Highway 418 (Thailand)

National Highway 418
ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 418
ถนนเลี่ยงเมืองยะรัง Yarang Bypass Highway
Route information
Length	35.648 km (22.151 mi)
Existed	2002–present
Major junctions
North end	Hwy 4296 in Mueang Pattani, Pattani
Major intersections	Hwy 42 / AH18 in Mueang Pattani Hwy 43 in Nong Chik
South end	Hwy 409 in Mueang Yala, Yala
Location
Country	Thailand
Provinces	Pattani, Yala
Districts	Mueang Pattani, Nong Chik, Maelan, Mueang Yala
Highway system
Highways in Thailand Motorways Asian Highways

Highway 418 or Ngamae–Thasap or Yarang Bypass Highway, has a total distance of 35.649 kilometres (22.151 mi) from Ban Khlong Khut , Nong Chik District , Pattani Province, to Ban Thasap, Thasap Subdistrict, Mueang Yala District, Yala Province.^[1] It is a construction project of the Army Engineers to help solve problems in the southern border provinces. It is a standard four-lane highway, helping to shorten the distance by 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the original route for the benefit of travel and transportation of goods in the southern border provinces.

This highway was opened for testing on 15 November 2009 and handed back to Highways Office 18 (Songkhla), with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presiding over the official opening and handover ceremony on 7 January 2010.