Thailand's $6.9bn rail link to pick contractor by January | Bangkok Post: business - News Summed Up

Thailand's $6.9bn rail link to pick contractor by January | Bangkok Post: business


The Eastern Economic Corridor Office aims to make as much progress on the rail link project as possible ahead of the general election, says secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan. (Bangkok Post file photo)The government expects to select a consortium by January to build a 225-billion-baht high-speed rail link connecting three international airports, one of the largest transport projects in history. The military government has championed infrastructure investment to try and lift the pace of Thai economic growth toward the levels achieved in neighbouring nations. The Eastern Economic Corridor is a 1.7-trillion-baht plan to add infrastructure and advanced industries in the provinces of Rayong, Chachoengsao and Chonburi. The rail link would run between Bangkok’s two international airports and another near the tourist hot-spot of Pattaya, the U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong.


Source: Bangkok Post September 11, 2018 07:52 UTC



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