The volume of passengers has been rising steadily since the easing of pandemic curbs and is set to increase further with the opening of the Taipa-Barra section later this year.
Operation of the 1.6-kilometre line, which connects Seac Pai Van station and a station at the new Islands Healthcare Complex, is expected to begin next year.
After the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather held up work, construction has finally been finished at the billion-pataca Barra station.
Four new rail lines should be running by 2028; 10 kilometres of elevated walkways to thread their way above city’s most congested areas; electric-powered vehicles to be encouraged.
Under discount scheme running until end of December, fares range between MOP 1.5 and 2.5 depending on length of trip.
Residents can also visit Ecological Trail Garden of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and get tips from pro photographers at Cotai Ecological Zone.
Out of action for months after a host of technical problems, trains will run from morning till night on the revamped line between Ocean and Taipa Ferry Terminal stations.
Lengthy repairs including replacement of 124 kilometres of cables to MOP 10 billion line almost complete; costly infrastructure project a burden on public purse.
Far-reaching plan divides city in 18 areas and envisages a raft of new commercial areas while moving industrial operations into four specific zones.
Transport Secretary outlines costs for three lines under development; repairs on Taipa line unlikely to be finished before April.
While service is currently paused for urgent maintenance, transport chief predicts it will be the main way to get around once networks are expanded by 2024.
The 1,600-metre line will feature two stations – one at the new Islands hospital complex – and is due to open by Christmas 2023.
Vital maintenance work involves replacement of 124 kilometres of faulty 22kV cables and their fixed components.
E-channels will speed up access to the new zone, while construction on bridges and an LRT link to the island are due to start shortly.
Taipa-Coloane route losing millions every year, suffering frequent breakdowns, carrying just 2,000 passengers daily.
Environmental Protection Bureau claims ecosystem will benefit.
New bids, with quotations topping MOP 1 billion, are now under consideration for the 1.6-kilometre link.
Construction took the best part of three years, but the 700-metre walkway should make life easier for both pedestrians and drivers.
Previous bids failed to come up to scratch; new tenders must complete the 1.6-kilometre line in 890 working days.
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 MOP 3.5 billion Macao Light Rapid Transit line between Macao and Hengqin island will be built by Chinese state-owned company Nam Kwong and is estimated to be operational in four years time.
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 Macao government opened today a public tender for the main construction of the Seac Pai Van Line of the light rail.
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.
The government plans to launch a public consultation in the first half of this year on building the “East” section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT).
All incidents related to the operation of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will be “uniformly” reported to the media by the government-owned LRT operator from now on.
Trial run of the LRT Taipa section extended until January 31, continuing another one-month period for free rides.
The Light Rapid Transit system has malfunctioned for the third time since it came into service on December 10.
The Light Rapid Transit system has carried over 200,000 passengers since the launch of its service on December 10.
The Light Rapid Transit system will be suspended from 1 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, before resuming on Saturday.
The Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit had 68,800 passengers in the first three days of its operation.
Residents were keen to try out their free-of-charge LRT rides on the Taipa section of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit when it finally started operating Tuesday afternoon.
The Taipa section of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit will finally start its service.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai stressed that Macau has been able to keep up social and economic progress, ensure political stability, improve people’s livelihoods, speed up infrastructure development and maintain social harmony during his 10 years.
The Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit will enter commercial service next month or in November — the LRT fare system will be announced shortly before the section opens.
Rosário promises that the Light Rail Transit Taipa-Barra section project will not affect the Sai Van Bridge structure.
Passengers violating LRT rules will face a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 patacas.
A whole one-way trip on the LRT Taipa section can take about 20 minutes.
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will operate Macau’s Light Rail Transit for at least five years and has already hired over 570 staff.
Raimundo Rosário told reporters that the government expected the Taipa section to come into service on December 19 at the latest.
Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) trains will run daily from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario told reporters
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said Monday that the project to construct the Light Rail Transit (LRT) section connecting Taipa and Barra on the peninsula – via Sai Van Bridge – is budgeted at 4.5 billion patacas (US$ 562 million).
Rosário said that therefore the government had decided to grant the MTR the operation agreement first so that Macau could learn from the Hong Kong company’s experience.
Niu Jing, director of the Hengqin New Area Management Committee, told the media that the Hengqin government had reached an agreement with the Macau government that Macau’s LRT will be extended to Hengqin Island in Zhuhai.
Technical tests of the first LRT trains, which arrived by ship from Japan at Ka Ho Port in Coloane on Sunday, will be carried out at the system’s Ocean Station in Taipa.
The Transportation Infrastructure Office announced that the first batch of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit trains have left Japan and are slated to arrive here at the end of this month.
The government of Macau has approved a US$8.46 million contract with the Hong Kong company MTR Corporation Limited for additional management and technical assistance of the LRT project.
The government has launched a two-month public consultation on Monday to propose a legislation on the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, with the aim of finishing a draft bill regulating the matter by the end of this year.
Traffic Consultative Council member Kou Kun Pang, who also heads the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Macau (UM), said yesterday that building a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on the peninsula was the only way to tackle the city’s traffic woes.
Chief Executive Chui Sai On said on Wednesday that the government would learn its lesson from the setbacks in the construction
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said on Wednesday he was confident that the Taipa section of
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said he expected the Taipa section of the city’s Light Rapid
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On promised to tackle Macau’s four notoriously overdue public projects – the light rail transit
Secretary for Transport and Public Work, Raimundo do Rosário, said that he expects that the civil engineering work for the
