Eight year wait for Chiang Mai’s proposed Light Rail
Whilst Phuket has got a tentative go ahead for its Light Rail system (for a start of contraction in 2020), people in Chiang Mai will have to wait eight years for their local version of a modern public transport system.
The Chiang Mai News reports that a ministerial level government meeting in Lampang this week reported on the latest developments.
The main decision is that the Red Line will be worked on first. This will go from Nakorn Ping Hospital to the Mae Hia Saman Sammakhee intersection. It has yet to be decided what sections will be above ground and what will be below. Further studies will start this month.
It is hoped that a plan to pay for the multi billion baht project will be presented to the government by November this year.
According to update briefing, construction will take 69 months with the expected completion date by 2027!
SOURCE: Chiang Mai News
