name=" https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1042977602926946&set=pcb.1042980006260039 National Environment Board, 20 December 2021 In the first year that the busway was open, there were ten injury collisions between vehicles and buses, which were heavily covered in the media. Metro noted that the buses had about the same accident rate as other bus lines in the city on a per-mile basis, [26] [27] and has stated that the line's accident rate is "less than half" of Metro's entire fleet of buses. [28] They also pointed out that the A Line also had a significant number of collisions in its early years. [29]

On October 27, 2005, two days before the line's official opening, a motorist driving with a suspended license ran a red light and collided with an eastbound bus at Vesper Avenue. There were no injuries. [39] http://thailand.ahk.de/fileadmin/ahk_thailand/Business/biddingannouncements/MRTA.pdf. MRTA Tender Invitation, 29 June 2016

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Regularly consuming fruits, which are high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant compounds, can help promote healthy immune function. In January 2017, seven labourers died and more than a dozen were injured in a fire at a temporary shelter housing Orange Line workers. There was a series of gruesome incidents during construction, from workers being electrocuted when a crane collided with cables to men being crushed in their sleep by a collapsing wall. In July 2016, following the death of a worker, some Orange Line labourers deemed the work too hazardous and initiated a strike, claiming the government was prioritising the speed of the project over workers’ lives. The MRT Orange Line ( Thai: รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีส้ม) is a rapid transit line of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand. When fully completed, the MRT Orange line will be 35.9km (22.3mi) long with 29 stations (7 stations will be elevated for 8.9km (5.5mi) and 22 will be underground for 27km (16.8mi)), including an interchange with the current Thailand Cultural Centre Station of MRT Blue Line). Item 44 Program Management Project Budget and Schedule Status" (PDF). Metro. January 18, 2012. p.3 . Retrieved December 26, 2013.

Broverman, Neal (February 4, 2014). "State Could be About to Repeal Ban on Light Rail in the Valley". LA Curbed . Retrieved October 16, 2015. On Pinnacle Class ships ( Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, and Koningsdam), a private Club Orange dining room is sectioned off. The Club Orange restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner in a smaller and more intimate setting allowing passengers to avoid the hectic buffet and main dining room. However, in late August 2020 the tender submission deadline was subsequently delayed by the MRTA. [7] Thereafter, the MRTA amended the tender assessment criteria resulting in a lawsuit being lodged by the BTSC in the Administrative Court on 17 September 2020 with the Court imposing an injunction suspending the tender decision. [8] The tender was subsequently cancelled by the MRTA in February 2021 due to litigation by the BTSC. [9] After approval by the Administrative Court given ongoing litigation, a new tender issued in October has a deadline for bids of January 2022. [10]

The MRT Orange line Eastern section was originally planned to be tendered by the end of 2013. However, due to protests by residents regarding station footprint and compulsory land acquisition around stations at Pratunam, Ratchaprarop, Pracha Songkhro and Soesim stations the MRTA needed another 12 months to redesign sections of the line. [17] Subsequently, political protests against the Thai government led to the metro transport funding bill lapsing when parliament was dissolved in December 2013. On 9 December 2015, Cabinet finally approved the Orange Line. On 19 April 2016, the Cabinet further approved a budget of 82.9 billion baht for Phase 1 Eastern section to build 17 stations and 22.5km (14.0mi) of rail from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Minburi, of which 12.2km (7.6mi) will be underground and 9km (5.6mi) will be elevated. [18] Construction Progress [ edit ] Yes, it's like #dressgate and Yanny/Laurel all over again, but this time, it's hitting close to home, although I actually live closer to the North-South Line.