RELEASED: 20 Mar 2021 at 08:00
The Transportation Ministry prepares to introduce 3 motorway jobs this year, worth 83.52 billion baht.
Transportation Minister Saksayam Chidchob stated the very first job will be the Ekkachai-Ban Phaeo freeway in Samut Sakhon, worth 19.7 billion baht, running 16.4 kilometres.
The cabinet has actually currently authorized the job and assigned a spending plan for its building.
The State Business Policy Workplace has actually proposed to begin the bidding for the job in the middle of this year.
The freeway will link to the 10km Bang Khun Thian-Ekkachai freeway which is under building and forecasted to end up in August next year.
The 2nd, the Rangsit-Bang Pa-in freeway, worth 28.13 million baht, will extend 18km from the Utraphimuk Expressway (Don Muang Tollway) and will link to the Bang Pa-in-Nakhon Ratchasima freeway.
The job is prepared to be proposed to the cabinet this year.
The 3rd job, the Srinagarindra-Suvarnabhumi airport freeway, running 18.5 km with 35.68 million baht will likewise be proposed to the cabinet in this year before bidding is called.
Mr Saksayam stated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would like freeways under building to be finished before beginning brand-new jobs.
The ministry will start running the SRT Red Line train, the Bang Sue-Rangsit stretch and the Bang Sue-Talingchan section, in November while the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut freeway extension has actually currently been opened.
