Pattaya’s new ‘super-highway’ opens this week and will be free to use until August 31st.
“Motorway No 7 connects Bangkok to Banchang district in Rayong and is part of the department’s 20-year strategic plan to develop the interprovincial motorway network,” he said.
“It currently ends at Pattaya. The extended section will now run from Pattaya to Map Ta Phut in Rayong.”
Sarawut explained that the 32-kilometre extended section comprises three toll booths – at Huai Yai, Khao She On and Map Ta Phut districts.
“The cost of the project was Bt17.78 billion, comprising Bt6 billion for land expropriation and Bt11.78 billion for construction.
The extended section was 100 per cent financed by profit from toll fee collections on Highway 7 and Highway 9,” he said.
“From May 22, the public can use the section for free starting at the U-Tapao toll booth. After August 31, the toll fee for Motorway No 7 will be Bt25-130 for four-wheel vehicles, Bt45-210 for six-wheel vehicles and Bt60-305 for other vehicles.
