Progress of high-speed rail linking 3 airports has accelerated the delivery of more than 86% of the area, expected to be operational by 2025

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The high-speed rail project is a joint venture between the public and private sectors to connect Don Mueang, U-Tapao and Suvarnabhumi airports worth more than 250,000 million baht. It is an infrastructure development to attract investors to the EEC area, generating up to 16,000 jobs throughout the construction period and more than 100,000 related businesses. The expected return on investments for this time is 650,000 million baht.

Latest progress, more than 86% of the construction area obtained by expropriation and demolition have been delivered. The rest is in the process of contracting with the SRT to continue the legal process, which is expected to be completed by September 2021. The contracting parties from the private sector have begun to design and prepare office buildings, workers' houses, construct roads and temporary bridges in preparation for construction, as well as some foundries for runway structures. It is expected to be completed in 2025 according to the accelerating plan.