OTP deputy director Chaiwat Thongkhamkoon said the study into construction of a monorail project in Phuket is 80 per cent complete and will be ready by next month, Mr Chaiwat said.
The findings will be sent to the Transport Ministry for consideration by January.
The monorail will cost at least B20 billion and will link Phuket International Airport in Thalang district and Chalong intersections in Muang district, spanning 60km, Mr Chaiwat said.
The system’s 20 stations will include Thanun, Phuket International Airport, Thalang, Thepkrasattri and Srisoonthorn Heroines Monument.
Also on the line will be Koh Kaew, Phuket Bus Terminal II, Phuket Rajabhat University, Thung Kha, Old Town City, Clock Tower Junction, Bang Neaw, Phuket Public Library, Saphan Hin, and Sakdidet.
The remaining stations will be Dowroong, Wichit, Chao Fa (East), Palai, Ban Koktanod and Chalong.
Mr Chaiwat said local public transport options in Phuket needed big improvements.
Visitors tend to be restricted to using songthaews, a modified pickup truck with two rows of seats for passengers, which officials believed was too narrow a choice.
Residents in the province usually drive cars and motorcycles to get around town, he added.