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New road linking Phuket, Phangnga now complete

The Na Klang-Ao Jik road connecting Phuket and Phangnga is completed and ready for traffic. The 282.8-million-baht road is designed to boost tourism and interprovincial transport. Photo By DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ROADS

The Department of Rural Roads (DRR) announced the completion of the Na Klang-Ao Jik road linking Phuket and Phangnga, which will support local tourism and cross-provincial transport.

DRR director-general Apirat Chaiwongnoi said on Wednesday the department had invested about 282.8 million baht in the 4.2km road, which is part of a city expansion plan in Phangnga’s Thai Muang district.

The concrete road has four driving lanes, each 3.5 metres wide, with a 2.5-metre wide hard shoulder on both sides. The road has a…

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