From yesterday, the speed limit for all traffic will now increase to 120 kilometres per hour. The change covers at least four highways in Thailand as a pilot program. The announcement was made by the director-general of the Highways Department and is already published in the Royal Gazette.
There’s been a few false starts on the raising of the national speed limit in the past, partly due to the government focussing on the Covid pandemic in the country. Last year the official upper limit was changed 120 kph but wasn’t for all types of vehicles.
It is envisaged that the new maximum speed will eventually roll out across all motorways across the country. All the arteries listed are 4-lane highways or motorways.
The motorways include…
• Highway No 9 (Kanchanapisek), from Bang Khae to Mahasawat.
• Highway No 35 (Rama II), from Na Kok to Phraek Nam Dang.
• Highway No 4 (Phet…
