Department of Highway’s ì Projects

Siriphan Jitpradithsiri, Ph.D. Department of Highways, Ministry of Transport, ì Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Project Locaon Hat Yai – Sadao , Songkhla Province , Linking to ì Sector/Subsector Infrastructure and Transport Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Background and Raonale ì Due to the rapid economic growth, traffic volume along Highway No. 4 has increased up to its capacity ì An Inter-City Motorway would be an alternave highway system that enhances a higher level of service and safety to the highway users ì The Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway will be a connecng route between Amphoe Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, and the Thai – Malaysian border. Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Objecve ì To establish Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway as an alternave highway to enhance higher level of service and safety to the highway user. The motorway will connect Thailand and Malaysia through Sadao and Padang Bezar Customs house. Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Scope ì Feasibility Study

ì Detailed Design

ì Investment Opon

ì Land Acquision ì Construcon ì Operaon Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Esmated Cost ì 10,000 Million Bahts

ì Financing Plan and Arrangements ì Depends on the results from a feasibility study ì The possible opons are : Public investment opon, Private investment opon, Public and private joint venture Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Proposed Implementaon Schedule

Acvies 2012 2013 2014 21015 2016 2017 2018

Feasibility Study Detailed Design Investment Opon, Land Acquision

Construcon

Operaon Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

ì Execung Agencies ì Department of Highways Ministry of Transport, Thailand Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

Data Sources/ Performance Assumpons and Design Summary Reporng Targets/Indicators Risks Mechanisms Impact • Enhance the • Naonal and Assumpons • Smulate the transportaon regional Border crossing overall economic network economic data facilies are fully growth and IMT- • Reduce losses and stascs implemented GT economic due to traffic • Internaonal growth accidents trade stascs • Minimize the loss • Baseline and ex- of perishable post surveys of goods to and household from Malaysia income levels in and Singapore project-affected areas Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

Data Sources/ Performance Targets/ Assumpons and Design Summary Reporng Indicators Risks Mechanisms Outcome • Support the border • Baseline traffic and Assumpons Facilitate city development transport cost data Border crossing convenient and project in Songkhla • Traffic counts at facilies are fully fast • Relieve traffic border crossing implemented transportaon congeson on and strategic Risks between Padang Highway Route No.4, points in the • Loss farm land and Bezar and Sadao the secon from transport network living areas to the • Hat-Yai to Ban Customs stascs right of way Khlong Pruan • Field surveys and • Split a community • Accommodate interviews of road or farm land growth in traffic in transport • Modify the natural Southern Songkhla operators and road landscape in for at least 20 years. users certain areas Hat Yai – Sadao Motorway

Data Sources/ Performance Targets/ Assumpons and Design Summary Reporng Indicators Risks Mechanisms Outputs • Compleon of the • Feasibility Study Assumpons • Supply the Hat Yai – Sadao report • Feasibility study cargo to and Motorway • Environmental and EIA report are from the Construcon Impact Assessment qualified Songkhla Port (EIA) reports • Detailed design and the • Project evaluaon drawing is Penang Port report. effecve. • Abide by the • Cost esmaon is condions of less than 10% the ASEAN error. Highway Network

Nathawi-Prakob / Durian ì Burong-Alor Setar Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Type of Project ì Road & CIQ Construcon

ì Project Locaon ì Kedah, Malaysia and Natawi, Thailand

ì Sector/Subsector ì Infrastructure and Transport Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Background and Raonale ì This project has been established under Thai-Malaysia commiee on Joint Development Strategy for Border Areas(JDS)

ì Objecve ì To facilitate cross-border travel and trade between Thailand and Malaysia

ì Scope ì Nathawi-Prakob/Durian Burong-Alor Setar Road Improvement Project ì CIQ Facilies Construcon Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Esmated Cost ì Thailand Secon Total 365 million Bahts ($12.2 million) ì B.Prakob –Thailand/Malaysia Border (4km) $2.2 million ì Nathwai-B.Prakob (30 km) $10 million

ì Malaysia Secon ?? Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Financing Plan and Arrangement ì Thailand Secon Thai Government’s Budget ì Malaysia Secon ?? Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Proposed Implementaon Schedule : 2017 ì Thailand Secon ì B.Prakob-Thailand/Malaysia Border (4 km) : 2008, 2011-2012 ì Nathawi-B.Prakob (30 km): 2010-2012 ì Malaysia Secon ?? Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Execung Agengies ì Department of Highways, Thailand ì Ministry of Works, Malaysia

ì Esmated Benefits and Beneficiaries ì To promote transportaon connecvity and trade facilitaon in the IMT-GT region. Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Project Status (Thailand Secon) Nathawi-Ban Prakob-Thailand/Malaysia Border (34 km): ì Ban Prakob-Thailand/Malaysia Border (4km): under improvement to be a 2-lane highway, Class I ì The Nathawi-Ban Prakob (30km): under construcon to be a 4-lane highway KM. 1+800-3+555: 30MB ($1 million), Progress: 99.98% (Oct 2011) KM. 3+555-5+350 : 30.86 MB ($1 million), Progress: 70.9% (Oct 2011) CIQ facilies in Ban Prakob: 70% in progress Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Follow-Up/Acons Required ì Thailand Secon ì Construcon of CIQ Complex at Ban Prakob Border Phase I is under construcon. (70% in progress) ì CIQ Complex at Ban Prakob Border Phase II: to be FS & DD in 2012. ì Malaysia Secon ??

Nathawi-Prakob / Durian Burong-Alor Setar

ì Issues/Constraints ì The royal decree on land expropriaon was issued in 2011. ì The land acquision has been delayed due to the right-of-way is in the agricultural land reform areas. Golok River Bridge (Takbai- ì Pengkalan Kubur Bridge) Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Type of Project ì Bridge Construcon

ì Project Locaon ì , Thailand/Pengkalan Kubur, , Malaysia

ì Sector/Subsector ì Infrastructure and Transport Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Background and Raonale ì Due to the increasing demand of both passengers and freight transport between Takbai and Pengkalan, the exisng infrastructure cannot serve that high volume.

ì Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur project has been iniated under Thailand and Malaysia Commiee on Joint Development Strategy for border areas (JDS) to resolve such parcular issue. Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Objecve ì To facilitate cross-border travel and trade between Thailand and Malaysia ì Scope ì Bridge Construcon

ì Financing Plan and Arrangements ì DD will be conducted with Thai Government’s budget. The construcon cost of the bridge will be under consultaon between Thailand and Malaysia Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Execung Agengies ì Department of Highways, Thailand ì Ministry of Transport, Malaysia

ì Social and Environmental Issues

ì Environmental Impact Assessment and public involvement is required. Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Project Status

Aer the technical meeng between Thailand and Malaysia in Feb 2011, the meeng agreed to follow the following guidelines:

ì Golok River Bridge I (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

Acvies Execung Agency Status Feasibility Study Department of Will be completed by Highways 2012 Detailed Design Department of Will be conducted by Highways 2012 Implementaon of the Department of Plan to start by 2015 Bridge Highways Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Project Status ì Golok River Bridge II (-Runtu Panjang Bridge)

Acvies Execung Agency Status Feasibility Study Ministry of Transport, Completed in 2008 Malaysia Detailed Design Ministry of Transport, Will be conducted by Malaysia 2012 Implementaon of the Ministry of Transport, Plan to start by 2014 Bridge Malaysia Golok River Bridge (Takbai-Pengkalan Kubur Bridge)

ì Follow-Up/Acons Required ì The budget allocaon for DD by 2012 ì Thank You for Your Attention