Currently, an average of just 4,750 people a day ride the system, but the opening of new sections this year and next are expected to boost numbers.
Raimundo do Rosário
The economic advantages of Macao’s Portuguese connections, and promotion of the Greater Bay Area, are expected to form the bulk of the agenda.
Traffic jams have been attributed to the city’s new customs clearance policy and regulations allowing Macao vehicles to travel to mainland China.
No interchange discounts likely, but work under way to allow passengers to use Macau Pass on trains.
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário says changes, which will involve some staff transfers, should be completed by July.
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.
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.
Lengthy and convoluted negotiations come to an end as work – due to be completed by December 2024 – gets going in earnest in Areia Preta district