Phiphat pushes Ratchaburi infrastructure and Triburiratthaya project

MGR Online•Society•1d ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan visited Ratchaburi to accelerate bridge repairs and develop the Triburiratthaya network connecting Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, and Phetchaburi.

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan visited Ratchaburi on September 15, 2026, to follow up on transport projects.
•The Department of Highways and Department of Rural Roads are ordered to resolve old bridges and traffic bottlenecks.
•The Triburiratthaya project, spanning 137 km, is expected to complete its feasibility study by April 2027.
•A new Sirilak Bridge will be constructed with a 1,300 million baht budget in the year 2027.

Overview

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan visited Ratchaburi on September 15, 2026, to hear problems from the province and citizens.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan assigned the Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads to fix old bridges, bottlenecks, and traffic congestion.
•The Department of Highways plans to allocate approximately 190 million baht in 2028 for the restoration of the Thanarat Bridge.
•The Ministry of Transport is pushing for the construction of a new Sirilak Bridge with a 1,300 million baht budget in 2027 to increase capacity to 4 lanes per direction.
•The Department of Rural Roads is studying the Triburiratthaya project connecting Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, and Phetchaburi, covering approximately 137 kilometers.
•The feasibility study for the Triburiratthaya project is expected to be completed in April 2027.
•The Department of Rural Roads will conduct studies, surveys, and EIA for a new bridge across the Mae Klong River connecting Wat Sidaram and Wat Nuea Won in 2028, with construction starting in 2030.

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Key Entities

Person

Phiphat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport.

Naphinthorn Srisanpang(นภินทร ศรีสรรพางค์)

Minister attached to the Office of the Prime Minister.

Chayatham Phromson(ชยธรรม์ พรหมศร)

Permanent Secretary for Transport.

Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn(ปิยพงษ์ จิวัฒนกุลไพศาล)

Director General of the Department of Highways.

Pichit Hunsiiri(พิชิต หุ่นศิริ)

Director General of the Department of Rural Roads.

Thitilak Khampa(ฐิติลักษณ์ คำพา)

Governor of Ratchaburi Province.

Organization

Department of Highways(กรมทางหลวง)

Government agency tasked with bridge restoration and highway management.

Department of Rural Roads(กรมทางหลวงชนบท)ℹ️

Government agency studying the Triburiratthaya project and new bridge constructions.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

Ministry overseeing the transport infrastructure projects in Ratchaburi.

Place

Ratchaburi(ราชบุรี)ℹ️

Province visited by Phiphat Ratchakitprakan for infrastructure inspections.

Kanchanaburi(กาญจนบุรี)ℹ️

Province connected by the Triburiratthaya project.

Phetchaburi(เพชรบุรี)ℹ️

Province connected by the Triburiratthaya project.

Thanarat Bridge(สะพานธนะรัชต์)

An old bridge crossing the Mae Klong River slated for restoration in 2028.

Sirilak Bridge(สะพานสิริลักขณ์)

A bridge connecting to the South scheduled for new construction in 2027.

Mae Klong River(แม่น้ำแม่กลอง)ℹ️

River crossed by the Thanarat Bridge and the proposed new bridge connecting Wat Sidaram and Wat Nuea Won.

Wat Sidaram(วัดสีดาราม)

Temple area in Damnoen Saduak District to be connected by a new bridge.

Wat Nuea Won(วัดเหนือวน)

Temple area in Mueang Ratchaburi District to be connected by a new bridge.

Policy

Tribu-riratthaya(ตรีบุรีรัถยา)

A project to create a transport network connecting Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, and Phetchaburi.