Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Expansion Project

Date: November 2009
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Document Type: Reports and Recommendations of the President
Project Number: 41682-012

Description

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Highway Expansion Project will upgrade 178 kilometers (km) of two-lane national highways to four-lane divided highway standard. The Project will also assist the Department of Highways (DOH) under the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in preparing an implementation plan for the Strategic Intercity Motorway Network. This will include a detailed and coordinated implementation and financing plan for strategic intercity motorways along three corridors radiating out from Bangkok to a distance of 200-250 km, as well as a detailed analysis of financing alternatives.