Previous bids failed to come up to scratch; new tenders must complete the 1.6-kilometre line in 890 working days.
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Government turns down all 10 tenders due to low bids and unrealistic construction times; plans to relaunch soon.
The new MOP 3.5 billion line, connecting Cotai with Zhuhai, should be open within four years and will ultimately link up with the mainland’s high-speed rail network.
The government has announced that the city’s public bus drivers, taxi drivers and those operating Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains can now make an appointment to undergo a one-off Covid-19 test free of charge.
The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) said in a statement on Tuesday that it expects the construction of the Seac Pai Van section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) to get off the ground at the end of this year.
The government launches a two-month public consultation today about its plan to build the “East” section of the Light Rail Transit, according to which a one-way journey will only take 15 minutes.
The new Macao-mainland joint border checkpoint on Hengqin Island will come into service at 3 pm next Tuesday when Macao’s Lotus Flower checkpoint in Cotai will be relocated there, the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement last night.
The local government aims for a Light Rail Transit (LRT) section connecting Macau’s Cotai and Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island to get off the ground this year.
The government now plans that the “East” section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) to be constructed underground.