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Bangkok's busiest road just got far worse
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/08/2018
» Commuters who rely on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok are set for three more years of even heavier congestion as police ramp up traffic diversions from Wednesday to make way for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand's (MRTA) Yellow Line monorail.
Land Transport Department told to mitigate van operators' risk
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 03/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Department of Land Transport (DLT) to reduce any negative fallout from its plan to decommission thousands of public vans in the wake of mounting complaints from van operators who argue they cannot afford to buy new minibuses and so risk being put out of business.
Striving for safer passage of goods
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» The European Union (EU) has commissioned Thailand to conduct training workshops for the transportation of dangerous goods in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as part of a move to get the entire sub-region to adopt United Nations-based safety regulations for road-based logistics operations.
Roadworks eased for new school term
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/05/2018
» The Royal Thai Police yesterday asked electric train line contractors to temporarily return as much road space as possible with traffic congestion expected to peak when schools reopen next week.
More promises after latest deadly crash
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/03/2018
» A disastrous double-decker bus crash in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district last Wednesday night which killed 18 passengers and left more than 30 injured has prompted the Transport Ministry to consider issuing a complete ban on such vehicles from operating on provincial and long-distance routes.
Underpass likely to be opened this year
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/02/2018
» The underpass set to replace the demolished flyover at Ratchayothin intersection will be open by December, two months earlier than its original completion date, Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) assistant governor Surachet Laophulsuk says.
Phuket leads way in road safety blitz
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/12/2017
» Bangkok should look to Phuket as an example for curbing road injury rates, Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Friday at a regional conference on road safety.
E-tickets take hold, but penalty points on ice
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/12/2017
» E-tickets have been rolled out for motorists, who in line with the technology-driven Thailand 4.0 era, can now pay their traffic fines at bank ATMs.
Jams expected as monorail build begins
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/11/2017
» Congestion is expected on Tiwanon Road and Ram Intra Road beginning Tuesday as traffic is set to be diverted to allow space to be cleared for the construction of the Pink Line Monorail.