The cabinet last week approved 6.6 billion baht for construction of two bridges in southern region — one of which raises fears about its impact on rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake. The bridges will improve logistics and cut travel time, according to the Transport Ministry, which proposed the projects. The first bridge, if built, will connect Songkhla’s Krasae Sin district with Khao Chaison district of Phatthalung province. Costing 4.8 billion baht, the bridge will cut the travel distance to seven kilometres from about 80km, and cut the travel time to about 15 minutes fro…