How Much Does It Cost To Build A Road In Thailand?

[kribbe]

Hello,

I hope someone can help me with this. I am going to build a house in Surathani and I need to know how much the road construction will cost.

The road should be 6-8 meters wide and it is 100 meters long. Does anyone know how much a thai contractor will charge per sqm?

Any other tips on road construction are higly appreciated too

Thanks!

[jumnien]

Fantastic question. I was planning on building a runway in Thap Sakae and would love to know the approximate costs. The runway would be approx. 400 meters long, same width.

[lardy]

I think about 350 baht per sqm (100mm thick with reinforcing)is a reasonable price. If you are going to be running trucks etc over it then probably best to make it 150mm......... was told this in Hua Hin area.

[PattayaParent]

Depends.

Do you want a concrete road or an asphalt road?

What will be the axle loads of the vehicles running along it?

[jumnien]

I don't know about the OP, but for the runway an asphalt road would be fine if it is cheaper. What's a cheap road cost, 6 meters wide by 400 meters long?

[MrIrrisistable]

never mind

Edited May 23, 2008 by MrIrrisistable

[Who, me ?]

it was funnier before editing ! Especially the last sentence

[MrIrrisistable]

Lol...bugger, thought nobody would see.

Dun wanna get in troubles and all like.

[bcross2001]

it was funnier before editing ! Especially the last sentence

I built a 550 meter laterite road in Chaiya just north of Suratthani and can tell you that the price is whatever the local Thai wants to do the job - they will lie cheat steal and sell their mother if they can make a dollar

[jumnien]

it was funnier before editing ! Especially the last sentence

I built a 550 meter laterite road in Chaiya just north of Suratthani and can tell you that the price is whatever the local Thai wants to do the job - they will lie cheat steal and sell their mother if they can make a dollar

Could you tell us the price you paid, approximately?

[onnut]

it was funnier before editing ! Especially the last sentence

I built a 550 meter laterite road in Chaiya just north of Suratthani and can tell you that the price is whatever the local Thai wants to do the job - they will lie cheat steal and sell their mother if they can make a dollar

Could you tell us the price you paid, approximately?

for the mother or for the road?

[johna]

What it cost's to build is nothing in comparison to what it will cost to continuously repair, as the government built road outside my house demonstrates

[jumnien]

No prices?

[Rimmer]

one year back price was Baht 500 a sq meter 10cm deep concrete and steel.

Bird and Rat Cement is now baht 130 bag vs baht 100 back then so it will be a little more now.

[apetley]

We will be getting a driveway built soon but it will have to be able to cope with the occasional lorry loaded with a rice cutter.

Our builder has 'guesstimated' at about 450 bht per sq metre but as he is the wifes uncle and seems to be working at only a little over cost price I am guessing that he doesn't have alot of profit built into that price.

[PattayaParent]

one year back price was Baht 500 a sq meter 10cm deep concrete and steel.

Bird and Rat Cement is now baht 130 bag vs baht 100 back then so it will be a little more now.

and rebar prices have increased by 50% so far this year.

[bowig]

my neighbour just had his drive made last week.

for a decent, thick cement road he paid 17,000 baht for around 40 square metres.

this works out to around 400/sq.m so

a 6 metre wide, 100 metre long road... around 240,000 baht.

strongly advise you supervise the laying of the road to ensure that the steel is utilised properly and doesnt 'disappear'

[Gary A]

I put in about a hundred meter road through the rice paddy. It had to be built up about two meters. I had them enlarge my pond for the dirt and it cost me 28,000 baht.

[jumnien]

I put in about a hundred meter road through the rice paddy. It had to be built up about two meters. I had them enlarge my pond for the dirt and it cost me 28,000 baht.

I assume this is a dirt road which would do quite nicely for a runway if proper drainage is engineered. Any prices for asphalt surface?

[Gary A]

I put in about a hundred meter road through the rice paddy. It had to be built up about two meters. I had them enlarge my pond for the dirt and it cost me 28,000 baht.

I assume this is a dirt road which would do quite nicely for a runway if proper drainage is engineered. Any prices for asphalt surface?

No idea. Laterite is common in this area and that makes a pretty decent road. I have a couple of places that are washing away so I have to hire a couple of the locals to put laterite rocks in the area prone to washing out. Unfortunately I have PLENTY or laterite rocks.

[Gary A]

I put in about a hundred meter road through the rice paddy. It had to be built up about two meters. I had them enlarge my pond for the dirt and it cost me 28,000 baht.

I assume this is a dirt road which would do quite nicely for a runway if proper drainage is engineered. Any prices for asphalt surface?

No idea. Laterite is common in this area and that makes a pretty decent road. I have a couple of places that are washing away so I have to hire a couple of the locals to put laterite rocks in the area prone to washing out. Unfortunately I have PLENTY or laterite rocks.

Edited May 30, 2008 by Gary A