Understanding the Impact of BMA’s Transit Projects

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) slammed the brakes on the construction of three ambitious mass transit projects, citing a crippling shortage of funds.

Instead, the projects, the Silver, Grey, and Light Blue lines, will now be handed over to the Ministry of Transport for execution, leaving commuters in the Thai capital hanging in uncertainty.

The decision, rubber-stamped at a meeting of the BMA’s mass transit project management committee, throws a shadow over the much-anticipated Silver Line, a sprawling 19.7-kilometre route destined to link Bang Na with Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

With 14 stations on the cards, the line was poised to offer crucial connectivity, intersecting with the Green Line at Bang Na station and the Yellow Line at Sri-iam station. Yet, dreams of seamless travel are dashed as financial woes derail the…