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While no tangible projects for solving traffic problems have emerged, Mr Samak has proposed city bonds be issued to raise money for land appropriation. Transport traffic management and irastructure network development. He has set long-term, rather than short- term measures, they said. |
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Mr Samak wants the skytrain extended to three provinces, from Mor Chit to Pathum Thani, from On Nut to Samut Prakan and from Sathorn to Mahachai in Samut Sakhon province. He wants the state to invest in the plan and allow the private sector to run trains on the new routes. The governor expects the extended skytrain to serve a million passengers a day and bring train fares down. Karoon Chandrangsu, BTS Co's chief operating officer, estimated that Mr Samak's project would cost 100 billion baht. He was skeptical any investor would be willing to finance such a large-scale project, especially since the existing system does not meet passenger targets. |
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The US$24 billion project is one of the mega-projects Mr Samak promised during his campaign. He expects that together with the skytrain route extension, the double tracked commuter train encircling Bangkok would ease the city's traffic. Mr Samak earlier claimed that China Railway Construction Ltd would invest in the 80-km scheme, but Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji denied that during his visit to Bangkok in May. China would build the system if the BMA financed it, Mr Zhu said. |
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The governor wants to take over non-air conditioned bus routes from the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and raise fares from 3.50-to-5 baht. He would ask for tax privileges from the Board of Investment to reduce the cost of Euro I buses from 2.5 million baht to 900,000 baht. . |
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