The “Land Bridge Chumphon-Ranong” project will develop a deep-sea port on both sides of the sea, worth 1 trillion, with infrastructure linking the transport of goods between each other with a rail system (double-track railway) and a special highway between cities. The Land Bridge project, reintroduced by Deputy Prime Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, aims to connect Chumphon and Ranong ports. This mega project has faced renewed interest during the recent Bhumjaithai Party meeting, with support from the Pheu Thai Party but opposition from other parties and. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed that the government will advance the Land Bridge mega-project, now valued at about 997. 7 billion baht, to strengthen Thailand's long-term growth. (Photo: Ministry of Transport public relations office) Thailand's southern Land Bridge megaproject has taken another step forward with the. Thailand will press ahead with a long-standing plan to link the Indian and Pacific oceans, bypassing the Malacca Strait, after tensions over the Strait of Hormuz highlighted the strategic value of key shipping routes, a senior minister said.
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