New expressway to boost travel between Cha Am, Hua Hin and central Thailand

[webfact]

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By Online Reporter

A new four lane expressway which will link Nakhon Pathom with Tha Yang in Phetchaburi is set to improve travel between the region and central Thailand.

 

The expressway, officially titled the Intercity Highway No. 8, Nakhon Pathom – Cha-am route, also known as the M8, will stretch 109 kilometers and should help to reduce the time it takes to drive to and from Hua Hin, Cha Am, Phetchaburi and Nakhon Pathom and in to Bangkok.

 

According to the Ministry of Transport, the M8 will connect with the Intercity Highway – Bang Yai – Kanchanaburi (M81) at the Nakhon Chai Sri Interchange in Nakhon Pathom, ending on the National Highway No. 4 at the 188 kilometre marker in Tha Yang.

 

The M8 expressway will be a combination of roads and elevated structures with bridges being used to cross sections of existing local roads, rivers and areas which consist of soft soil. This will help to mitigate the impact of land expropriation, the Ministry of Transport says.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/new-expressway-to-boost-travel-between-cha-am-hua-hin-and-central-thailand/

 

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[alien365]

Please make the speed limit 120kph to make it worthwhile. 

[matador007]

Can't wait for 2027.

[hotchilli]

Excellent news, I can get to the beach faster at the weekends..

The existing route is full of bottle necks through smaller towns.

[Grumpy one]

5 hours ago, matador007 said:

Can't wait for 2027.

Add another 20 years and it might be started  

[brianthainess]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

The M8 expressway will be a combination of roads and elevated structures with bridges being used to cross sections of existing local roads, rivers and areas which consist of soft soil.

Please let the crane operators know this beforehand. 

[alien365]

5 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

Add another 20 years and it might be started  

They're doing pretty well with building new projects around Nakhon Pathom. They're building multiple bridges over the railway tracks and it looks like they have already started this road to Hua Hin according to the current roadworks (check out Google maps using the satellite). I assume the new road they are building in front of the main provincial office will join it too beyond Ban Phaeo. Nakhon Pathom is planned to have an airport also, so this road will help with that. In addition, they have started building a Central department store.