Motorists advised to avoid roads near National Stadium

Manchester United Football Club players during practice at Rajamangala National Stadium on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Manchester Usa Football Club players during practice at Rajamangala National Stadium on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Bangkok motorists are encouraged to avoid the Hua Mark area in Bang Kapi district on Tuesday afternoon plus evening, when there be a friendly football match between Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester Usa at Rajamangala Nationwide Stadium.

Metropolitan Police speaker Pol Maj Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek said the stadium will be expected to be packed, with about fifty four, 000 football supporters, as there will also be a concert simply by Chinese superstar Jackson Wang.  

And with a long holiday starting Wed, the traffic in the area would most likely to be weighty, he said.

So , from 3pm to 10pm, motorists are advised to avoid the following five highways – Ramkhamhaeng, Rama 9, Hua Tag, Soi Ramkhamhaeng 24 and Thavorn Thawat.

Instead of taking the five highways, motorists are advised to instead use the Si Verweis expressway over the Rama 9 road, heading for Lat Krabang, or use nearby roads such as Lat Phrao, the road along Ram memory Intra-Atnarong expressway and Ram Intra.

People visiting the stadium should traveling by bus or even boat along Saen Saeb canal instead of using their own vehicles, Pol Maj Jirasan said.