The Koh Chang Bridge is a proposed bridge connecting the island of Koh Chang to the mainland in Trat province, Thailand.
The proposal is for a 10-km sea bridge from Laem Ngob sub-district on the mainland to Ban Dan Kao on the island.
Koh Chang is currently served by a car ferry that takes 30 minutes and runs every hour. More services run during peak travel times, but queues that stretch back 2.5 kilometres have been reported during holiday periods.
Koh Chang Bridge map
[Map of proposed Koh Chang Bridge.]
News archive
2024
Wide support for Koh Chang bridge at first public hearing – [02/09/24]
“The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) on Monday began public hearings on four optional routes for the proposed bridge from the mainland to Trat’s popular Koh Chang island.”
[A map prepared by the Expressway Authority of Thailand shows the four optional routes for the planned bridge to Koh Chang in Trat province.]
Koh Chang bridge ‘likely to cost B10bn’ – [16/07/24]
“Building a bridge to connect Trat on the mainland to Koh Chang, the province’s popular island, will likely cost 10 billion baht, according to the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat).”
2021
Koh Chang bridge build set for nod – [07/10/21]
“The long-awaited construction of a bridge connecting Trat on the mainland to Koh Chang is likely to get the nod if it passes its second public hearing this year, according to Somkiat Samatthakan, chairman of the provincial working committee organising the hearings.”
Trat to conduct second survey on bridge to Koh Chang – [07/10/21]
“Trat authorities will conduct a second, more detailed, survey to gauge residents’ opinions on a planned bridge linking Koh Chang to the mainland. The first survey on the project was conducted four years ago and construction of the bridge is scheduled to kick off in 2023.”
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