We have heavy traffic every single day and there is not sufficient parking for vans and buses," she said, adding that construction is scheduled for next year.
According to Mrs Oranuch, the CPB will spend about 500 million baht in developing commercial spaces at Tha Chang Pier, with the remaining budget to be used for renovating five old buildings near the park, built in the time of King Rama IV, into a museum for khon traditional masked dance, as initiated by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.
Mrs Oranuch said the CPB is renovating all 38 shophouses at Tha Chang Pier for conservation in accordance with the Fine Arts Department.
Existing tenants will be required to invest 25% of the total budget worth 2.5 million baht per shophouse, while the CPB will pay the rest.
She said the CPB also owns a land plot of two rai surrounded by these shophouses, to be developed for two commercial buildings each with 2,000 square metres of space.