Do you know that the total elevator expense on MRT Purple line costs just less than 1% of the total cost of the project?

The MRT Purple line is on servicing for over a year now. Unfortunately, its elevator access has already been installed just a half of the total. There are still 32 elevators to go which each costs around 10 million baht. So, the remaining elevators’ total expense will be around 320 million baht comparatively to the total construction cost of the whole project which is around 60,000 million baht, accounts just 0.5% approximately.

This number is compelling to the World Bank’s research as quote

“Research has demonstrated that the cost of accessibility is generally less than 1% of total construction costs; however, the cost of making adaptations after a building is completed is far greater.”

Seen from a higher perspective, it’s not matter how much the cost of accessibility is, it should be fairly included in any projects. In term of humanity, even just one person cannot be excluded. Everyone was born equally as a Thai citizen.