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The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) of Thailand has allayed fears about flooding of its subway, saying the system has been designed to be flood-proof even when rainfall is at the highest level in 200 years.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority on Monday went ahead and opened two bid envelopes for the contract to build the Orange Line railway project, despite the threat of a lawsuit.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Wednesday signed contracts with three consultant consortiums to hire them to supervise the construction of the south Purple Line electric train project.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will open bidding from Friday for its THB140 billion Orange Line electric railway project.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has been ordered to review the plan to construct a mass transit system (tram) for Phuket province to cope with rising construction costs, a source from the Transport Ministry said on Friday.

Motorists have been advised to avoid the Srinakarin Road bridge over Saen Saeb canal in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district until March 22 in both directions. The bridge is the site of construction work on the Yellow Line train route from Lat Phrao to Samrong.

The test run of Yellow Line monorail train in Lat Phrao – Samrong section has started since last Thursday (November 25) from the maintenance depot next to Sri Iam station in Bangkok’s Bang Na district, a news source has revealed.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will hold a public hearing session for the construction of Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system in Phuket province on November 12 at Royal Phuket City Hotel in Muang district.

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has earmarked three dates to hear the case filed against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) over bidding on the MRT Orange Line extension.

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction (STEC) will compete against Nawarat Patanakarn (NWR) in bidding for the 78-billion-baht MRT Purple Line.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) launched a public hearing for the terms of reference (TOR) in the bidding of the Purple Line mass-transit rail extension project from Tao Poon to Rat Burana – known as the South Purple Line.

The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed a case against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) by Disabilities Thailand, which claimed the MRTA has not provided elevators and other facilities under appropriate safety standards for disabled persons at 16 Purple Line train stations on the Bang Yai-Bang Sue section.