Friendship Highway passing Lamtakong dam is now passable for all vehicles

Friendship Highway passing Lamtakong dam is now passable for all vehicles

KORAT: -- The Nakhon Ratchasima Office of Department of Highways says the Friendship Highway passing Sikiew district is now passable for all vehicles after the flood inundating Kilometre 94 and 96 has receded.

Assurance from the provincial highway office this morning came as motorists are concerned about the flooded stretches of the highway as traffic is expected to be heavy at the weekend.

Many motorists are expected to drive out of the capital late this afternoon using the Friendship or Mitraparb, the main highway to the northeastern provinces.

The highway office said now the stretch at Km markers 94 and 96 is submerged by 10-15 centimetres of floodwater, passable by all vehicles.

However motorists are advised to drive slowly while passing the flooded stretches fir safety reason.

However the office said unless there is no rain today, all vehicles could travel on the highway.

Yesterday the two stretches that pass the Lamtakong dam from both Pak Chong and Sikiew were impassable for almost all vehickes, except heavy duty trucks.

The outbound traffic of this highway at KM markers 93 – 95 km were heavily submerged by flashflood flowing down from Khao Chan Ngarm hill and flooded.

Flood levels were  60 – 80 cm high on the two stretches.

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