Sanpetch allocates 2.3 billion for Pattani infrastructure

Thansettakij•Economy•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Transport Minister Sanpetch Bunyamanee visited Pattani to accelerate infrastructure projects with a planned 2027 budget of at least 2.3 billion baht.

•Sanpetch Bunyamanee visited Pattani on July 19, 2026, to monitor transport network progress.
•The Ministry of Transport plans to invest no less than 2.3 billion baht in Pattani for the 2027 fiscal year.
•Key projects include the Bang Rapha waterway dredging and the expansion of Highway 42 to four lanes.
•The infrastructure goal is to improve the transport of agricultural goods, halal food, and community products to domestic and international markets.

Overview

•On July 19, 2026, Sanpetch Bunyamanee visited Pattani province to monitor the work of agencies under the Ministry of Transport.
•The Ministry of Transport prepares an investment budget for Pattani province of no less than 2.3 billion baht for the 2027 fiscal year.
•Sanpetch Bunyamanee ordered the Marine Department to accelerate the dredging of the Bang Rapha waterway using a 2027 budget of 14.23 million baht.
•The expansion of Highway 42 from Na Juak to Don Yang, with a budget of 60 million baht, is currently included in the 2027 annual budget bill.
•The survey and design for the Highway 42 expansion from Khlong Ngae to the Sungai Kolok border crossing is expected to be completed in May 2027.
•Sanpetch Bunyamanee stated that the Ministry of Transport's projects aim to create opportunities, jobs, and income for people in Pattani and the Southern border provinces.
•The Pattani Fisheries Association submitted a request for 2027 mid-year budget support for the Pattani River dredging project to solve recurring floods in Pattani and Yala.
•Sanpetch Bunyamanee presided over the awarding of scholarships to children of members of the Pattani Teacher Savings Cooperative Limited.

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Key Quotes

Sanpetch Bunyamanee

"Every project of the Ministry of Transport does not only aim to build roads, bridges, ports, or railways, but to create opportunities, jobs, income, and a future for the people."

ทุกโครงการของกระทรวงคมนาคมไม่ได้มีเป้าหมายเพียงการสร้างถนน สะพาน ท่าเรือ หรือรางรถไฟ แต่คือ การสร้างโอกาส สร้างงาน สร้างรายได้ และสร้างอนาคตให้ประชาชน

Key Entities

Person

Sanpetch Bunyamanee(สรรเพชญ บุญญามณี)

Deputy Minister of Transport who monitored infrastructure projects in Pattani.

Waaruslan Masa-lae(แวรุสลัน มะสาและ)

Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Transport who accompanied Sanpetch Bunyamanee.

Ghaalee Dusamae(ฆอาลี ดุสะเหม๊าะ)

Official from the Office of the Secretary to the Prime Minister who accompanied Sanpetch Bunyamanee.

Organization

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for the 2.3 billion baht investment in Pattani's transport networks.

Marine Department(กรมเจ้าท่า)

The agency responsible for the Bang Rapha waterway dredging project.

Department of Highways(กรมทางหลวง)

The agency tasked with accelerating the Highway 42 expansion project.

Pattani Teacher Savings Cooperative Limited(สหกรณ์ออมทรัพย์ครูปัตตานี จำกัด)

The cooperative whose members' children received scholarships from Sanpetch Bunyamanee.

Pattani Fisheries Association(สมาคมการประมงจังหวัดปัตตานี)

The organization that requested a 2027 mid-year budget for the Pattani River dredging project.

Place

Pattani(ปัตตานี)

The province where the transport network developments and budget allocations are focused.

Songkhla(สงขลา)ℹ️

A province connected to Pattani via the Highway 42 expansion project.

Malaysia(มาเลเซีย)ℹ️

The country connected to Southern Thailand via the strategic Highway 42.

Yala(ยะลา)

A province connected to Pattani via Highway 410 and affected by floods requiring river dredging.