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M82 Ekkachai–Ban Phaeo stretch opens for 24-hour toll-free trial use
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Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn presided on Friday (August 28, 2026) over the opening for trial use of a further 16.4-kilometre stretch of Intercity Motorway No. 82 ( M82 ), from Ekkachai to Ban Phaeo .
Key facts
- Civil construction on M82 is about 98% complete, with the remaining work scheduled for completion in 2026.
- Those attending the opening at the Ban Phaeo access point in Samut Sakhon included Chayatan Phromsorn, permanent secretary for transport, and Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn, director-general of the Department of Highways ( DOH ), along
- The 8.3-kilometre Bang Khun Thian–Ekkachai stretch has been open for trial use since Wednesday (October 22, 2025), while a further 16.4 kilometres between Ekkachai and Ban Phaeo opened on Friday, bringing the total length continuously
- On Wednesday (August 26, 2026), the Engineering Institute of Thailand under H.M
- Installation of the toll collection and traffic control systems is expected to begin in 2027, with full service and toll collection targeted for 2029.
Summary
Those attending the opening at the Ban Phaeo access point in Samut Sakhon included Chayatan Phromsorn, permanent secretary for transport, and Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn, director-general of the Department of Highways ( DOH ), along with senior ministry and provincial officials, transport-agency executives, highway police, MPs, agency representatives and members of the media.
Members of parliament, executives, agency representatives and members of the media were also present at the Ban Phaeo access point in Samut Sakhon.