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Transport Sector
Summary
Thailand’s transport sector is extensive and covers all modes – road, rail, air, and water.
Much of the transport infrastructure is located in the central provinces, where most of the
country’s population and industrial base is concentrated and which was most impacted by
the flood, although parts of the northeast were also affected 88 .
The total damage and losses for the sector, for the 26 provinces included in the damage
assessment, are estimated at THB 23.6 billion and THB 6.9 billion respectively, as shown
in Table 32.
Table 32: Total damage,
losses and needs in the
transport sector in Thai
baht, millions
Sub-sector
Disaster Effects Ownership Needs
Damage Losses Total Public Private
~6
mths
6-24
mths
> 24
mths
Total 23,580.0 6,938.4 30,476.4 30,326.4 150.0 8,045 14,376.0 2,295.8
The cost of damage is calculated on the basis of estimates prepared by the transport
sector agencies, based on their standard costs for specific work activities. These estimates
reflect preliminary assessments carried out by the agencies as part of their submissions to
the government for funding allocations to restore the roads to their pre-flood condition.
The road network in particular – which connects Bangkok to the provinces and includes
an extensive network of provincial, rural and local roads – is very dense, and has been
severely affected by the flood, principally in the central region but also in the Northeast.
Damage to road pavements,
from water flow across them
and from long periods of inundation
during which heavy
traffic continued to pass, is
extensive. The cost of
transport across the network
has increased, as traffic
diverted to alternative, longer
routes when sections of road
were inundated, or travelled
more slowly over roads
that have been damaged.
Together these constitute
transport-related losses for
the road network relative to
the pre-flood condition. These losses, particularly those related to road surface condition,
will continue until the network has been restored to its pre-flood state. Related to roads,
two of the major government-operated truck terminals in Bangkok have experienced some
damage.
88 Refer to a map in the DRM section of the report.
102 THAI FLOOD 2011 RAPID ASSESSMENT FOR RESILIENT RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING