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Thailand: Projects under Transport Action Plan Year 2016 and 2017 [free access]
May 1, 2017On December 13, 2016, Thailand’s Ministry of Transport announced its Transport Infrastructure Investment Action Plan for 2017. As per the plan, the government aims to invest around USD50.57 billion in 43 transport infrastructure projects, which include double track rail network, commuter trains, mass transit development, high-speed trains, motorways and expressways, road facilitation, public bus procurement, maritime transport and air transport. Of the 43 projects, seven projects are continued from the action plan of 2016.
The total investment planned for mass transit projects is around USD10 billion, for high-speed rail USD20 billion and for bus procurements USD64.9 million.
The following table lists the projects under Thailand’s Transport Action Plan Year 2016 and 2017.
Table: Projects under Thailand’s Transport Action Plan Year 2016 and 2017
|
Project |
Cost (USD million) |
Status |
Share of total category (%) |
|
Mass transit development |
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|
MRT Southern Purple Line (civil work) |
3,663.86 |
Under construction |
36.70 |
|
Blue Line : Bang kae- Sai 4 |
605.63 |
Under procurement |
6.07 |
|
Orange Line : West Side |
3,524.40 |
Under procurement |
35.31 |
|
Dark Green : Samutprakarn-Bang Pu |
347.03 |
Under procurement |
3.48 |
|
Dark Green : Kukot-Lumluka |
280.09 |
Under procurement |
2.81 |
|
Airport rail link extension (ARL) |
889.98 |
Under procurement |
8.92 |
|
Mass transit in Phuket |
671.4 |
Proposed |
6.73 |
|
Total |
9,982.39 |
|
|
|
High-speed train |
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|
Bangkok-Hua Hin Route (PPP) |
2,704.95 |
Under procurement |
13.50 |
|
Bangkok-Rayong Route (PPP) |
4,357.94 |
Under procurement |
21.75 |
|
TH-CH: Bangkok-Kaeng Koi and Kaeng Koi-Korat Route (First Phase Development) |
6,560.41 |
Under construction |
32.74 |
|
TH-JP (Bangkok-Chiang Mai Route) |
6,411.89 |
Received Cabinet or PPP Committee approval |
32.00 |
|
Total |
20,035.19 |
|
|
|
Public Bus Procurement |
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|
Public Bus Procurement and Stations |
64.92 |
Under procurement |
100 |
|
Common ticket system |
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|
Common ticket system |
38.72 |
To be in service by end-2017 |
100 |
Source: Ministry of Transport, Thailand
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