In 2010 there were 4,069 kilometers of missing railway links or links that needed some repair or development in six countries, including Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam [23]. Besides the SKRL there is the ASEAN Highway Network (AHN) whose primary function is to support the movement of goods and connectivity [23]. These projects are implemented in order to achieve reductions in transport costs, the creation of new regional links and expansion of regional markets [23]. The transportation infrastructure projects provide a strong basis for the anticipated increases in manufacturing. Petri’s, et al. (2012) study concluded that manufacturing is a beneficiary of the AEC because of higher productivity which in turn will affect intraregional trade and resource allocation [5].