Design company Arup has been awarded a contract to provide architectural, civil, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire engineering services for the detailed design of the southern section of Macau’s East Line light rail transit (LRT) project. This follows from pre-feasibility studies for the project which were also realised by Arup. The 7.7 km East Line will connect the existing LRT Taipa line at the Taipa Ferry Terminal station with the Macau Peninsula along six new stations. The 4.8 km southern section will include three underground stations, the connection with the existing line, and a 12.1 m diameter single-bore under-sea tunnel. The contract was awarded by a joint venture (JV) of China State Construction Engineering (CSCE) and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Macau, which was awarded the main design-and-build contract earlier in 2023.
