Thailand seeks 1 trillion baht investment for southern land bridge

Photo: Bangkok Post.

The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning is organising a roadshow targeting foreign investors for the upcoming southern land bridge megaproject. Scheduled to kick off next month, the roadshow will span 10 countries, including notable names in the logistics and maritime shipping sectors, such as China, Japan, France, and Taiwan.

The intelligence gathered from this event will be crucial in enhancing the megaproject before its final plan is presented to the Cabinet for approval. Public hearings are also on the cards in Ranong and Chumphon provinces next month, leading up to an environmental health impact assessment.

This initiative is in line with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s push to fast-track the southern land bridge megaproject. The project, worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, outlines the establishment of…