en.Wedoany.com Reported - The final section of Singapore’s Circle Line will open in July, with Cantonment Station located at the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station site. Indonesia aims to expand its railway network to 10,524 kilometers, with the Trans-Sumatra Railway project extending from Aceh to Lampung. Vietnam plans to add seven new airports by 2030 and launch construction of five metro lines in Hanoi, totaling over 300 kilometers. Ho Chi Minh City has been required to expand its metro system tenfold by 2030.

Major city gates in Chiang Mai have been equipped with motorcycle barriers, which are included in the list of motorcycle barriers in Southeast Asia.

The weekly news briefing summarizes transportation and urban development updates in Southeast Asia. Content includes: Cambodia raising awareness of urban planning; Jakarta building a pedestrian bridge connecting six modes of transport; the Philippines considering renewed cooperation with China on the stalled Mindanao Railway; Bangkok’s rail network introducing a single-ticket fare system; Hanoi being overwhelmed by construction waste. Indonesia aims to expand its railway network to 10,524 kilometers; Malaysia’s LRT3 Shah Alam Line to be ready for operation by the end of June; the Manila-Bulacan-Pampanga-Bataan Coastal Road-Dike project advancing; Bangkok Airport targeting a capacity of 120 million passengers by 2029; Vietnam to add seven new airports by 2030. Phnom Penh faces a shortage of public space; MAHB to invest 11 billion ringgit in airport expansion over five years; Manila MRT-7 to retain all 14 stations; Bangkok’s urban plan unlocking large-scale railway-linked projects. Cambodia vows to advance urban renewal; development of the old Vang Vieng airport site launched; a new Kuching International Airport planned; no bridge to be built for Boracay; Thailand’s long-delayed three-airport high-speed rail project still progressing; Ho Chi Minh City required to expand its metro system tenfold by 2030.