Thailand's Deputy PM announced plans to fast-track the M8 motorway (Nakhon Pathom–Pak Tho, 61 km) as a southern transport link, requiring 5,338 rai of land reclamation and 61.1 billion baht investment. Phase 1 starts 2028; Phase 2 (bulk of funding) depends on the Thailand Future Fund. For SMEs, this signals major infrastructure spending ahead—supply chain, construction, and toll-revenue-backed financing opportunities—but faces typical delays in Thai large projects.