List of expressways in Thailand

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Thai expressway with semicircle turn

The expressway network in Thailand includes the expressways throughout Thailand . Responsible for the road network, both the Thruway Department (in English usage: Department of Highways , shortly DOH, Thai : กรม ทางหลวง - Krom Thang Luang ) and the Highway Department ( Department of Rural Roads , in short, DORR, Thai: กรม ทางหลวง ชนบท - Krom Thang Luang Chonnabot ), both departments are subordinate to the Thai Ministry of Transport . Left-hand traffic is mandatory on the expressways in Thailand .

Public expressways (Thai: ทางหลวง - thang luang ) are also simply called "roads" (Thai: ถนน หลวง - thanon luang ), especially when they pass through urban areas. Thailand's expressways have a total length of over 60,000 kilometers.

Most Thai highways are two-lane open to traffic, and often have a hard shoulder , hard shoulder called. Multi-lane expressways have so-called "U-Turns" (German: semicircle turn ) and traffic light-controlled intersections, which slow down the flow of traffic. These multi-lane roads are comparable to the “ dual carriageway ” common in Great Britain . They are also called divided highways in Thailand , where the two directional lanes are separated. In many thoroughfares and at some intersections there is a side lane parallel to the lanes on each side (Frontage Road) . The maximum speed is 50 km / h in urban areas and 90 km / h outside of urban areas.

Due to increasing registrations of motor vehicles and a need for high-speed roads with limited access, the Thai government passed a cabinet decision in 1997 in which a master plan for the construction of highways was established. In it, some sections of expressways were referred to as Autobahn Motorway .

Types of expressways

The Highway Act of 1992 (English: 1992 Highway Act , Thai: พระราชบัญญัติ ทางหลวง พ.ศ. 2535 ), as in 2006, 2006 Highway Act ( พระราชบัญญัติ ทางหลวง (ฉบับ ที่ 2) พ.ศ. 2549 revised), defines the following six types of expressways in Thailand:

  • Autobahn ( ทางหลวง พิเศษ ), (English: motorway ) is an expressway for high traffic volumes, which is designed for fast-moving traffic. The DOH (Department of Highways) takes care of the construction, expansion, maintenance and repair.
  • National expressway ( ทางหลวง แผ่นดิน ) is a supraregional road that connects regions, provinces, counties and other important places with each other. Here, too, the DOH (Department of Highways) takes care of the construction, expansion, maintenance and repair.
  • Rural expressway ( ทางหลวง ชนบท ) is an expressway outside the cities, the construction, expansion, maintenance and repair of which is carried out by the DRR (Department of Rural Roads) .
  • Urban expressway ( ทางหลวง เทศบาล ) is an urban expressway whose construction, expansion, maintenance and repair is carried out by local administrative organizations.
  • Special expressway ( ทางหลวง สุขาภิบาล ) is a special expressway,
  • Concession Expressway ( ทางหลวง สัมปทาน ) is an expressway for which a private investor has been granted a government operating permit. This has only been granted twice so far: for the 14.7 kilometer long expressway 3246 and the 15 kilometer long expressway 4055. However, both concessions have now expired.

Numbering of the expressways

The single-digit numbering represents the region of Thailand in which the road mainly runs:

Number of digits

A one-digit numbering stands for an important expressway that connects Bangkok with the other four regions:

A two-digit number stands for a larger expressway in the individual regions. For example, Thailand Route 22 is the main north-east link connecting Udon Thani Province with Nakhon Phanom Province .

A three-digit number stands for a subordinate expressway. For example, Route 202 is a road to the northeast that connects Chaiyaphum and Khemarat; Route 314 is a road in the central region between Bang Pakong and Cha Choeng Sao.

A four-digit number stands for roads within a province that either connect the provincial capital with the other counties or roads to important places in the province. For example, Route 1001 is an expressway in the northern region leading from the junction of Route 11 to Phrao District; Route 4006 is a road in the southern region that runs between the junction of Route 4 (Ratchakrut) and Lang Suan.

Selected expressways in the individual regions

Northern Thailand

Road sign on national road 12

Northeast Thailand

Central Thailand including the eastern region

AH1 , AH2 and Thailand Route 32 in Ayutthaya

South Thailand

Department of Highways street signs

Arunprasert Road

DOH road signs for public highways ( ทางหลวง , thang luang ) are square with black numbers on a white background. Above the street number is a royal Garuda ( ครุฑ - Krut). Street signs at the beginning of a street show the number of the respective street with its name. They are rectangular, in black letters on a white background, and are usually located below the square shield.

Bypass

Bypass roads around city centers show the designation "bypass road" in Thai script ( เลี่ยง เมือง ) on a rectangular white sign , sometimes there is also an English-language name.

Department of Rural Roads street signs

SK.3015

DORR country roads do not adhere to the regional numbering system described above. Street signs can, for example, be shown in gold letters on a light blue background, with a two-digit abbreviation for the respective province and the street number. The country roads in Thailand are about 35,000 kilometers long, of which about 82% are paved. The Department of Rural Roads of the Thai Ministry of Transport takes care of the maintenance of all rural roads in Thailand.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thailand Public Relations Department Transport and Communication ( Memento of November 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), last accessed on February 28, 2009
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.unescap.org
  3. ↑ Privatization of Highway Infrastructure in Thailand , Bureau of Planning, Department of Highways, Thailand ( Memento of the original of July 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 361 kB) last accessed on February 28, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.unescap.org
  4. ↑ DOH website, ประเภท ทางหลวง ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on September 22, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.doh.go.th
  5. ↑ a b c d DOH website, ระบบ หมายเลข ทางหลวง ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on September 22, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.doh.go.th
  6. ↑ World Bank: Transport in Thailand , last accessed on November 28, 2009

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