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The Department of Highways has announced that the maximum speed limit will be increased to 120 km per hour on three more highways from May 1.

Highway officials have been told to ensure that traffic signs, lighting and related equipment function properly to prepare for a massive surge in motorists travelling to their hometowns during the Songkran holidays from April 13 to 17.

The Nakhon Ratchasima Highway Office announced on Thursday that it would open three checkpoints on Motorway No 6 that runs from Bang Pa-in district in Ayutthaya to Kham Thale So district in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) on April 11, in time for Songkran, when more motorists are expected to use the highway to travel to their hometowns in the Northeast.

The extension of the Bangkok western outer ring road is about 78 per cent complete and should be ready for traffic by January next year, the Department of Highways said.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Saturday inspected work on the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge from Bueng Kan to Bolikhamsai. The bridge is due for completion in 2024.

The construction of a shortcut road connecting Highway no.3097 to Nakhon Pathom Government Complex to solve traffic congestion is 74 per cent complete and expect to finish within this year, said Apirat Chaiwongnoi, director-general of the Department of Highways on Thursday.

The extension of Highway No 344 from Chonburi to Rayong is now complete and should start contributing to logistics in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) areas, the Department of Highways announced on Monday.

Bangkok motorists are being urged to register for M-FLOW, an automatic toll fee collection system, which will do away with toll barriers, allowing a continuous flow of traffic.

The Highways Department on Monday released a list of recommended routes for people planning to travel out of Bangkok during the New Year holidays.

A section of Highway 41 running between Chumphon’s Pathomporn intersection and Lang Suan district has been closed off due to heavy flooding.

Following the establishment of BGSR Joint Venture and the signing PPP agreements with the Department of Highway for M6 and M81 intercity motorways.

Here’s how officials dealt with the disaster.