Transport ministry orders Exat to freeze tolls on two major roads

The Transport Ministry had ordered the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to keep toll rates for the Chalong Rat and Bang Na expressways unchanged for six more months until next February.

According to a source, Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaseth has decided to put Exat’s proposal to increase tolls for both routes by 10%, or at least five baht per car type, on hold.

The…