The Department of Highways (DH), Department of Rural Roads (DRR), and Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate all road construction projects in Thailand under a single management system to improve efficiency and increase construction speed.
The three agencies will cooperate to oversee the progress on 19 planned road projects, with five projects worth THB233 billion already underway. Fundings for these projects will be raised through the Thailand Future Fund.
The first project to be undertaken will be a 30 km motorway construction project between Muang Mai to Kathu in Phuket. Exat will manage the project with plans to extend the highway to Kathu and Patong. The project is expected to cost around THB30.4 billion.
Another project includes the Pathum Thani-Rangsit-Ongkharak Highway, which will be managed by Exat as well. There are also plans to merge the highway with the Udon Ratthaya-Pathum Thani expressway network.
