Thai military details border fence and patrol road, costing 8.66M baht per km
The Royal Thai Armed Forces revealed details of the new Thailand-Cambodia border fence, featuring concrete panels, razor wire, and a patrol road, with total construction costing approximately 8.66 million baht per kilometre.
The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters has disclosed the construction plan for a prefabricated concrete fence topped with razor wire along the Thailand-Cambodia border, accompanied by a patrol road.
Specifications and costs:
- Razor wire, 45 cm diameter: 210 baht per metre
- Galvanised steel mesh fence with 2 cm spacing and anti-climbing features: 3,100 baht per metre
- Prefabricated lintel, 20 x 15 cm cross-section: 420 baht per metre
- Prefabricated concrete panels, 3.00 x 0.25 m, thickness 7.5 cm (5 panels): 1,020 baht per metre
- Prefabricated ground beam, 65 x 20 cm: 620 baht per metre
- Precast pillar, 1.00 x 1.00 m: 550 baht per set
- Prefabricated post, 20 x 20 cm cross-section: 1,260 baht per metre
- Site preparation including clearing, excavation, pillars, and ground beams: 180 baht per metre
The total construction cost of the fence is 7,360 baht per metre, equating to 7.36 million baht per kilometre.
Additionally, a 5-metre-wide patrol road with three layers of compacted gravel is planned at 1.3 million baht per kilometre, bringing the overall cost—including fence and patrol road—to 8.66 million baht per kilometre.
