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The motorways ( th, ทางหลวงพิเศษ, ) in
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
is an intercity toll
controlled-access highways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
network that currently spans . It is to be greatly extended to according to the master plan. Thailand's motorway network is considered to be separate from Thailand's expressway network, which is the system of expressways, usually elevated, within
Greater Bangkok The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) ( th, กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล; ; ), may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built ...
. Thailand also has a provincial highway network.


Overview

The Thai highway network spans over 70,000 kilometers across all regions of Thailand. These highways, however, are often dual carriageways with frequent U-turn lanes and intersections, thus slowing down traffic. Coupled with the increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for limited-access motorways, the Thai Government issued a cabinet resolution in 1997 detailing the motorway construction master plan. Some upgraded sections of highway are being turned into "motorways", while other motorways are being purpose-built.


List of motorway routes in Thailand

List of motorway routes in Thailand that are operational, under construction, and planned according to the master plan in 2015.เอกสารประชาสัมพันธ์ประกอบการสัมมนาเพื่อรับฟังความคิดเห็นต่อแผนแม่บทฯ
, แผนกลยุทธ์การพัฒนาทางหลวงพิเศษระหว่างเมืองของประเทศไทย (เข้าถึงจา
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, สืบค้นเมื่อ 12 มิถุนายน 2560. : Motorway that are operational in full or partial part. : Motorway that under construction, wholly or in part.


See also

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Transport in Thailand Transport in Thailand is varied, with no one dominant means of transport. For long distance travel, bus transport dominates. Low-speed rail travel has long been a rural long-distance transport mechanism, though plans are underway to expand serv ...
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Rail transport in Thailand The railway network of Thailand is managed and operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and has a route length of 4,346 km (2,700 mi). 151 km (94 mi) or 3.47% of all the routes are electrified. History Interest in ...
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Economy of Thailand The economy of Thailand is dependent on exports, which accounted in 2019 for about sixty per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Thailand itself is a newly industrialized country, with a GDP of 16.316 trillion baht (US$505 ...


References

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