Taipa-Barra LRT connection operational by year-end – Secretary – Macau Business

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosrio has assured that the Taipa Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will be connected to Barra on the Macau Peninsula this year, while revealing that the number of passengers in the transport system has gradually increased.

In comments to TDM TV after an event held as part of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, the Secretary highlighted that efforts will be carried out so that by the end of this year there is an operational connection between the Taipa LRT Ocean Gardens station and Barra

In an update released earlier this year, the Public Works Bureau said that the LRT section linking Taipas network via the Sai Van Bridge to the Barra transport nexus, which was built in 2020 after about five years of construction work, would come into operation as soon as later this year, with a trial already successfully carried out.

Although the project for the Barra multi-transport complex was completed in 2020, it was not until last year its LRT station was built with a price tag of about MOP1.18 billion after the Covid pandemic and bad weather conditions delayed the project by over two months.

The Secretary also expressed that his Office estimates that two other lines under construction, which seek to expand the existing Taipa network further towards Seac Pai Van and Hengqin, could be completed by the end of 2024.

Rosrio also revealed that ever since the pandemic ended the number of passengers using the Taipa LRT line has increased, especially during the May Golden Week and on the weekends.

The average daily passenger volume of Taipas LRT line stood at 6,500 in April, an increase of 1,750 compared to the previous two months, and the highest figure on record since February 2020.

The future LRT East Line connecting the Gongbei Border checkpoint and the Taipa Ferry terminal via an underwater tunnel connecting the reclaimed areas Zone A and E is expected to be completed by 2028.

At the same event, Rosrio also revealed that a public land auction, the first since 2008, is expected to be announced soon in a matter of some weeks or months.

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Taipa-Barra LRT connection operational by year-end - Secretary - Macau Business