Various measures have been proposed to tackle the chronic traffic congestion in Bangkok after Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon gave relevant agencies one month to solve the traffic problems on the city's 21 major roads. A Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) subcommittee working on solving traffic congestion in Bangkok and surrounding provinces Thursday met to discuss possible solutions to the traffic gridlocks. (File photo by Patipat Janthong)In the meantime, a seminar to discuss research work on traffic solutions was held Thursday. Gen Prawit has also ordered traffic police to remove vehicles parked in the area that hinder traffic flow, Pol Lt Gen Sanit said. The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning has also come up with measures to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2016 22:30 UTC