Roads in Thailand - Milestones

Milestones

Milestone as goal is lakh chai (หลักชัย); also see Lak Mueang, Lakh.

Lak or Lakh kilomet (หลักกิโลเมตร) single-carriageway milestone facings display the route number on the outline of a garuda; some milestones also display the route number on top. Those located to the left of the carriageway count kilometers left to the road's beginning at KM 0; as seen on the right from the counter lane, the milestones go right on counting. On edges facing traffic, DOH milestones usually show distances remaining to the next two towns (amphoe seats or provincial capitals.) Some edges, such as the one depicted to the left, have retroreflector panels. Dual carriageway milestones or posts located in the median show only the kilometer number.

DORR milestones show the kilometer number, and the edges may show distances remaining to the next two villages.

Older roads built by the Ministry of the Interior Public Works Department (กรมโยธาธิการ กระทรวงมหาดไทย) have only department insigne and kilometer number, and do not show distances on their edges.