Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning
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| สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนการขนส่งและจราจร | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Annual budget | 540.7 million THB[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Transport |
| Website | www |
The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning or OTP (Thai: สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนการขนส่งและจราจร) is a department of the Thai government, under the Ministry of Transport. It is responsible for creating policy for transport and traffic. It was created in 2002 as part of a policy reform.[3][4] It is responsible for planning mass transit in Thailand via master plans such as the Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region or M-Map,[5][6][7][8][9] and feasibility studies such as those for the Khon Kaen Light Rail.[10] It does not operate transit networks, which may be managed by the MRTA, State Railway of Thailand or private enterprises. The current Director General is Punya Chupanit