Pattaya to construct 4 monorail lines

CHON BURI: The Pattaya City Administration plans to introduce four monorail lines to ease traffic congestion.

It will begin with a 9.9-kilometre “Green Line” route which will connect the future high-speed train station to Bali Hai pier.

Pattaya deputy mayor, Manote Nongyai, chaired the fourth public hearing on the feasibility study and environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Pattaya City rail development project at Pattaya Redemptorist Technological College for People with Disabilities on Tuesday.

Those present included three advisory companies, community leaders, locals, state agencies, and the private and civil society sectors.

Pongtavee Lertpanyavit, a project study supervisor, on Wednesday told the media the long-awaited monorail project would help mitigate traffic congestion and improve the city’s transport system.

More than 80% of those present…