The study of the changed role of Mittaphaphaproad in Khonkaen Municipality

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Krungtep Pulsombut
Pornnarong Charnnuwong
Preenithi Aksorn

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The study on factors affecting the changes and the results of the changes Mittraphap Road’s role in Khon Kaen Municipality area. Objectives of the study were: 1) to study of the form and role of the Mittraphap Road towards Khon Kaen from 1966, the transition period from the year of building the Mittraphap Road, to 2017, and 2) to study on the factors related to the change of the role of Mittraphap Road towards Khon Kaen Municipality area by using descriptive research methodology and studying of both qualitative data and quantitative data at the same time. The findings indicated that the research data can be divided into 5 groups, consisting of Road layout, Plans and policies, Economic, DesignRoad related to vehicle stops and slowdowns and Node. The findings also revealed that Mittraphap Road in Khon Kaen Municipality was changed its role from Hight way to Urban road, affecting on the behavior of passers on Mittraphab Road in term of the reduction of travelling speed due to road patterns and road environment changes. The expected result of this research is to be the guideline for the development of designroad, which is similar to the Mittraphap Road in Khon Kaen Municipality area, that are appropriate for the current city conditions.

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Pulsombut, K., Charnnuwong , P. ., & Aksorn, P. . (2020). The study of the changed role of Mittaphaphaproad in Khonkaen Municipality. The Journal of Research and Academics, 4(1), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.14456/jra.2021.6
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