Phuket light-rail budget B34.8bn for Phase 1 only, expected to jump 10%

By The Phuket News

 

Officials announced on Thursday (June 20) that the B34.8bn budget for the Phuket light-rail project is only for Phase 1 of the project and is likely to increase by 10%. Image: MRTA
 

PHUKET: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has revealed that the budget for Phase 1 of the Phuket light-rail project is likely to require a 10% increase.
 

However, MRTA’s Project Development Department Director, Gardphajon Udomdhammabhakdi, who was in Phuket on on Thursday (June 20) to deliver the news, has since confirmed to The Phuket News that the 10% increase would apply only to the budget for Phase 1 of the project, which he confirmed stood at B34.8 billion.

 

“Actually, we don’t know how much Phase 2 will cost,” Mr Gardphajon told The Phuket News.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-light-rail-budget-b34-8bn-for-phase-1-only-expected-to-jump-10-71886.php#dFuHrCOBCd35jwps.97

 

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"Light" being the operative word. It has no value having a railway service unless it serves the whole Island. 

Light Rail,  aka the gravy train. 

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14 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Phuket light-rail project is likely to require a 10% increase.

For phase one only.... wait till the first concrete has been poured then it will escalate into a few more digits!

Just how they think that this system combined with motorcycles is going to work is fantasy. They limbo under level crossings & shift bollards when U-turns are banned for their safety. Don't get me started on the lowered/raised smoke billowing pick-ups that will need to be extricated from under/over the trains. Hope they come with 10 years free panelbeating included.

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Phase 1 of the Phuket light-rail project is likely to require a 10% increase

TRANSLATION:

"Administrative Fee."

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

we don’t know how much Phase 2 will cost,

TRANSLATION:

"Administrative Fee" not known yet.

Mr Gardphajon said that the Ministry of Transport is not worried about the budget of the Phuket light-rail project as long as it is safe and does not interfere with traffic.

There is absolutely no way that this project could be undertaken without interference to traffic. We can probably expect to lose a lane of traffic on each side of Thepkasattri Road and that would probably be enough to cause gridlock on this already busy road.

 

 

 

Because of kick backs? 

How about getting the basics right first ?

3 or 4 new generation sewerage works first, standard double track all existing in Thailand

some good rolling stock  ,,,, now your talking

 

 

only 10% no problem

16 hours ago, madmitch said:

Mr Gardphajon said that the Ministry of Transport is not worried about the budget of the Phuket light-rail project as long as it is safe and does not interfere with traffic.

There is absolutely no way that this project could be undertaken without interference to traffic. We can probably expect to lose a lane of traffic on each side of Thepkasattri Road and that would probably be enough to cause gridlock on this already busy road.

 

 

 

I know land aquisition can be a problem here, but, surely it would be easier to use the vacant land either side of the road for the majority of the planned route than to try to integrate the road and rail together.