M82 Ekachai-Ban Phaeo Section Opens August 28

MGR Online•Economy•2d ago

Reader Briefing

The M82 motorway section from Ekachai to Ban Phaeo will open for free trial use on August 28, 2026.

•The M82 motorway section from Ekachai to Ban Phaeo opens on August 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
•The section will be free of charge for 2 years until the O&M system is completed.
•Speed limits are set at 80 km/h for 4-wheel vehicles and 65 km/h for large vehicles.
•Connection to the Rama 3-Dao Khanong expressway is expected by late 2026 or before New Year 2027.

•The M82 motorway section from Ekachai to Ban Phaeo is scheduled to open for trial use on August 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
•The Ekachai to Ban Phaeo section covers a distance of 16.4 kilometers with 4 operational ramps: Phanthai Norasing, Mahachai 1, Mahachai 2, and Ban Phaeo.
•Pipat Ratchakitprakarn announced that M82 will be free of charge for 2 years, with toll collection expected to begin in 2029.
•M82 is estimated to reduce traffic volume on Rama 2 Road by approximately 20%, or between 100,000 and 120,000 vehicles per day.
•The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) and structural experts conducted a Load Test on August 15, 2026, finding the structure's response within specified criteria.
•Contract 1 of the connection to the Rama 3-Dao Khanong-Outer Ring Road is expected to be completed in late 2026 or before New Year 2027.
•Contract 3 of the connection to the Rama 3-Dao Khanong expressway is expected to be completed in September 2027.
•Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles of all engine sizes, tricycles, and carts are prohibited from using the M82 motorway.

Full article content is available on the original source.

Pipat Ratchakitprakarn(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport.

Piyapong Jiwattanukulpaisan(ปิยพงษ์ จิวัฒนกุลไพศาล)

Director General of the Department of Highways.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the construction of the M82 motorway project.

Department of Highways(กรมทางหลวง)

The agency accelerating the construction of the M82 motorway under the Quick Win policy.

Engineering Institute of Thailand(วิศวกรรมสถานแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์)

The organization that conducted structural load tests on the M82 motorway.

Expressway Authority of Thailand(การทางพิเศษแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The agency responsible for the Rama 3-Dao Khanong-Outer Ring Road connection.

M82

Intercity Motorway 82, specifically the Bang Khun Thian-Ekachai-Ban Phaeo section.

Rama 2 Road(ถนนพระราม 2)

The road upon which the M82 elevated motorway is constructed.

Rama 3-Dao Khanong-Outer Ring Road West Expressway(ทางพิเศษสายพระราม 3 – ดาวคะนอง-วงแหวนรอบนอกฯด้านตะวันตก)

An expressway system that will connect with the M82 motorway.

Nakhon Pathom-Pak Tho(นครปฐม-ปากท่อ)

A motorway project that Pipat Ratchakitprakarn intends to push forward.

Quick Win

The policy under which the Department of Highways is accelerating M82 construction.