Highway users Hey! “Athirat” ordered to brake the expressway tolls. “Chalong Rat/Burapha Withi” 6 months

2023-08-15 01:50:00

News reports from the Ministry of Transport informed that Mr. Atirat Rattanaset, Deputy Minister of Transport, Acting Minister of Transport, has ordered the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) to freeze the toll price increase. Chalong Rat Expressway (Ramintra – At Narong) and the Burapha Withi Expressway (Bangna-Chonburi), which was originally increased by an average of 10% from the current price. or increase starting at 5 baht depending on the type of car From September 1, 2023, for a period of 6 months (Sept. 1, 2023-29 February 2024) to alleviate the burden of expenses Reduce the impact on the cost of living for the people who use the Expressway. equal in all systems both paying cash And payment via Easy Pass card From the beginning, EXAT has a plan to offer discounts to Easy Pass card users for a period of 6 months only.

News reports continued that Acting Minister of Transport signed 2 announcements of the Ministry of Transport on the Chalong Rat Expressway. (Ramintra – At Narong) and the Burapha Withi Expressway (Bangna-Chonburi) elevated way south of Suvarnabhumi Airport Connect the Burapha Withi Expressway and a connecting way to the Kanchanaphisek Expressway (Bang Phli – Suk Sawat) is a way to pay the toll fee. Types of cars to be damaged or waive the toll fee 2566 (2023) already, the Ministry of Transport has sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the Cabinet (SorLorKhor.) requesting that the announcement be published in the Government Gazette. before going into effect

News reports also stated that For the aforementioned announcement, according to the resolution of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), chaired by Mr. Soraphong Phaitoonpong, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, the meeting approved the toll adjustment according to Thailand Futures Infrastructure Fund (TFFIF) Agreement with Conditions on the Transfer and Acceptance of Revenue Rights in respect of the Chalong Rat Expressway Project and the Burapha Withi Expressway Project (Revenue Transfer Agreement: RTA) every 5 years, calculated according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), will increase by about 10% or an increase starting at 5 baht from the current price.

However, the toll rates of the Chalong Rat Expressway (Ramintra – At Narong), year 2023, distance of 28.2 kilometers (km), which is the new price that will be effective as follows: 4-wheel vehicle 45 baht, 6-10 wheel vehicle 65 baht, and more than 10 wheels 90 baht, with quantity Traffic is about 1.9 hundred thousand cars per day, while the Burapha Withi Expressway (Bangna-Chon Buri), a distance of 55 km, with toll fees for 4-wheel vehicles starting at 20 baht, up to 80 baht, 6-10-wheel vehicles starting at 55 baht, up to 165 baht, and more than 10 wheels starting at 80 baht. 245 baht with traffic volume of about 1.2 hundred thousand cars per day

News reports also stated that From the price fixing policy, the toll increase As a result, after this, ETA will have to negotiate with representatives from mutual funds, namely Krung Thai Asset Management Public Company Limited and MFC Asset Management Public Company Limited, to proceed. Following the policy of the acting representative Minister of Transport next According to the law, the Minister of Transport has the highest power in determining the expressway toll rates.

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