Escalator project in Rua da Mitra completed

The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) has completed one of its escalator projects that aims to provide a passageway for the public from Rua do Campo to the ZAPE area.
The escalator will give access from Horta e Mitra Market to Conde S. Januário hospital as part of the bureau’s larger walking facility system that has included improvements allowing the public to easily walk from the lower part of Macau to Guia and to the ZAPE area.
The chief of the coordination division of the Tranport Bureau (DSAT), Kuok Chi Cheong, said they considered the project as a vital part of the region’s walking facility system.
The single upward escalator cost MOP20 million and is set to undergo an inspection before it opens to the public.
“We researched if we can make another escalator in the next street, but regarding that, people do not have a common view, so we are only establishing this one,” he told reporters.
He also said that since the escalator would particularly benefit the elderly, they have taken into consideration the size of pathway area beside the escalators to accommodate wheelchair users.
The covered escalator is divided into three stages so as to not hinder motor traffic in the streets between. LV