THAILAND & South East Asian

ConnectivityThrough UNESCAP’s Asian Highway Network

Dr.Chayatan PhromsornDirector

Bureau of International Highways Cooperation

Department of Highways, Thailand

Presentation for Joint ESCAP-Korea Expressway Corporation Seminar on Asian Highway

3-5 November 2015, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Thailand as the Center of South East Asian Connectivity

Source: http://www.unescap.org/resources/asian-highway-route-map

AH From-To Distance

(km)

Remarks

1 Mae Sot - Aranyaprathet 699 Asian Highway

2 Mae Sai - Sa Dao 1,989 Asian Highway

3 Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai 105 Asian Highway

12 Nongkhai - Saraburi 537 Asian Highway

13 Nan - Nakhon Sawan 555 Asian Highway

15 Udon Thani - Nakhon Phanom 239 Asian Highway

16 Tak - Mukdahan 707 Asian Highway

18 Hatyai - Sungai Kolok 260 Asian Highway

19 Bangkok -Nakhon Ratchasima 391 Asian Highway

112 Khlong Loi - Bang Saphan 32 ASEAN Highway

121 Mukdaharn - Sa Kaeo 537 ASEAN Highway

123 Phu Namron - Hat Lek 620 ASEAN Highway

Total Distance 6,671

Asian Highway (AH) Network in Thailand

Source: Department of Highways, Thailand

Total Distance 6,671 km

4 Lane Divided Highway 5,426 km (81.3%)

Under Expansion 352 km (5.3%)

2 Lane Highway 893 km (13.4%)

ASEAN Highway (AH) Development Plan

Phase 1 Year 2000AH network designated in each ASEAN

member countries

Phase 2 Year 2004- Improve AH to be at least class 3- Road Sign Installation- Remove the missing link- Border checkpoint operation

Phase 3 Year 2020Improve AH to be class 1 or special

except the low traffic routes can beimproved to Class 2

AH Thai side Neighboring Countries Road (Thai)Road (Neighboring

Countries)Lanes Type Lanes Type

AH1 Mae Sot, Tak Myawaddy, Myanmar 2 - 4 AC 2 DBSTAranyaprathet, Sakaeo Poipet, Cambodia 4 AC 2 DBST

AH2 Sadao, Songkhla Malaysia 4 AC 2 DBSTAH3 Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Tha khi lek, Myanmar 4 AC 2 DBST

Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai Houay xay, Lao 2 - 4 AC 2 DBSTAH12 Nongkhai Vientiane, Lao 4 AC 2 DBSTAH13 Nan Pakbang, Lao 2 AC 2 DBSTAH15 Nakorn Phanom Khammouan, Lao 4 AC 2 DBSTAH16 Mukdahan Sawannakhet, Lao 4 AC 2 DBSTAH18 Su-ngai Golok, Narathiwat Malaysia 4 AC 2 DBSTAH123 Kanchanaburi Dawei, Myanmar 2 - 4 AC 2 DBST

Trat Koh Kong, Cambodia 4 AC 2 DBST

AH Classification

Status of AH Development in Thailand

Completed 100% (Installation in 2010)AH2

AH3

AH16

AH1

AH13

AH123

AH12AH121

AH15

AH123

AH1

AH19

AH2

AH18

AH112

Route Numbering

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

Status of AH in Thailand

AH1 AH1: Mae Sot - Tak - Nakhon Sawan - Bang Pa-in - Hin Kong -

Kabin Buri - Aranyaprathet (Distance: 699 km)

AH1: Thailand-Myanmar Checkpoint AH1: Mae Sot-Tak

AH1: Tak-Bang Pa-in AH1: Bang Pa-in-Kabin Buri

AH1: Kabin Buri-Aranyaprathet AH1: Thailand-Cambodia Checkpoint

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

618 km 24 km 57 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH2 AH2: Mae Sai - Chiang Rai - Tak - Nakhon Sawan - Bang Pa-in -

Bangkok - Hatyai - Sa Dao (Distance: 1,989 km)

AH2: Thailand-Myanmar Checkpoint AH2: Chiang Rai-Tak

AH2: Tak-Bangkok AH2: Bangkok-Hatyai

AH2: Hat Yai-Sadao AH2: Thailand-Malaysia Checkpoint

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

1,989 km - -

Status of AH in Thailand

AH3AH3: Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai (Distance: 105 km)

AH3: Thailand-Laos Checkpoint AH3: 4th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

AH3: Chiang Khong-Chiang Rai AH3: Chiang Khong-Chiang Rai

AH3: Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai AH3: Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

- 57 km 48 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH12 AH12: Nongkhai - Udon Thani - Nakhon Ratchasima - Hin Kong

(Distance: 537km)

AH12: Thailand-Laos Checkpoint AH12: 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

AH12: Nongkhai-Udon Thani AH12: Udon Thani-Khon Kaen

AH12: Khon Kaen-Nakhon Ratchasima AH12: Nakhon Ratchasima-Hin Kong

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

537 km - km - km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH13 AH13: Huay Kon - Nan - Uttaradit - Phitsanulok -

Nakhon Sawan (Distance: 555 km)

AH13: Thailand-Laos Checkpoint AH13:Huay Kon - Nan

AH13: Nan - Uttaradit AH13: Uttaradit - Phitsanulok

AH13: Phitsanulok - Nakhon Sawan AH13: Phitsanulok - Nakhon Sawan

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

371 km 32 km 152 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH15AH15: Udon Thani - Nakhon Phanom (Distance: 239 km)

AH15: Udon Thani-Sakol Nakhon AH15: Udon Thani-Sakol Nakhon

AH15: Sakol Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom AH15: Sakol Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom

AH15: 3rd Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge AH15: Thailand-Laos Checkpoint

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

124 km 28 km 87 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH16 AH16: Tak - Phitsanulok - Khon Kaen - Mukdahan

(Distance: 707 km)

AH16: Tak-Phitsanulok AH16: Phitsanulok-Lomsak

AH16: Lomsak-Khon Kaen AH16: Khon Kaen-Mukdahan

AH16: 2nd Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge AH16 : Thailand-Laos Checkpoint

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

405 km 104 km 198 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH18AH18: Hat Yai - Sungai Kolok (Distance: 260 km)

AH18: Hat Yai -Pattani AH18: Hat Yai -Pattani

AH18: Pattani-Narathiwas AH18: Pattani-Narathiwas

AH18: Narathiwas-Sungai Kolok AH18 : Thailand-Malaysia Checkpoint

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

260 km - km - km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH19 AH19: Nakhon Ratchasima - Kabin Buri - Laem Chabang -

Chonburi - Bangkok (Distance: 391 km)

AH19: Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri AH19: Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri

AH19: Kabin Buri-Laem Chabang AH19: Laem Chabang-Chonburi

AH19: Chonburi-Bangkok AH19: Chonburi-Bangkok

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

372 km 19 km - km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH112AH112: Khlong Loi - Bang Sapan (Distance: 32.0 km)

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

- km - km 32 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH121 AH121: Mukdaharn - Yasothorn - Buriram - Sa Kaeo

(Distance: 537km)

AH121: Mukdaharn-Yasothorn AH121: Mukdaharn-Yasothorn

AH112: Yasothorn-Buriram AH112: Yasothorn-Buriram

AH112: Buriram-Sa Kaeo AH112: Buriram-Sa Kaeo

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

231 km 21 km 285 km

Status of AH in Thailand

AH123 AH123: Phu Namron-Kanchanaburi-Nakhon Prathom-Bangkok-

Chonburi-Laem Chabang-Rayong-Trat-Hat Lek

(Distance: 620 km)

AH123: Thailand-Myanmar Checkpoint AH123: Phu Namron-Kanchanaburi

AH123: Kanchanaburi-Nakhon Prathom AH123: Rayong-Trat

AH123: Trat-Hat Lek AH123: Thailand-Cambodia Checkpoint

4 or more lanes

Expanding to 4 lanes

2 Lanes

4 Lane Divided Under Expansion 2 Lane

519 km 67 km 34 km

Flagship Projects for Connectivity

Domestic Connectivity

International Connectivity

4th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

3rd Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

2nd Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

Nong-Ian – Stungbot Highway

Construction

NHW304 (AH19)

Highway Expansion Project

Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge

(2nd Meoi River Crossing)

NHW12 (AH16)

Highway Expansion Project

Myawaddy – Kawkariek

Highway Construction

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