Government pushes expressway to go ahead
The government has instructed authorities to resume construction of a section of the long delayed northern expressway linking the Kasetsart intersection and Nawamin Road, also known as the N2 section. The planned expressway, which will link west Bangkok at Bang Pa-In-Bang Phli motorway to east Bangkok at the Eastern Ring Road, was earlier halted due to strong opposition from Kasetsart University over its compound being used as an entry point to the expressway. The latest move is based on advice from the National Council for Peace and Order which cites a need to relieve traffic congestion in northern Bangkok, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on November 28, as he was preparing to meet the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic.
