three-year action plan for China – Thailand railway China wants to accelerate projects to connect the China-Laos line with Thailand. THE Yunnan Province in China has issued a three-year action plan which aims to accelerate the connection between the China-Laos railway with Thailand’s railway as well as start construction of the Taraleng – Thailand Nong […]
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Laos capital Vientiane begins second phase of flood protection project The government of Laos has begun construction of the second phase of a flood protection project in Vientiane Capital this month, reports Laotian Times on Monday. An opening ceremony for the second phase of the flood protection embankment along the Mekong River took place in […]
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Thailand’s Khon Kaen Set to Trial Light Rail Connecting Nong Khai and Bangkok Khon Kaen province has announced plans to trial a new light rail network to complement Thailand’s high-speed rail project, which will connect Nong Khai province and Bangkok, as well as the dual-track train network connecting Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima. Deputy Government […]
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