One of the rubberised asphalt roads in Songkhla. Nipon Boonyamanee, chairman of the provincial organisation, on Saturday said two rubber roads had just been completed in Chana district. Mr Nipon said Songkhla was the first province to build rubber roads to increase domestic use of the commodity. The cost of building or improving the road surface is 20% higher than that of asphalt roads, at 5 million baht per kilometre compared to 4 million baht of asphalt roads. But it’s worthwhile since they last 5-7 years, not unlike asphalt roads, while rubber farmers also benefit,” Mr Nipon said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2017 10:52 UTC