Billions to go into overhauling highways nationally

 | Mon 2 Dec 2019 16:40 ICT

CityNews – 1st December 2019, division of Chiang Mai highways exposed plans to expand two lane roads to become four lane roads in all areas under the responsibility of department of highways.  It is expected that the task can be completed within two years or by 2022.

In the fiscal year of 2020, the budget of over twenty billion baht will be allocated the improvement.  Some areas will need to wait for an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).  The department of highways urged their regional divisions to do maintenance and improve roads under their responsibility, particularly in Chiang Mai.

Anyone who sees road damages can report to the hotline 1586, so that the officers can be dispatched to remedy the problem.