Phuket light-rail up open to public by 2023, assures official

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket’s light-rail system will be open to the public by 2023, officials have assured. Image: OTP

 

PHUKET: Local residents will be able to get on board Phuket’s light-rail by 2023, a top official behind the project has assured.

 

Niran Kaetkeaw, the Director of the Regional Bureau of Transportation and Traffic Promotion, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and planning (OTP), said on Friday (Oct 26) that the project was making good progress.

 

“The e-bidding for the project is expected to start next year 2019, with bids closing in 2020. We expect construction to start in 2020, with construction completed by 2022,” Mr Niran said.

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“Phuket residents need to adjust their preferred modes of transport to create a balance of coexistence between mass transit and private vehicles,” he said.
How likely will they do this is anyone's guess but i doubt they will in the beginning . 

So it doesn't go to the main tourist areas then? 

22 minutes ago, Snow Leopard said:

So it doesn't go to the main tourist areas then? 

No, its meant for Phuket residents only.  Too bad for those Phuket residents who live in tourist areas.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The e-bidding for the project is expected to start next year 2019,

I bet it goes to a Yorkshire company.

They're good at e-everything, including confectionery machines: e-buy-gum.

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

We expect construction to start in 2020, with construction completed by 2022,” Mr Niran said

So, an entire 58km light railway system, complete with tunnels, stations, including at least one underground, not to forget land acquisitions,  will be built in less time than one underpass! Sure it will!

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, madmitch said:

So, an entire 58km light railway system, complete with tunnels, stations, including at least one underground, not to forget land acquisitions,  will be built in less time than one underpass! Sure it will!

Of course it will. They're going to build the Sino-Thai railway - Bangkok - Korat section in three years and that's around 280km, so a mere 58km will be completed in the blink of an eye.

You don't think there could be some lying going, do you?

<end of sarcastic mode>

It's only 1914 by my watch- they'd better be quick. I'll get my coat! ????

Expectations but no firm dates " The e-bidding for the project is expected to start next year 2019, with bids closing in 2020. We expect construction to start in 2020, with construction completed by 2022". Quite a lengthy bidding process for starters.

Another hair brained idea to throw deficit spending at. 

Land acquisition issues will take years to resolve.

14 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Land acquisition issues will take years to resolve.

 

Exactly. Look at the Chalong Circle land fiasco. And that was only a few hundred meters.

21 hours ago, Kopitiam said:

No, its meant for Phuket residents only.  Too bad for those Phuket residents who live in tourist areas.

 

"Too bad for those Phuket residents who live in tourist areas." - Don't you mean, "Too bad for everyone????" 

6 hours ago, NamKangMan said:

 

"Too bad for those Phuket residents who live in tourist areas." - Don't you mean, "Too bad for everyone????" 

In terms of area size, tourist areas are only a small part of Phuket.  How can it be "Too bad for everyone"? I am sure those who live along the main trunk road (N-S) will benefit the most.

On 10/30/2018 at 10:29 PM, Kopitiam said:

In terms of area size, tourist areas are only a small part of Phuket.  How can it be "Too bad for everyone"? I am sure those who live along the main trunk road (N-S) will benefit the most.

 

"In terms of area size, tourist areas are only a small part of Phuket." - but create the majority of employment, and supply the majority of revenue for the island, but hey, why cater for tourists????????

 

Don't cater for the tourists, and, well, look what you end up with - zero baht tourists being the majority of the tourists coming to Phuket now.

 

Tuk-Tuk.  Tuk-Tuk.  ????