The Department of Highways (DOH) aims to seek Cabinet approval for three motorway construction projects worth 102.6 billion baht.
The department is currently undertaking highway construction projects aimed at improving connectivity between Bangkok and other regions. These projects are also intended to reduce future traffic congestion and travel time.
According to the department’s deputy director-general, Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn, the three projects are:
1. The M9 motorway project from Bang Khun Tian to Bang Bua Thong at a cost of 56.03 billion baht.
2. The M9 motorway project from Bang Bua Thong to Bang Pa-in at a cost of 15.2 billion baht.
3. An extension of the Uttaraphimuk elevated tollway, also known as the Don Mueang tollway, from Rangsit to Bang Pa-in at a cost of 31.3 billion baht.
He said the M9 motorway project from Bang Khun Thian and Bang Bua Thong had been approved by the public private partnership (PPP) board, and would be presented to the Cabinet for approval.Source: The Nation
