Mr. Vithaya Punmongkol, Deputy Governor (Operation), Acting Governor of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), along with Mr. Kittikorn Tanpao, Deputy Governor (Engineering and Construction) as Chairman of Supervisory Committee for Monitoring and Compliance with Environmental Measures for the MRT Purple Line Project: Tao Pun – Rat Burana (Kanchanapisek Road) Section, visited the construction site to inspect safety measures, traffic management, and measures to reduce the environmental impact of the MRT project, which is one of the issues  that Mr. Suriya Jungrungreangkit, Minister of Transport and Mr. Surapong Piyachote, Deputy Minister of Transport, has always given importance and instructed MRTA to emphasize strictly supervising the operations of concessionaires/contractors.

MRTA and the Committee have inspected operations in the construction site of MT01 Muang Thong Thani Station of the MRT Pink Line Extension Project: Si Rat Station - Muang Thong Thani Section, in order to follow up on solutions to the case of liquid concrete falling on cars of road travelers which the concessionaire has taken lessons learned and created measures to prevent this from happening again, such as installation of two layers netting to prevent falling materials and tarpaulin to prevent falling wet concrete, providing lookouts and emergency teams below while working. Later, they moved to Industrial Ring Road area to inspect the construction site of elevated structure between Rat Burana Station an Phra Pradeang Station of the MRT Purple Line Project: Tao Pun – Rat Burana (Kanchanapisek Road) Section, focusing on inspecting work at height, installation of crane pads, fall guards, stairs with stable handrails, attachment of scaffolding structures, including various equipment, to be stable, strong and safe for both workers and road users.

The MRTA Acting Governor has emphasized to the consulting company group, the concessionaires/civil contractors of the two projects the importance of controlling construction standards with maximum safety. He urged both projects to control the quality of the materials, equipment and technology used, including providing training and supervising the work in every step of every worker to comply with safety standards as prescribed in contractual requirements and related laws, due to the MRT Pink Line Extension Project and the MRT Purple Line Project are large projects constructed on public roads. If there is an incident related to safety in any part, it will inevitably affect people's confidence in the project.