The Conceptual Framework of the Government-Sponsored Rural Road Improvement Project Evaluation and Selection

Authors

  • Nukul Suksuwan Walailak University
  • Surangkana Trangkanont Prince of Songkla University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2018.22.1.109

Abstract

To take advantage from locating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mainland region, the Thai government has established a policy of being logistics and transportation hub. The policy has, therefore, challenged the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) and particularly the Bureau of Rural Roads (BRR) 11, 12, and 14 undertaking responsibility for all rural roads in the south part of Thailand. The BRR strategic plan and implementation have been demanded to reform. This research aimed to create the conceptual framework of route project improvement execution plan for BRRsdecision-making on project investment prioritizationThe focus group interview method was applied to gather factors influencing transportation investment projects in order to develop the criteria of route project improvement prioritization. In addition, the score level of each criterion was also collected through this method. Then, to rank the important criteria, the questionnaire was developed to gain the data of pairwise comparison and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was applied to analyze the data. The results showed that the framework was suitable for the BRRslong-term route project improvement execution plan while the instant application was appropriated for the BRRsshort-term plan.

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Author Biographies

Nukul Suksuwan

School of Engineering and Resources (SER), Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80161, Thailand

Surangkana Trangkanont

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

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Published In
Vol 22 No 1, Jan 31, 2018
How to Cite
[1]
N. Suksuwan and S. Trangkanont, “The Conceptual Framework of the Government-Sponsored Rural Road Improvement Project Evaluation and Selection”, Eng. J., vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 109-129, Jan. 2018.

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