LRT first phase project to create 3,000 jobs

Construction of the first phase of the Macao Light Rail Transit (LRT) System would create more than 3,000 jobs, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, said today. Mr Lau was speaking to the press after hosting a briefing session to introduce the proposed system, which was in a public consultation process, to members of the Macao Chamber of Commerce. Mr Lau said the Government estimated that construction of the proposed first phase of the system, estimated to cost 4.2 billion patacas, could take four years and create more than 3,000 jobs. Meanwhile, he reiterated that the scope of the first phase would cover communities of about 200,000 people, serving more people than other routes.