Category: Construction News

Bangkok’s BTS Green Line opens four new stations Connecting Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Station and Kasetsart University Station The Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, attended the opening of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) Green Line extension, connecting Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Station and Kasetsart University Station. Commuters will be offered free […]

Bangkok’s underground power cable tunnel almost 70 per cent complete By The Nation Construction of the biggest underground tunnel to house electric cables in Thailand is now 69 per cent complete, officials announced today (December 4). The tunnel expected to be fully completed in 2020 and will be ready to connect with the railway system. […]

Transport Ministry mulls revival of Thailand’s southern Pak Bara and Songkhla deep-sea port projects The Transport Ministry is considering reviving the Pak Bara deep-sea port project, in Thailand’s southernmost border province of Satun, and the Songkhla deep-sea port project in Songkhla province. Both have been shelved for several years due to strong protests by local […]

Phuket tram system bids set for mid-2020 02 December 2019 Bidding for construction of a 35-billion-baht tram system in Phuket is likely to take place in the middle of next year, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said the revised design of the light rail system is […]

Airports of Thailand (AoT) insists Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi plan ‘can be revised’ 30 November 2019 Airports of Thailand (AoT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn on Friday insisted that the blueprint for a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport could be revised every five years. He was responding to criticism that the 42-billion-baht project deviated from the master plan, which […]

Bangkok’s Skytrain (BTS) operation concession contracts proposed to be extended by 40 years 28 November 2019 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will propose to the cabinet the extension of BTS’ operation concession contracts by another 40 years, with fares capped at not more 65 baht per trip throughout the period. The BTS or skytrain is operated […]

Section of Ayutthaya and Nakhon Ratchasima new tollway may be open for Songkran 2020 30 November 2019 A section of a new tollway linking Ayutthaya and Nakhon Ratchasima may be open for a trial run during Songkran next year, according to the Highways Department. Department chief Sarawut Songsiriwilai said while much of the construction involving […]