SITE ANALYSIS

Road Networks

The Nong Dae area for the 2026 Expo is located 9.60 km north of the Udon Thani city centre. The following are the distance from Nong Dae area to some important locations:

(1) Udon Thani International Airport 13.50 km

(2) Udon Thani Bus Terminal 8.9 km

(3) Udon Thani Train Station 9.4 km

Udon Thani province is well-covered with both land and air access transport systems, in particular the road networks that connect the region and other provinces. In the future, plans are put into place to enhance the infrastructure for regular and high-speed trains, upgrade their capabilities, reduce travel time, and improve international logistics.

Accessibility and Surrounding

Nong Dae area is surrounded by a number of villages in Kut Sa sub-district such as Baan Khok Kong, Baan Don Wai, Baan Dong Sa Pang, Baan Dong Charoen, and Udon Thani College of Agriculture and Technology. The surrounding area opposite Nong Dae is considered a high-density area due to the expansion of urban residential housing and commercial buildings. Most of the land at Nong Dae site was occupied by the locals in the community for generations and served as an agricultural zone.

The main access points to the Nong Dae site are connected to Mittraphap Highway and secondary roads linking the surrounding villages. There are also gravel roads used by the villagers for a daily commute and access to the Nong Dae swamp for activities such as farming, foraging and fishing.

Past Nong Dae

Nong Dae with clear and clean water, plentiful freshwater organisms have turned into an enclosed and inundated land with polluted water, full of weeds, affecting the people in the community. They were unable to fish due to the decreasing number of living organisms which were the result of the overgrown forest and polluted water. The urban expansion has encroached the area, followed by the problem of unadministered waste and wastewater released into the swamp. Additionally, the increase of landfills reduces the wetland area, causing Nong Dae to deteriorate, lose its abundance and benefits, unlike in the past.

Present Nong Dae

Nong Dae with clear and clean water, plentiful freshwater organisms have turned into an enclosed and inundated land with polluted water, full of weeds, affecting the people in the community. They were unable to fish due to the decreasing number of living organisms which were the result of the overgrown forest and polluted water. The urban expansion has encroached the area, followed by the problem of unadministered waste and wastewater released into the swamp. Additionally, the increase of landfills reduces the wetland area, causing Nong Dae to deteriorate, lose its abundance and benefits, unlike in the past.

Future Nong Dae

Making a mark with the Horticultural World Expo 2026, the major milestone in pioneering the restoration of Nong Dae pushes forward the idea of sustainable catchment area and revives its abundance.