Discussions Ongoing to Reduce Toll on Ngamwongwan-Rama 9 Expressway

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The Expressway Authority of Thailand (ETA) and the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy Planning are currently in talks with Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) to lower the maximum tariff on the Ngamwongwan-Rama 9 double-deck expressway from 90 baht to 50 baht.

 

Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit is confident that the negotiations will be successful and that the new toll rates will be implemented by August. He believes this change will significantly ease the financial pressure for motorists using the 17km stretch of the expressway.

 

The revised toll rates will vary between 25 baht and 50 baht, meaning the charges at the out-bound Prachachuen toll plaza and the out-bound Asoke toll plaza will be cancelled.

 

Meanwhile, the fees at the in-bound Prachachuen toll plaza and the inbound Asoke toll plaza will be decreased from 65 baht to 50 baht and from 50 baht to 25 baht, respectively.

 

However, Suriya noted that these toll reductions will result in decreased revenues for BEM. To compensate for this loss, the ETA plans to extend the concession for the first and second stages of the expressway, currently set to end on 30th October, 2035.

 

Additionally, the current ETA and BEM revenue share, set at 60:40, might be adjusted to a 50:50 split. This decision is still under discussion.

 

Suriya also stated his intention to follow through with plans to continue the expansion of the Ngamwongwan-Rama 9 double-deck expressway in a bid to alleviate heavy congestion on a specific section of the Si Rat expressway, which is seeing traffic volumes exceed 400,000 vehicles daily.

 

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-- 2024-04-25

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[khunjeff]

I was wondering where this expressway was, so I looked it up and discovered that construction hasn't even started yet - that might have been a useful bit of information to include in the article.