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Roads in Bangkok were quiet on Thursday after city residents flocked to their hometowns for the Songkran festival.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will have 80,000 police officers on standby during the Songkran Festival to help with traffic and safety during the holiday period.

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 Transport Ministry is taking steps to make interprovincial travel during the Songkran holidays safer and easier this year.

A bridge that collapsed on Udom Suk Road on Saturday was likely undermined during ongoing construction work, according to Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang.

Traffic was seen slowing down during rush hours at least at one motorway gateway where the no-barricade toll collection system was used on Thursday, the third day of the use of the new system.

The Department of Highways’ new automatic toll system, “M-FLOW”, will be official launched today (February 15) on Motorway No 9 or Kanchanaphisek Ring Road (Bang Pa-in – Bang Phli).

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.

Police advised motorists to avoid routes around Bangkok's Victory Monument and Din Daeng intersection on Sunday, where anti-government protesters are holding rallies.

The city administration will install AI traffic cameras at intersections and zebra crossings throughout Bangkok in an effort to improve road safety, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Friday.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) recently conducted a survey to pinpoint problems in the country’s expressway network.

An important bill to amend the traffic law to improve public safety may be enacted in time for enforcement in July, a member of the House committee on transportation said on Thursday.