Pace picks up on fast train project
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) expects to have 13 contracts under the first phase of the Thailand-China high-speed train project put out for bidding this year.
Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that, in total, 14 contracts would be signed for the 253-kilometre first phase, from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, with investment of about Bt179 billion. Under the first contract signed, work began on a 3.5-kilometre section of the route on December 21. Bids are expected to be opened for the second contract – for an 11-kilometre section from Sikhio to Kut Chik – by May, said Arkhom, adding the Chinese side had sent its designs for the work to the ministry.
