PUBLISHED: 1 Oct 2024 at 06: 00
Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the deputy prime minister and transport minister, has directed all agencies to make sure all future plans to build electric train networks outside of Bangkok wo n’t have an impact on significant historical sites in inner-city areas.
The order was made in response to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand’s plan to build energy rail systems in other major cities, such as Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Phuket and Phitsanulok, at a mixed value of 77 billion ringgit.
According to the MRTA, these projects are intended to give residents a public transportation option that would not only help ease the persistent gridlock in inner-city places but also improve admittance to tourist attractions on the outskirts of the cities.
Many people were concerned about the proposed$ 30 billion bass project, which was supposed to be the development of an electronic train route in Chiang Mai specifically. Some people claimed that the construction would put some of the region’s historic sites in danger.
Mr. Suriya urged the MRTA to regard underground construction for a portion of the line that passes the Old City location. The remaining lines may be constructed at city level, he claimed.
He claimed that this could reduce the impact of train operations on tourist attractions while minimizing the impact of the line on automotive prospects in inner-city areas.
Mr. Suriya stated that he had ordered a review to be conducted into the program, adding that he anticipated that it would be finished by the end of the year.
When the investigation is completed, the MRTA will proceed to start building as soon as possible, noted the travel minister.
The MRTA must submit an environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) report to the relevant authorities before the construction of the 15.8-kilometer line will actually begin.
The collection, which runs from Nakornping Hospital in Mae Rim area to Mae Hia-Samakki Intersection, may have 16 facilities in full. Two park-and-ride service may be constructed for travellers, one at Nakornping Hospital and another at Chiang Mai’s Land Transportation Office.
The MRTA is now compiling the funding proposal for the task, which may take about a time to complete, according to Mr. Suriya. The organization intends to send the strategy to the cupboard in 2026.
In 2027-2028, the MRTA hopes to perform a bid to find buyers for the job.
According to Mr. Suriya, the development is likely to begin in 2028, and the line is anticipated to be entirely functional in 2031.