The Progressive Ministry of Transport has issued a directive to the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to maintain the current toll charges for Chalong Rat and Bang Na expressways for another six months, running through February of next year.
This development will stave off the proposal by Exat to implement a 10% increase in tolls on both routes. The toll hike would amount to a minimum of five baht per vehicular category. The date of that price increase has now been kicked down the road until next year.
Athirat Rattanaseth, the Deputy Minister of Transport, announced the decision to suspend the rate increase proposal, explaining that the delay was confirmed in a bid to alleviate the financial burden on stressed citizens, struggling to afford life in the current economy.
This verdict was reached after an Exat board council presided over by…
