Consulasia contracted for consultation on LRT project in Cotai

The Chief Executive (CE) has established a contract with Consulasia — Consultores de Engenharia e Gestão, Limitada to cover the consulting work on the planned Light Railway Transit (LRT) line extension in Cotai at a cost of MOP1.8 million (US$225,274), according to an Official Gazette dispatch. Last year, Consulasia was awarded a MOP35 million contract to ‘revise and adjust’ the LRT depot superstructure. The contract payment will be made in two parts, with MOP1.6 million being paid this year and MOP180,000 in 2019.
Last month, Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário stated the priority following the completion of the Taipa LRT project is to start the connection to Barra and the connection between Rotunda do Istmo and the Seac Pai Van public housing area in Coloane. The line – currently in a “study phase” – will be two kilometres long and have two stations, connecting Seac Pai Van and the planned second public hospital in Cotai.