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October 11, 2020
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The deputy government spokesperson reiterated that the government will continue to study the land bridge connecting the two coasts of the Ranong-Chumphon sea, reducing the boat route by 2 days, which is expected to be completed within a year.
Ms. Trisulee Traisanakul, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Defense Minister, continues to restructure the economy. Emphasis on the strength of the grassroots economy, self-sufficiency, ready to focus on large-scale investments. To increase the active capacity At this point, the Ministry of Transport Currently studying the Economic Bridge Project connecting the Gulf of Thailand-Andaman Sea or Land Bridge between the Port of Chumphon and the Port of Ranong. A distance of approximately 130 kilometers is expected to shorten the travel time of a cargo ship from normal routes by more than 2 days.
“Land Bridge Project It takes about 1 year to study and the project can start within 2 and a half years from the plan to build two deep water ports in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman. In Chumphon and Ranong Connected creating routes of land transportation With both train tracks AND special roads (highways), which allow cargo ships to use normal routes Girado to transport this route instead It is expected to result in huge economics Causing a lot of employment, ”said Ms. Trisulee.
In this regard, General Prayut provided guidelines for the study of the project. They should be carefully examined whether it comes to value, environmental impact. And the opinion of the people of the area By land bridge project It is a project that is in line with the development plan of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) that covers 4 provinces of the upper south, namely Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. This will lead to full transportation and communication links with the Eastern Economic Corridor (CEE) Project.
Key strategies of this project It is the link between the two regions is to connect the Middle East Which is a European oil producer which is a large market for consumer goods Towards East Asia such as Japan, South Korea, China, etc., which is like the factory and the oil consumer of the world through Thailand, with this project it is planned to invest jointly between the public and private sectors. In which Mr. Sak Siam Chidchob, Minister of Transport, presented a joint investment plan that interested private sectors should jointly invest Deep water port Highways and double track
