THE Public Works Bureau has announced the award of a contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for the East Line of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) network.
The contract is worth Patacas 3.6bn ($US 432m) and has been awarded to a joint venture led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that also includes Top Builders and the Hou Chon Consortium.
Three bids were received for the contract.
Construction of the 7.7km East Line began in October 2023. It is due to be completed by March 2028, running from the Border Gate area in the north through the reclaimed zones A and E to Taipa Ferry Terminal in the south, serving a total of six underground stations.
Running through an undersea tunnel, the East Line will provide interchange at its southern terminus with the existing LRT Taipa Line between Barra on Macau Island and the ferry terminal on Taipa Island.
Earlier this year, secretary for transport and public works, Mr Raimundo do Rosário, told Macau’s Legislative Assembly that construction of the East Line was expected to cost at least Patacas 12bn.
He indicated that cost overruns were very likely to be incurred on building the Border Gate station, where the Macau government has sought approval from the Chinese government to acquire a 0.37ha site.
When completed, the East Line will take Macau’s LRT network to a total of 24km of lines serving 21 stations. Other projects under construction include the 1.6km Seac Pai Van Line and the 2.4km Hengqin Line, which are both due to be completed later this year.
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