BANGKOK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob told the media on Monday in Bangkok that he has ordered the highway and rural roads departments to install rubber barriers instead of building traffic islands.
Saksayam said his decision came in light of assisting falling rubber latex prices.
"This is a good opportunity to help shore up rubber prices in Thailand," said Saksayam, "the rubber barriers built must sustain the impact of vehicles running at the speed of 120 kilometres per hour."
Saksayam also said he would this week convene a meeting of the State Railway of Thailand, the Highway Department, Rural Roads Department, the Expressway Authority of Thailand, and the Airports of Thailand Plc to instruct them to maximize the use of rubber latex and sheets in their projects.
He said the agencies of the Transport Ministry will be told to use rubber in as many ways as possible in their construction projects and that they must find new ways to use rubber apart from paving roads with it.
