The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will spend 260 million baht renovating an elevated walkway connecting Lumpini Park at Sarasin Intersection on Witthayu Road and Benjakitti Park on Ratchadaphisek Road.
The aim is to create another green area in the city.
Known as Bangkok Green Bridge, the elevated pavement was built over the Ruam Rudee, Polo and Indonesian Masjid communities. It is about 1.5km long and also has a bicycle lane.
The BMA will work with the Urban Design and Development Centre to improve the park’s atmosphere, including rest areas. It will also install CCTVs for the safety of passengers. The project will be completed next year.
DOA nearing completion of airport expansions
The Department of Airports (DOA) has announced the progress of airport expansions in Khon Kaen, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang.
In Khon Kaen, the DOA has invested about 2 billion baht to build a new passenger terminal since 2018. The new facility will double the airport’s capacity from 1,000 passengers per hour, or 2.88 million passengers per year, to 2,000 passengers per hour and 5 million passengers per year. The capacity of the car park will also increase from 450 parking spots to 1,002.
The new terminal is expected to be completed next year.
Krabi Airport will also have a new passenger terminal. With construction starting in 2018, the third terminal is about 50% complete.
The DOA has invested about 2.9 billion baht into the facility. It will increase passenger handling capacity from 1,500 people per hour, or 4 million passengers per year, to 3,000 people per hour and 8 million passengers per year. The DOA expects the project to be completed this October.
In addition, a new runway is under construction. When completed in the…