The government’s overhaul of the public transport platform outside the pedestrian immigration building in the Macau-side checkpoint zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement yesterday.
The statement said that after the completion of the ongoing final survey inspection and formal acceptance, the revamped public transport platform can start operating later this month.
A revamped part of the platform opened in September last year, after which another part of the platform was closed for its overhaul, which, however, only started in July this year and, according to yesterday’s statement, has now been completed.
Consequently, the whole public transport platform has now been reconditioned.
According to yesterday’s statement, the platform’s newly revamped part will be used for taxi ranks as well as pick-up and drop-off areas for casino shuttle buses and tourist coaches – both local and cross-border routes.
The platform’s currently in-use part will continue to be used for public bus stops.
According to the statement, the newly revamped part covers 32,000 square metres.
The project was carried out by China Construction Engineering (Macau) Company Limited for a price tag of 194 million patacas.
This handout photo released by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) yesterday shows a taxi rank in the newly revamped public transport platform outside the Hengqin joint checkpoint.
