Don Muang Tollway projects 10% growth on airport traffic

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Don Muang Tollway projects 10% growth on airport traffic

Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

Don Muang Tollway Plc (DMT) expects traffic and revenue will grow by 10% this year, helped by the government's first-time car buyer scheme and the reopening of Don Mueang airport late last year.

Models present the tollway’s new collaboration with Smart Purse and 7-Eleven, where motorists can use a smartcard from the convenience store to pay toll fees electronically. The hope is that it shortens toll queues considerably. THANARAK KHOONTON

The tollway operator has seen traffic increase by 5-10% each month since Don Mueang reopened for commercial flights last October, averaging 70,000 trips a day, said Korawut Chiwaprecha, DMT's deputy managing director for business and finance.

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Discussion 3 : 17 Jan 2013 at 11.413
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With a net profit of 600 million and 10% increase in highway users, will they decrease their ridiculous price of 60thb to use their tollway? It is the highest in the whole Bangkok. The one to Suvarnabhumi is only 25thb...
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Discussion 2 : 16 Jan 2013 at 07.412
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Hope they will handle the parking better than the last flooding in the future.
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Discussion 1 : 16 Jan 2013 at 01.371
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Well I suppose that's one way of spinning a 10% increase in highway congestion.
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