Road Infrastructure and Road User’s Satisfactions: A Case Study of Motorway Route 7, Thailand

Suthathip Suanmali,Kasidis Chankao,Veeris Ammarapala,M.A Othuman Mydin,A Marzuki

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20141201028

Abstract

The development of tourism in Thailand relies on the development of appropriate infrastructure. Road access is the key infrastructure issue for tourist destinations throughout Thailand. Each year Thailand has welcomed over 15 million travelers, accounted approximately 7% of GDP. To support tourist activities, variety types of transportation modes have designed. However, road transportation is one of the most effective modes that connect most places together. Beside high-standard vehicles, road is another mechanism that derive comfort and safety of travelling. For this reason, Motorway networks were initiated and constructed to support high speed traffic with high safety and standard. Motorway route 7 is one of major motorway networks that lies between major cities and tourist landmarks. To raise the road standard could be the key to support tourist industry and economic growth. The road developments may not be precise and accurate without knowing the needs from road users’. Therefore, a questionnaire is developed and distributed to 890 randomly selected road users along Motorway route 7. Factor analysis and t -test are employed to analyze the factors affecting road users’ satisfaction and to compare the satisfaction level between both inbound and outbound travelers.

Highlights

Tourism industry is one of the major industries in Thailand which accounted 825.6 billion baht or 7.3% of total GDP in year 2012, and is forecasted to constantly rise by 6.8% of total GDP each year until year 2023 [1]
The transportation infrastructure development of Thailand has been highly prioritized from transportation authorities to raise the standard; as a result both air and
The results shown in table 1 indicated that the mean satisfaction level in Smoothness of road surface and Number of lanes are not significantly different between in-bound and out-bound road users

Summary

Introduction

Tourism industry is one of the major industries in Thailand which accounted 825.6 billion baht or 7.3% of total GDP in year 2012, and is forecasted to constantly rise by 6.8% of total GDP each year until year 2023 [1]. To support the expansion of this industry, infrastructure development may be needed. The communication from place to another may need to rely on transportation system; such as air, marines, trains, and roads. With traveling inconvenience or deterioration of transportation infrastructure may lead to reduction of attractiveness from travelers. The transportation infrastructure development of Thailand has been highly prioritized from transportation authorities to raise the standard; as a result both air and

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