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Construction of 3rd Songkhla Lake bridge to start next year

An oil tanker on Songkhla Lake, near the port in Singha Nakhon district, Songkhla province. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The construction of a third bridge across Songkhla Lake, linking Krasae Sin district in Songkhla province with Khao Chaison district in Phatthalung, is expected to begin in 2023 and be open for use in 2026, Department of Rural Roads director-general Apirath Chaiwongnoy said.

Mr Apirath said the survey and design of the bridge had been completed.

The project’s environmental impact assessment report had been endorsed by a committee of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, pending final approval from the cabinet.

A proposal would be put forward for 4.841 billion baht for the work from the 2023…

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