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Barra extension opened on Macau LRT network

On 8th December 2023, the 3.2 km Barra extension of the light rail transit (LRT) network in the Chinese city of Macau opened. The extension includes a 2.2 km dedicated lane featuring a guideway on the Sai Van cable-stayed bridge that connects the 9.3 km Taipa Line to the Macau Peninsula. The Taipa Line uses the Automated Guideway Transit rubber-tyre driverless light metro technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), supplied under a contract awarded in 2014.