Light Rail Transit system

[HereAndThere]

Good news - another project getting underway.

The first phase of the Light Rail Transit system will employ around 100 local workers, the Transport and Infrastructure Office (GIT) director said yesterday.
According to Lei Chan Tong the new jobs will be created in several sectors including management. “One hundred jobs to create will include in the construction sector and also management as well as some technical areas. Future manpower will be needed because the light rail construction will have more than 10 working areas. These jobs are limited for now but they are just for the consulting phase. Of course when the construction works begin the need will be much higher,” he explained.
In addition, Lei said that GIT will strive to launch part of the civil engineering projects related to the light rail transit within this year. He admitted that the start of construction had been pushed back for a few months, and
he was aware it was caused by some “technical problems” in the open tender during the preliminary work period.
The press conference was held after the signing ceremony of the project management and technical support contract of the
first phase of Macau Light Rail Transit system. The project management and technical assistant consultation services for the Phase 1 LRT System has been awarded to the joint venture consortium of Fase (Portugal), EGIS Rail (France) and Setec its (France) after the tender evaluation. The contract sum for the service is 176 million patacas and the period of service will be 46 months.
The consortium will first carry out a comprehensive review and analysis of the Phase 1 LRT route previously announced to determine the final alignment and location of stations. The team will then assist GIT to prepare tender documents for the procurement of systems and rolling stock, and the civil works.
Some construction works may begin this year says Lei Chan Tong. Meanwhile the connections to the Zhuhai, Macau, Hong Kong bridge and Hengqi Island are still in study. “We might create some connections to Hingqi Island. At this moment we are still in negotiations with the three way bridge. We will try to negotiate in this direction,” he added.
During the second quarter of this year they also might launch the public tender regarding the rail systems and materials and construction.

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[WANCH]

Finally Macao will have light rail transit all the way. Hopefully they will connect the city well.