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BTS Sukhumvit line extension delayed until 2011 or Later
WARNING!!!
If you are reading any Apartment/Condo ads purporting that a particular place will soon have a BTS line then DON'T BELIEVE IT!! The BTS Sukhumvit line extension (south of On Nut) will be delayed until 2011 or later. The other BTS line extension out past Wangwian Yai is years away.
Some ads may still be 'incorrect' as this news just came out last week.
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Skytrain link tests delayed
Writer: SUPOJ WANCHAROEN Published: 19/09/2009 at 12:00 AMNewspaper section: News
Testing on the BTS Sukhumvit line extension will probably be pushed back until late 2011 due to delays in the procurement of signalling and electrical systems, says deputy Bangkok governor Teerachon Manomaipibul.
Procurement should have taken place nine months ago if the original December 2010 deadline for the test run was to be met. But purchasing of the operating systems for the 5km extension from Onnuj to Soi Baring, or Sukhumvit Soi 107, has not been approved yet, said Mr Teerachon, who is responsible for mass transit projects.
The senior City Hall official responsible for making the purchase has apparently stalled the scheme over fears of being investigated if something went wrong with the purchase, he said.
The official in question is due to retire and does not want to take risks despite being told the scheme is strictly in line with regulations, said Mr Teerachon.
Former city clerk Khunying Nathanon Thavisin was accused of irregularities over the purchase of fire trucks and boats by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
City Hall retroactively fired her from the post this week.
Mr Teerachon said he cannot be sure the test run can take place by mid-2011 as the consulting and bidding process normally takes about seven months.
Construction of the superstructure and stations by contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc is about 95% complete.
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