The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has extended the contract for the Pink Line monorail project for another 345 days, the third extension it has granted. Highways Department director-general Sarawut Songsivilai, speaking in his capacity as the MRTA board chairman, said the expansion will change the estimated finish date from July this year to June 2024. A deadline extension approval for the first 34.5 kilometres of the line was passed by the MRTA board on May 18, said Mr Sarawut. The contractor, Northern Bangkok Monorail (NBM), cited Covid-19 as the main reason for the contract extension. According to Mr Sarawut, this was the third time that NBM had sought an extension from the MRTA.
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