The drafting of the contract to hire a firm to operate the Orange Line’s eastern section needs to be expedited to avoid delaying its opening in two years, says the Highways Department.
A source in the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said the draft contract was ready to be forwarded to the Attorney-General Office for legal vetting before it goes back to the MRTA board.
After that, the contract will be submitted to the Transport Ministry and later to the cabinet. The department director-general, Sarawut Songsiwilai, said the MRTA board had prioritised the selection of the firm to operate the route. The project has been underway since 2019.
The contract needs pushing as the civil engineering work on the eastern section of the route, from the Thailand Cultural Centre…
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