Transport authorities have found their pilot solution campaign has effectively relieved congestion on Sathon Road and it will be applied on other streets in inner Bangkok. Therefore, concerned organisations resolved to expand the traffic solution model to other inner Bangkok streets where commuters were also suffering severe congestions, such as Silom, Surawong and Phahon Yothin roads, as well as the Siam Square area, he said. The three-kilometre stretch of Sathon was chosen for the pilot campaign because the route mainly serves transport between the western and eastern sides of Bangkok. Carpooling, better traffic light timing, and the removal of some traffic bottlenecks and bus stops were among measures of the pilot campaign. Toyota Motor Thailand spent 120 million baht on the pilot campaign.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2016 11:06 UTC