PUBLISHED: 22 Nov 2024 at 04: 00
At a cost of about 15 million baht, the state is funding the construction of a bridge that may connect Chanthaburi and Pailin territory in Cambodia.
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the gate would promote cross-border industry and commerce between the two nations after inspecting the page of the novel bridge yesterday at the Ban Pakkad border station in Pong Nam Rong area.
He was joined by his Vietnamese rival, Sar Sokha, at the page. The gate, which will be known as the new Chanthaburi-Pailin Friendship Bridge, will change the momentary steel bridge that already links the regions.
The practical bridge will be about 40 feet long, with a three-metre-wide sidewalk on each part of the automotive lane.
The construction of the gate, which costs about 15 million baht, is anticipated to substantially increase business and shipping between Thailand and Cambodia.
Design is set to begin next month, Mr Anutin said.
The job may promote business and commerce, according to Mr. Anutin, who is also a deputy prime minister, and will encourage economic growth on both sides of the border.
Thai and Vietnamese officials are currently working on a document Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) for the task, which is scheduled to be approved soon by the Thai cabinet.
The gate will be constructed using money from the main resources, and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has previously endorsed the idea in theory.
There are three nearby crossing points for boundary trade and two major gates at Ban Laem and Ban Pakkad in Chanthaburi.
In the 2024 fiscal year, the overall value of cross-border deal in Chanthaburi came to 26 billion baht, with Ban Pakkad queue accounting for 6.12 billion ringgit.