{"id":28831,"date":"2026-06-18T01:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/?p=28831"},"modified":"2026-09-09T08:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:28:03","slug":"mou-smart-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mou-smart-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"MTEC-NSTDA and EXAT Sign MOU to Advance R&#038;D in Materials Science and Advanced Engineering Innovations, Upgrading Infrastructure toward a Safe and Sustainable \u201cSmart Expressway\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28831\" class=\"elementor elementor-28831\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c965cdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c965cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffec8d0\" data-id=\"ffec8d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1f1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b1f1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-1-1536x1019.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc1f143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc1f143\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2ddb08\" data-id=\"d2ddb08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9586b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9586b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">On June 17, 2026, at the M506 Conference Room, MTEC Building, Thailand Science Park, the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on research and development under the Science and Technology Cooperation Project. The collaboration aims to promote the research, development, and application of knowledge in materials science and advanced engineering to upgrade Thailand\u2019s expressway infrastructure into a safe, modern, and environmentally friendly \u201cSmart Expressway\u201d system. The MOU was signed by Assoc. Prof. Toemsak Srikhirin, Executive Director, MTEC, and Mr. Surachet Laophulsuk, Governor of EXAT, in the presence of executives, researchers, and personnel from both organizations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-037b952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"037b952\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6945c1\" data-id=\"f6945c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc6841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bc6841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-1-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28836\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-1-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-1-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-880479a\" data-id=\"880479a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009c32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"009c32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-2-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-2-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-2-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-2-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-2-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd8d629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd8d629\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff7436\" data-id=\"aff7436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bd273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0bd273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb7f9dd\" data-id=\"fb7f9dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e914a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e914a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-2-1024x709.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-2-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-2-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-3-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caa3bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caa3bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5408f51\" data-id=\"5408f51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5d49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5d49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This collaboration marks another important step in integrating the expertise of two leading national organizations to drive transportation infrastructure development through science, technology, and innovation. It will help raise Thailand\u2019s expressway system standards, making the network more modern, safe, and efficient. As the organization responsible for managing and operating the country\u2019s expressways, EXAT seeks to enhance engineering and safety standards as well as service efficiency. Meanwhile, MTEC-NSTDA will contribute its knowledge, expertise, and technologies in materials science and advanced engineering to support the research, development, testing, and performance evaluation of materials and equipment for expressway infrastructure. These efforts will support efficient operation and accommodate growing transportation demand in the future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a9d52d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a9d52d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15fb0d5\" data-id=\"15fb0d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb1a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebb1a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b00715b\" data-id=\"b00715b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f91f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f91f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-2-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-4-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7b442a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7b442a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1b950b\" data-id=\"d1b950b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa6f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa6f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Under the cooperation framework, the two organizations will jointly study, analyze, and develop innovations in engineering materials and equipment for expressway applications. The work will focus on improving the durability and service life of infrastructure while raising safety standards through design, testing, and evaluation based on engineering principles and international standards. The goal is to help reduce accident severity and ensure sustainable safety for expressway users.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The collaboration also aligns with Thailand\u2019s goals of achieving carbon neutrality and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. It will draw on MTEC\u2019s \u201cMaterial Solutions for Net Zero\u201d research approach, which focuses on developing environmentally friendly materials and technologies, promoting resource efficiency in accordance with circular economy principles, and supporting infrastructure construction and maintenance processes that minimize impacts on the environment and surrounding communities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f77011a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f77011a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f0a88f\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-5-4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-5-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-5-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-5-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/140826-04-5-4.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99f4e7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99f4e7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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