LRT to connect with Hengqin checkpoint, high-speed rail as cross-border network expands

Macau will tackle land issues in old districts through urban renewal while expanding a cross-border transport network linking the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) to the Hengqin checkpoint and high-speed rail, with further rail and road links under study. According to Xinhua, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam recently outlined the key transport and infrastructure priorities in Macau’s Third Five-Year Plan, setting out the government’s vision for cross-border transport, urban renewal, and land use over the next five years. Tam said the overarching strategy for the transport portfolio would be to make rail the backbone, road the ma…