Bangkok – The Ministry of Transport will be accepting bids for the much-anticipated high-speed rail project in March.
Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the construction of the Klang Dong-Pang Asoke railtrack, which is the first phase of the high-speed rail project, is 50% complete while the second phase, the Sikhio-Kut Chik route, will see a contractor appointed sometime in March.
He added that more auctions will be held this month and next, with 12 contracts up for grabs, amounting to 235 kilometers of high-speed railway to be constructed.
To further improve the country’s transportation system, the ministry will push for more infrastructure projects in Ayutthaya province including the expansion of Highways 3053, 309, 3477, and 356, the construction of a new road linking Rojana Road and Rojana Train Station, a bridge construction project, a new bus terminal in Ayutthaya, and the expansion of Ayutthaya Port.
In Sara Buri, the minister said several construction projects are expected to be carried out including an overpass project in Kaeng Khoi district, the extension of Highways 360, 3222, 3034, 3048, 3188, and 362, and a road project connecting the Sara Buri Government Complex and Sara Buri Train Station.
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