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The government is providing the following free services from December 30 to January 3 as a New Year gift to people in Thailand.

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

Thai authorities traditionally offer free or subsidised services as a New Year present to the public. This year it is offering a bunch of freebies to motorists during the holiday period to help make travel a more enjoyable experience.

A cabinet meeting on Tuesday has approved a waive of toll fee of two Motorways routes – No. 7 (Bangkok-Chonburi-Pattaya) and No. 9 (Bang Pa In-Bang Phli and Phra Pra Daeng-Bang Khun Tian) from after midnight of December 30 to midnight of January 3, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul on Tuesday.

Dog has its day

The border checkpoint and motorway in Songkhlas Sadao district should be up and running by early 2023, Deputy Interior Minister Niphon Boonyamanee said on Monday.

Four people were injured on Friday when their black pickup truck crashed through the barrier to a motorway that is not due to open.

The Department of Highways announced on its Facebook page on Friday that toll fee would be collected for using an extension of the motorway connecting Pattaya city in Chonburi province with Map Ta Phut in Rayong province – from next Monday.

The Department of Highways will waive toll fees on two Motorway routes – No. 7 (Bangkok-Chonburi- Pattaya) and No. 9 (Bang Pa In-Bang Phli-Bang Khun Tian) from midnight of December 30 until the midnight of January 4, said director-general, Sarawut Songwilai.

The operation and maintenance (O&M) project of M6 Motorway (Bangpa-In - Nakhon Ratchasima) for a distance of 196 kilometres, and the M9 Motorway (Bangyai - Kanchanaburi) for a distance of 96km are currently undergoing plan adjustment, the Department of Highways said.

The Royal Gazette website on Monday (November 16) published a Transport Ministery regulation that exempts toll fee for motorway routes 7 and 9 during long weekends in November and December to facilitate increased use by motorists.

The Cabinet has approved waiver of toll fees for Motorway No 7 and No 9 from July 3 to 8 to facilitate travel during the long weekend holidays, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday (July 2).