Author: Peter Carlisle

Four new BTS stations ready to open in Bangkok in June 2020 By THE NATION Test runs to four new BTS Skytrain stations beyond Kasetsart University station (N13) have started since April 8, Manit Techa-apichoke, president of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration-owned Krungthep Thanakhom Co, said. Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl is the operator of BTS […]

Thailand’s Construction sector teeters under Covid-19 fallout By THE NATION The nationwide lockdown and curfew have hit the construction industry in Thailand very badly, said Angsurat Areekul, president of the Thai Contractors Association. The curfew has cut down on workers’ hours, while provinces closing their borders has forced daily wage earners to rush back to […]

33 hours for southeast Asia’s “biggest continuous foundation pour, ever” at One Bangkok development Developers in Bangkok are celebrating what they claim is the biggest continuous Mat concrete foundation pour, ever, in southeast Asia. The feat was performed to prepare for one of the office towers at the $3.7bn One Bangkok commercial development in the […]

Wireless Road’s One Bangkok site completes largest continuous Mat foundation concrete pour in southeast Asia One Bangkok has emphasised its commitment to local infrastructure growth by completing a record-breaking MAT foundation concrete pour over a 33 hour-and-15-minute period. The work, which took place at the site of One Bangkok, involved coordination of 547 trucks which […]