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Transport Sector

Thailand. Transport Sector. Prepared for the EASSD Transport Sector Retreat Washington DC January 25, 2010. Economy and Transport Systems.

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Transport Sector

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  1. Thailand Transport Sector Prepared for the EASSD Transport Sector Retreat Washington DC January 25, 2010

  2. Economy and Transport Systems • Population 65 million, land area 516,000 km2, population density 126 persons/Km2, middle-income country, but growth affected by political instability in recent years; • Extensive national highway network and rural road network across the country, but lacks inter-city expressways; • Trunk railway network without the burden of rural branches, but carrying only 3% of the transport task; • Inland water transport mainly on the Chaopriya River; • World-class air transport; • Well-functioned seaports; • Urban transport: not as bad as what people say; • Logistics costs at 14% of GDP; • Economy developed on the wheels with high energy intensity in transport

  3. Bank Operations (1) • Bank-Country relationship has evolved from lender-borrower to development partners • Bank operations: mainly knowledge programs, but remain responsive to demand for financing, most likely in infrastructure • Transport knowledge products • AAA: Urban transport strategy for Bangkok; • AAA: Thailand: Making Transport More Energy Efficient; • AAA: Urban transport in medium-sized cities in EAP (Chiang Mai and Korat) • AAA: Infrastructure PPP in Thailand • Just-in-time advisory on logistics strategy, rail reform, and PPP in transport

  4. Bank Operations (2) • Lending: • Thailand Highways Management Project ($84 million, on-going, introducing PBC for maintenance, and ran into INT) • Additional Financing (80 million, negotiated, financing NH 4-laning and inter-city motorway PPP TA) • JSDF Community Youth Helmet Use Program ($0.9 million, on-going) • GEF Chiang Mai Sustainable Urban Transport Project ($0.8 million TA project, just approved) • CTF IP (approved, including BRT for Bangkok)

  5. Thailand Highway Sector Experiences: Should we learn? • Long-term highway development plan • Probably international best practices in contract management including environment management • One of the most cost-efficient performers in road construction (ROCKS) • Monthly unit cost updates by MOC and rigorous engineering cost estimates by DOH • E-Auction already in use • Unique civil works procurement • Cases for south-south knowledge-sharing?

  6. Thank You

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