A 35 km road is granted a cabinet nod.
PUBLISHED: 5 Dec 2024 at 04: 00
Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit reported yesterday that the government approved the 35-kilometer M9 road project connecting Nonthaburi’s Bang Khunthian area with Bang Bua Thong region in Bangkok.
The minister said the 47.5-billion-baht public-private partnership ( PPP ) investment will help facilitate traffic on Bangkok’s western side of Kanchanaphisek Road and establish a seamless connection with Bangkok’s network of outer ring roads.
The personal partner chosen by bidding did primarily invest in the construction of the motorway, according to the PPP Net Cost strategy. In change, they will be able to obtain tolls for 30 years after the motorway’s opening, which will take about four times.
Requests are likely to be sought later in the year, and the deal is anticipated to be signed in the final year of 2026. According to the secretary, the highway should be operational by 2029. The state plans to simultaneously make both the cost of property eviction, about 4.25-billion-baht, and the 47.5-billion-baht design price, said Mr Suriya.
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About 33 ray of terrain will have to be expropriated.
He stated that the government will begin paying its portion of the shared investment in quarterly installments that may run for at least 15 years after the M9 motorway’s opening.
The M9 may have six roads, eight doors, six escapes and five isolated intersections, Mr Suriya said, adding it will be equipped with an automatic burden set system.
The first burden for four-wheeled vehicles will get 10 bass and 1.5 baht may be charged per kilometre, while the starting price for six-wheeled trucks may be 15 ringgit and 2.40 baht per kilometre later.
Starting fees for vehicles larger than six-wheeled trucks may be 25 ringgit and 3.45 ringgit per miles. Every five times, all levels can be changed.
The job will reduce travel time by reducing transportation and administrative costs while boosting economic growth by promoting the expansion of the production sector and creating jobs.