Distance of Highway
Its statistics was presented the data about under construction, under
standard and under maintenance.
Highway in accordance with Highway Act B.E.
2535 (1992),
there are
6
type of highway in
Thailand.
Highway
The classification of the highway under the National Highway Act B.E.
2535 (1992)
includes the following
6
categories.
Special highways or Motorways
These are roads with especially high standards of design
and prepared to increasing traffic on the important routes.
National highways
Roads which are of primary importance to the economic development,
administration and defence.
Rural roads
There are minor roads of local significance only.
Municipal highways
All major road in areas governed by municipal authority such as cities,
towns.
Sukhapiban Roads
Roads in small municipal areas such as districts and sub-districts.
Concession highways
A special road, in which the government provided for public use.
The Department of Highways is responsible for only
3
categories: special highways, national
highways and concession highways.
Statistics of Fixed Route Bus
Its statistics as presented in this chapter were obtained from the
2005
Fixed Route Bus Operation Survey conducting by National Statistics Office. With regard to the main
objects, it is to collect basic information concerning characteristics and its structure of establishment an fixed
route bus both of the licenced operator and bus share in Whole Kingdom and interval of every
5
years. Latest
survey conducted in the
2004
, whereas the
2005
was special survey according to user’s requirement.
