Highway 7 will be widened to eight
lanes with two off-ramps added near Laem Chabang Port, bringing the
convenience of the Chonburi-Pattaya Motorway to Sriracha.
Adul Chaowathin, director of Motorway Office 12,
presided over the third public hearing into the expansion plan July 5 at
Laem Chabang City Hall. The forum was held to gather suggestions and
ideas from government officials, business leaders and nearby residents.
The work on what is now considered the Nongkham-Laem
Chabang Highway will allow drivers coming from Nongkham to turn right
into Sriracha and Pattaya-bound drivers from Laem Chabang to use a new
U-turn bridge under the Nongkham-Laem Chabang Highway.
Plans also call for a doubling of the existing four
lanes, with toll booths added at Bangphra, Nongkham and Pong.
Construction will be divided in five phases.
The Highway Department is also working to mitigate
environmental concerns by adding new flood control measures for the Boh
Yang canal and digging new drainage routes. (CPRD)
