The 8-lane cable-stayed overpass will run parallel to Rama IX Bridge
Construction of the country’s widest river bridge, over the Chao Phraya in Bangkok, is expected to be completed next year.
The eight-lane bridge is being built parallel to Rama IX Bridge. It is a 2-kilometre-long cable-stayed structure, part of the Rama III-Dao Khanong-Western Ring Road expressway project. It was designed to withstand a tornado-gust wind speed of 270km/h.
Traffic relief
According to the Expressway Authority of…