Anake Natkosit, director of the Department of Rural Roads' Chiang Rai office, briefs participants of the public hearing on the impacts of the new by-pass road in Chiang Rai on Thursday. (Photo by Chinnapat Chaimol)CHIANG RAI – Authorities have completed the study on the construction of a new road to bypass the central area of the Northern province. The 46.7km road will cut through nine tambons in four districts including Muang, Wiang Chai, Phan and Mae Lao. Anake Natkosit, director of the Department of Rural Roads' Chiang Rai office, said the province had been designated a hub for the upper North and a gateway for trade to neighbouring countries. As part of regional economic development, Chiang Rai is in the networks linking Southern China with Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2017 09:45 UTC