The Thai cabinet approved 6.6 billion baht on Tuesday for the construction of two bridges, over Songkhla Lake to link Krasae Sin district with Khao Chaison district of Phatthalung, and the other to connect Lanta and Lanta Noi islands in the Andaman Sea, in the southern province of Krabi.
The first project, when completed, will reduce the travel distance between the two spots to 7km, from about 80km, and cut the travel time down to about 15 minutes, from the current two hours.
The cost of the project is estimated at 4.841 billion baht, 70% of which will be a loan, to be secured from the World Bank under the public debt management plan, and the remaining 30% will be government funded. Construction is scheduled to commence in 2023 and be completed in three years.
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