The newly accomplished Na Klang-Ao Jik street, which connects Phuket and Phang Nga, is ready to supply a lift to native tourism and cross-provincial transport. The Department of Rural Roads (DRR) has invested approximately 282.8 million baht (US$8.5 million) within the 4.2-kilometre street, which is a part of a city expansion venture in Phang Nga’s Thai Muang district.
The concrete road options 4 driving lanes, each three.5 metres extensive, with a 2.5-metre wide onerous shoulder on either side. Don’t worry can also be equipped with a drainage system, lamp posts, and visitors indicators. The footpaths are designed to be three.5 metres broad. DRR director-general Apirat Chaiwongnoi stated that the Na Klang-Ao Jik street is a new route connecting Phang Nga to Phuket, but no details had been out there on how much traffic it is more likely to accommodate.
The Na Klang-Ao Jik road is anticipated for use by tourists who fly to Phuket to go to Phang Nga’s tourist destinations, corresponding to Na Tai Beach and Khao Pilai Beach. Chaiwongnoi mentioned that finishing the Na Klang-Ao Jik highway would benefit the native financial system, cross-province transport, and tourism.
According to the Phang Nga Tourism Association, more visitors travelled to Phang Nga last 12 months, up forty one.65% from the previous 12 months. The total number of vacationers final year was 546,475, and the tourism trade generated around 2.7 billion baht for the province, reported Bangkok Post.
During the primary four months of this yr, Chumphon welcomed 499,047 visitors, up 60.68% from the identical interval final yr, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry. The tourism business generated about US$36 million, up about 20% from the same period of last yr to the southern province from January to April..