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The contractor of an expressway construction site in Bangkok’s Bang Khunthien district has been told to pay compensation to victims of a mishap and ensure the safety of motorists, the Department of Highways said on Friday.

A large piece of tarpaulin weighed down with rainwater fell off an expressway construction site in Bangkok’s Bang Khunthien district and landed on a car driving by on Thursday night. The driver escaped within an inch of her life.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) will waive toll fees for motorists on its three expressways on Mother’s Day next Friday (August 12).

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) on Tuesday started testing its barrier-less and card-free toll system on the Bang Na-Chon Buri expressway.

A woman was seriously injured after her car hit a barrier on a Bangkok elevated expressway and plunged eight metres into a public park early Tuesday morning, police said.

A driver and passenger narrowly escaped death when an iron pillar fell 20 metres and struck their pickup truck on Rama II Road in Bangkok.

Three expressways in Bangkok will be toll-free on three public holidays later this month, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced on Friday.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) will allow motorists to use three expressways for free on Friday to mark the celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) will add its new barrier-free toll system, the Multi-Lane Free Flow or M-Flow, to three more checkpoints on the Chalong Rat Expressway (Ramindra-At Narong), a source said on Friday.

The fine for using the new motorway M-Flow lanes without registering has been suspended until March 31, while the money will be returned to those fined earlier.

The driver of a black Jaguar XJL will meet with police today in a bid to explain why the luxury car burst into flames on a Bangkok expressway on Friday.

Many motorists were confused by the new M-Flow expressway payment system after it opened on Tuesday.