The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raymond Tam, has admitted that the Seac Pai Van line of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) may be extended to Coloane Village.
Tam noted this in response to lawmakers’ questions about the future expansion of the LRT system earlier this week.
At the Legislative Assembly, the Secretary said, “If it is possible to extend the LRT to Coloane Village, this will be very beneficial for Coloane residents and for tourism in Macau,” adding that the implementation of such a construction plan should be “relatively easy” and would not take too long to complete.
The plan, which is part of a government study on strategies for the future development of the LRT system, also includes, among others, the planning of the routes for the South and West lines.
If this idea is well received and the assessment of the conditions matches expectations, Tam said it should be possible to proceed with the extension of the Seac Pai Van line to Coloane Village, with a terminal station potentially built on the land plot currently occupied by the former Coloane Village Market.
This line extension would also include one or two additional stations serving the residential area across Seac Pai Van Park and support the revitalization of the Lai Chi Vun Shipyards, as well as the Concordia Industrial Park.
The LRT line extension has been a call from several entities and groups since the construction of the Seac Pai Van line. It has been debated on multiple occasions at the Islands District Social Affairs Advisory Committee.
Several lawmakers, namely those representing the Macau Federation of Trade Unions and the Macau United Citizens Association, have also addressed the matter, claiming that building one single station on the Seac Pai Van line would not ease the need for buses in the area, as this station would be too far from most of the buildings in the Seac Pai Van public housing estate.
Some of these lawmakers, including Ella Lei, criticized the “lack of vision” by the government in the planning of the line, saying it did not take into account the significant development that is ongoing in the area, namely the high-density residential areas, the new schools, and other developments, including the Islands Hospital.
More recently, it was also announced that the City University of Macau would build a new campus on a land plot located east of the Seac Pai Van public housing, with the authorities stating that this project would include a series of pedestrian flyovers to connect both the housing estate and the Seac Pai Van LRT station.
Several public voices have criticized the LRT system for its lack of foresight and connectivity issues. In the 2026 policy address for the sector, the government is finally responding to critics with measures to improve system utilization.
East Line has reached the halfway stage
The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) director, Lam Wai Hou, has announced that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) East line has reached the halfway point of construction.
Lam’s announcement was made during an interview yesterday with the public radio broadcaster TDM Radio.
Lam said that the project is about half completed, including one kilometer of the underwater tunnel (from a total of three) that has been drilled.
In the radio program that allows public participation via phone calls, listeners also expressed concerns about the start date and timeline for the construction of the extension of this line to Qingmao Port.
On the topic, Lam said that preliminary work, such as a geological survey along the route, has already been carried out and that more detailed information on the project will be revealed at a later stage.
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