East-South 'Thai Bridge' project gains momentumThe 900-billion-baht Thai Bridge project, aimed at building a new freight route from the East to the South, is expected to be discussed by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee today. The development of the Thai Bridge project along with the relaxation of inter-country transport regulations promises to open up new transport routes between East Asia and Asean. The project is predicted to happen faster than the Dawei deep sea-port project in Myanmar, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow. The Dawei investment project is moving slowly because it involves investment by more than one country, he said. Pailin Chuchottaworn, the chairman of the government's committee on economic steering, which is under the CESA, confirmed previously that the Thai Bridge is one of the 30 large investment projects being accelerated.

Source: Bangkok Post October 04, 2020 23:25 UTC