Thai contractor CH Karnchang Plc has picked Aecom as lead designer for the Orange Line West metro challenge in Bangkok, billed as one of many greatest rail infrastructure initiatives in Thailand.
The 13.4km-long line will run from the Thai Cultural Centre to Bang Khunnon with 11 underground stations.
It can hook up with the japanese part of the Orange Line, which is at the moment beneath building.
The total, 35.9km-long Orange Line will hyperlink Bangkok’s japanese and western districts.
Aecom will design the dual bored tunnels and air flow methods, trackwork methods and the stations, together with structural and architectural works and constructing providers.
“We’re thrilled to be a part of Thailand’s efforts to offer higher connectivity and transportation for all,” mentioned Ian Chung, chief govt of Aecom’s Asia area.
Aecom has a protracted historical past of working with CH Karnchang on Bangkok transit initiatives together with the Blue Line (1997), Blue Line Extension (2011), Orange Line East Part (2017), and Purple Line South (2022).
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