Category: Construction News

A monorail system is being touted as the next best thing to ease traffic congestion Traffic congestion has long been a challenge for City Hall. Year-in, year-out, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) searches for new ways to ease congestion. The latest idea is the proposed construction of the “Grey Line” monorail which will link Watcharapol and […]

Britain is keen to invest in infrastructure including the double-rail track project and Suvarnabhumi airport expansion, the Transport Ministry says. Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said British ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent has called on him and conveyed Britain’s interest in investing in large-scale infrastructure projects. The double-track service will come with new 1.435-metre standard gauge […]

The government’s strategic public-private partnership plans are about to be finalised, with all regulations expected to be settled early next month. A worker installs a transmission line at a new rail route of the State Railway of Thailand in Bangkok’s Laksi district. Investment under public-private partnerships is expected to start soon.  PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL The Public-Private […]

The hope is that infrastructure investment will spur the fragile economy in 2015 after the economy stalled for almost a year due to political mayhem. New rail lines for the whole country as well as Bangkok are planned for the new year. TRANPORTATION Transportation infrastructure challenge of 2015 The hope is that infrastructure investment will […]

A new Hilton hotel in Kalim Phuket has been signed by the international hotel chain. The property will have a combination of 300 rooms and villas, and is planned to open in 2018. It is being developed by Thailand’s Q Hospitality which is headed by Kris Limchaoren. Kalim has seen a surge in hotel development […]

With attention focused largely on holiday celebrations in the past couple of weeks, most Thais probably missed the news about a milestone event in Nicaragua just before Christmas. The event was a groundbreaking ceremony, commencing the construction of the Nicaragua Canal linking the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. Projected to be completed in five […]

The Transport Ministry is looking at the possibility of handing the entire Green Line train project to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong said on Monday the BMA had agreed to take over construction of the Green Line’s southern extension from Baring to Samut Prakan. The construction cost is under negotiation. […]