Nakhon Ratchasima gets 10km-long bicycle lanes
THE Northeast's first bicycle lane was officially opened yesterday in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district.
Ten more bicycle lanes are slated for construction throughout the province by the end of next year.
Nakhon Ratchasima has received a budget from the Transport Ministry and the Tourism and Sports Ministry to build 11 bicycle lanes.
The 10-kilometre-long lane opened yesterday runs parallel to highway No 304 (Don Kwang-Pho Klang) near the Royal Thai Air Force’s Wing 1.
The construction of the 11 lanes is an attempt to boost safety for cyclists, given more people are cycling for health and fitness, while also reducing pollution, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said at yesterday’s opening ceremony.
The Highways Department built the Bt30-million lane launched yesterday. It comprises two two-metre-wide lanes that are separate from the highway.
They start from the intersection near Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo and finish at the intersection near the 2nd Army Support Command.
The lanes – equipped with lights, traffic signs and beautifully landscaped – lead to attractions such as the zoo, Korat Fossil Museum and the resort district of Wang Nam Kheow.
Arkhom said the Department of Rural Roads would build two lanes in Wang Nam Kheow – a 9km-long lane at the Wat Bu Phai intersection in Tambon Thai Sammakkhee and another one near the Lam Phra Phloeng 1 Reservoir.
The Tourism and Sports Ministry would oversee the construction of eight lanes in districts such as Pak Chong, Sikhiu and Sung Noen, Arkhom said.
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