Songkran revellers are returning to Bangkok and Eastern Economic Corridor provinces in droves today, the last day of the long holiday, to report back to work on Wednesday.
The Friendship Highway, the main route linking Bangkok with north-eastern provinces, is reported to be congested with private cars and public transport vehicles heading for Bangkok. Traffic is moving slowly and police anticipate increased traffic later today and into the night.
Highway police say that a special lane will be open on the in-bound Phahonyothin Road to facilitate traffic flow.
The Mor Chit 2 bus terminal has been packed with passengers returning from northern and north-eastern provinces since this morning and it is expected to remain so until late at night.
Suthipong Harnchieu, an official of the Transport Company at the bus terminal, said that eight public buses from the Bangkok Mass Transit Company…
