Pattaya – Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province officailly opens

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The Khao Shee-ohn ramp, part of the No.7 motorway, leads to Highway No.331 in Sattahip, Chon Buri. (Screenshot from a video clip by Government House)

Pattaya – Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province officailly opens

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday officially opened the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province.

The 17.8-billion-baht No.7 intercity highway, which took four years to complete, links the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). It will connect with U-Tapao international airport in a later stage, completing the EEC network since the airport has a capacity to serve 60 million in the future.

Of the cost, 11.8 billion baht was for construction and 6 billion for land expropriation.

The motorway also has potential to link U-Tapao with Rayong, Prachin Buri and Cambodia in the future, Transport Minister Saksayam Chichob said in May.

Motorway Route 7 (Provided by Potapt, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Potapt)

The motorway has three ramps. The Huai Yai ramp leads to Highway No.3 near Pattaya. The Khao She-ohn ramp connects Highway No.331 in Sattahip, Chon Buri. The U-Tpao ramp leads to Highway No.3 in Ban Chang, Rayong.

The toll is free until October.

Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1973715/pattaya-map-ta-phut-motorway-opens

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (centre) opens the Pattaya-Map Phut motorway in Rayong on Monday. (Government House photo)