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36-583: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Phetkasem highway Phet Kasem Road ( Thai : ถนนเพชรเกษม , RTGS :  Thanon Phet Kasem , pronounced [tʰā.nǒn pʰét kā.sěːm] ) or Highway 4 ( Thai : ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 4 , [REDACTED] AH2 ) is one of the four primary highways in Thailand , along with Phahonyothin Road (Highway 1), Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), and Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3). At 1,310.554 km, route 4

54-671: Is expected to improve trade links between East Asian countries, India and Russia . To complete the route, existing roads will be upgraded and new roads constructed to link the network. US$ 25 billion has been spent or committed As of 2007, with additional US$ 18 billion needed for upgrades and improvements to 26,000 kilometres (16,000 miles) of highway. The project new highway route numbers begin with "AH", standing for "Asian Highway" , followed by one, two or three digits. Single-digit route numbers from 1 to 9 are assigned to major Asian Highway routes which cross more than one subregion. Two- and three-digit route numbers are assigned to indicate

72-897: Is linked to the North–South Expressway (NSE) of Malaysia at the Sadao - Bukit Kayu Hitam border. Three sections of the highway are also the Asian Highway AH2 . Asian Highway The Asian Highway Network ( AH ), also known as the Great Asian Highway , is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via highway systems, funded by G77 Gold Standards. It

90-551: Is one of the three pillars of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project, endorsed by the ESCAP commission at its 48th session in 1992, comprising Asian Highway, Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) and facilitation of land transport projects. Agreements have been signed by 32 countries to allow the highway to cross the continent and also reach to Europe. Some of the countries taking part in

108-528: Is the longest highway in Thailand. The construction of the road was finished in 1950 and was named "Phet Kasem" on December 10, 1950 in honour Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi (Tham Phetkasem), formerly the seventh director deputy general of the State Highways Department. Before that, it had been called "Bangkok–Khlong Phruan Road" (ถนนกรุงเทพ–คลองพรวน). Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi was the royal scholar of

126-662: The Asian Highway Network (IGA) was adopted on February 28,1997 by the Intergovernmental Meeting ;; 37000 kilometers, and was adopted on November 18, 2003, by the Intergovernmental Meeting; the IGA includes Annex I, which identifies 55 AH routes among 32 member countries totalling approximately 140,000 km (87,500 miles), and Annex II "Classification and Design Standards". During the 60th session of

144-510: The Asian countries under one crown but the problem with this project is political disputes between some countries, notably Pakistan and Myanmar , which is delaying the project." Route AH1 is proposed to extend from Tokyo to the border with Bulgaria ( EU ) west of Istanbul and Edirne , passing through both Koreas , China and other countries in Southeast, Central and South Asia . The corridor

162-560: The ESCAP Commission at Shanghai, China , in April 2004, the IGA treaty was signed by 23 countries. By 2013, 29 countries had ratified the agreement. In 2007, British drivers Richard Meredith and Phil Colley completed the first full East to West journey of the entire highway in an Aston Martin Vantage which was later sold to raise money for UNICEF . The drive was a marketing stunt promoted by

180-576: The State Railway Department (now State Railway of Thailand ). He studied civil engineering in England and returned to work for the State Railway Department and then transferred to the State Highways Department. Phet Kasem Road was built during the period when Luang Phet Kasemwithisawasdi was the deputy director general of the State Highways Department. The road was named under the policy of the government of Major General Por Phibunsongkhram who named

198-417: The aim of promoting the development of international road transport in the region. During the first phase of the project (1960–1970) considerable progress was achieved, however, progress slowed down when financial assistance was suspended in 1975. ESCAP has conducted several projects in cooperation with AH member countries step by step after the endorsement of ALTID in 1992. The Intergovernmental Agreement on

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216-414: The car manufacturer. The advanced highway network would provide for greater trade and social interactions between Asian countries, including personal contacts, project capitalizations, connections of major container terminals with transportation points, and promotion of tourism via the new roadways. Infrastructure consultant Om Prakash noted that, "It's an excellent step taken by ESCAP to gather all

234-570: The color, shape and size of the sign being completely flexible. Most examples feature a blue rectangular shield with a white inscription (similar to German Autobahn signage) with further examples of white on green and black on white rectangular shields. These routes were set up by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as part of an extension to the Asian Highway Network, known as the ASEAN Highway Network. The planned network runs

252-455: The continent's existing highways to avoid the construction of newer ones, except in cases where missing routes necessitate their construction. Project Monitor , an Asian infrastructure news website, has commented that "early beneficiaries of the Asian Highway project are the planners within the national land transport department of the participating countries [since] it assists them in planning

270-595: The highway project are India ( Look-East connectivity projects ), Sri Lanka , Pakistan , China , Iran , Japan , South Korea , Nepal and Bangladesh . Most of the funding comes from the larger, more advanced Asian nations such as China , South Korea and Singapore as well as international agencies such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The project aims to make maximum use of

288-473: The most cost-effective and efficient routes to promote domestic and international trade. Non-coastal areas, which are often negligible, are the other beneficiaries." However, in the mid-2000s some transportation experts were skeptical about the viability of the project given the economic and political climate in both South and Southeast Asia. The AH project was initiated by the United Nations in 1959 with

306-462: The road after the chief engineer who supervised the construction and gave the instructions. Starts at Naowa Chamnian bridge, Bangkok Yai district and goes through the following districts of Bangkok : Phasi Charoen , Bang Khae and Nong Khaem . The provinces along the road are Samut Sakhon , Nakhon Pathom , Ratchaburi , Phetchaburi , Prachuap Khiri Khan , Chumphon , Ranong , Phang Nga , Krabi , Trang , Phatthalung and Songkhla . It

324-519: The routes within subregions, including those connecting to neighbouring subregions, and self-contained highway routes within the participating countries. Route numbers are printed in the Latin script and Hindu-Arabic numerals and may simply be added to existing signage, like the E-road network . The actual design of the signs has not been standardized, only that the letters and digits are in white or black, but

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