Yet more delay! Plans to link Andaman to Gulf by train and motorway won't happen until 2029

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Ambitious plans for a so-called land bridge between the deep sea port in Ranong on the Andaman Sea and Chumporn on the Gulf of Thailand will be further delayed. 

 

A study has already been completed in 2018 but now Daily News' sources at the State Railway authority have said they are about to call for yet another new environmental and economic impact assessment by a company called MAA Consortium. 

 

The new EIA won't be finished until the end of 2022. Thereafter the cabinet will make a decision in 2023 and are expected to use budgets from the 2024 fiscal year. 

 

With four years of construction ahead on the 35 billion baht project Daily News were reporting that the railway and motorway would not be opened anytime before 2029. 

 

Chief sticking point that has caused the new assessment is changes to the precise route that the new infrastructure will follow. 

 

This involves the positioning of the railway in relation to existing Route 4 and the motorway. 

 

Ultimately the plan for the Land Bridge is to connect everything up to roads and sea links ending up in China.

 

This will lead to shipping firms coming from the west saving money by offloading cargo in Ranong rather than going south around Singapore then travelling up to ports like Laem Chabang on the eastern seaboard of Thailand. 

 

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[trainman34014]

More Pie in the Sky !

[Geoffggi]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ultimately the plan for the Land Bridge is to connect everything up to roads and sea links ending up in China.

 

Thereby lays the ultimate plan - Another annexation coming up - Selling Thailand by the Baht - "My apologies to Genesis"  

[RichardColeman]

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

Chief sticking point that has caused the new assessment is changes to the precise route that the new infrastructure will follow. 

translation : give the people in the know time to buy out the land

[misterjames]

That 3d drawing literally looks like it was done by a toddler.

 

[worgeordie]

41 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

translation : give the people in the know time to buy out the land

I believe they have already have, years ago when a canal was proposed,

 some politicians and influential people bought up land along the

route that it was supposed to have been built ,they have been sitting

on their investments for a long time, and must get excited every time

the plan for a canal or land bridge is taken out and dusted off, 

 

There have already been environmental assessments  done ,not sure

how many, another one costing Millions ....why not.

regards Worgeordie

 

[tifino]

 the money splashed from the CPC Yellow Brick Road expansion will revive it again...

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

the plan for the Land Bridge is to connect everything up to roads and sea links ending up in China.

 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

More Pie in the Sky !

Or money in the pocket?

[DefaultName]

5 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

More Pie in the Sky !

Unfortunately, if China wants this, they'll throw money at the project and likely end up owning the facilities.  It's how they secure their trade routes.