Western link ‘set for 2024 launch’

The particular construction of a brand new motorway linking Boom Yai district in Nonthaburi with Kanchanaburi is 83% total, a government speaker said, affirming the plan to officially open up the highway within 2024 as prepared.

The brand new motorway will unofficially be opened in order to motorists for a check run around the end of next year prior to the official opening these year, Anucha Burapachaisri said.

The 96. 4-kilometre Motorway No 81, or M81, will certainly serve as a quicker transport route from Bangkok to the Western, he said.

“Travelling from Bang Yai to Kanchanaburi will take just about 48 minutes [when the motorway is open] rather than the usual 2 . 5 hours, ” this individual said.

Motorists can expect enhanced convenience, flow and safety when travelling along this route, which will also help with the development of transport infrastructure and tourism, this individual said.

The M81 project is part of the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) fast track scheme, started in 2016 in order to speed up crucial expenditure projects under the Ministry of Transport, he or she said.

Construction of the motorway is split into twenty five contracts, eight of which have been completed, this individual said.

These eight agreements dealt with the building of sections of the motorway in Tha Maka and Tha Muang districts associated with Kanchanaburi and Nakhon Chaisi and Muang districts of Nakhon Pathom, he stated. This motorway is designed to have three services stations, one within Nakhon Pathom’s Nakhon Chaisi district, the 2nd in Muang area and the third within Kanchanaburi’s Tha Jadi district, he mentioned.

These service areas will include parking lots, toilets, shops, petrol stations, and a rescue centre, which will all be jointly invested in by the authorities and private partners, he said.