Mar 22, 2024
Toll-Free Intercity Highway M81 to Ease Songkran Travel Woes
Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachot revealed that the newly completed Intercity Highway Number 81 (M81) will be toll-free from April 11 to April 21, aiming to ignite tourism during Thailand's Songkran break. The 96-kilometer highway will cut travel time and reduce traffic by 28%. Additionally, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin directed the Transport Ministry to address traffic congestion on the Rama II highway before Songkran, while toll fees on Bangkok’s Chalong Rat and Burapha Withi expressways are set to increase from March 1.