Economic corridor transport projects expected to go to Cabinet soon
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak expects to propose the transport-system projects to serve the planned East Economic Corridor to the Cabinet in October. “If these projects are proposed to the Cabinet, they will go ahead swiftly, early next year. I’d like to see the East Economic Corridor Project [get under way] in the fourth quarter” of this year, Somkid said. After a recent meeting with the Transport Ministry, he said the East Economic Corridor Project would be submitted to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on August 31 before forwarding it to the Cabinet next month. The East Economic Corridor Project consists of four key transport-infrastructure projects that the ministry is responsible for – Bangkok-Rayong high-speed railway, U-tapao International Airport, a seaport as well as a ferry port. The train project will be forwarded to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee before going to the Cabinet.
