Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s BTS Green Line extension and BMA Gold Line officially opened on 16 Dec 2020 By The Nation Photos by Korbphuk Phromrekha The BTS Green Line extension, from Phaholyothin 59 to Khu Khot station, and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Gold Line from Krung Thonburi to Klong San stations were officially launched on Wednesday. At the […]

Airports of Thailand reviews Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport expansion project Airports of Thailand (AOT) has said it is revising its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for Phase 3 of Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport expansion. Meanwhile, the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has asked AOT to review the report following a change in details of the […]

Thailand’s Prime Minister hails Bang Sue Grand Station progress Bang Sue Grand Station, covering 2,235 rai of land in Bangkok, will be opened as the country’s new and largest rail transport centre by late next year as planned, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday. He was speaking while leading cabinet members on a visit to […]

Deadline for construction of Thailand’s new parliament complex looms Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction (Stecon), the contractor, has requested another 133-day deadline extension The secretariat of the House of Representatives will hold talks with legal experts to find solutions to the unfinished construction of the new parliament complex as the new deadline for its completion approaches. […]

Construction of Bangkok’s key transport hub Bang Sue Central Station completed By THE NATION Civil construction of Bang Sue Central Station, which will serve as the hub of high-speed train connecting three airports (Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao), as well as the 10 stations of the Red Line urban train route, is now 100 per […]

Protesters celebrate as Thai government halts Chana Industrial Estate project in Songkhla The government agreed on Monday to suspend the planned Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla so it could spend more time analysing the environmental impacts after intense lobbying by local villagers and Islamic leaders. “The project must be delayed until there are solutions. There […]

Pattaya eyes 775-million-baht Koh Larn, Naklua upgrades Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome on Dec. 8 detailed the plan that calls for construction of 32 projects in the next three years. The plan still must be approved and funded by the central government. Of the total, 350 million baht is intended for the “Neo Koh Larn” project, which […]

Nakhon Pathom-Hua Hin railway project to use extradosed double-track railway bridge over Ratchaburi province’s Mae Klong River An extradosed double-track railway bridge will be built across the Mae Klong River in Ratchaburi province. The “extradose” model will combine a balanced cantilever with tension cables 340 metres long, crossing a 160-metre wide section of the river […]