An article earlier today on Asean Now claimed traffic congestion in Pattaya is being caused by an increase in tourist. I disagree.
On Thepprasit Rd. I'd say the cause it is clearly the road work being done (and to a great extent not done quickly). Yesterday coming back from the Route 66 Restaurant the Missus decided to drive all the way down Thepprasit and it was a rough going. Unlike Singapore where traffic mitigation is down to a science, there was nothing at all done to improve conditions on the road.
One of the serious causes of the congestion was the cadre of workers constructing a concrete median for the road. There would be no reason whatsoever why this work couldn't be done during off hours but I suppose no one thought about having the contract require that.
Unless there's some miracle cure in the end, l think the contractor will have constructed one of the crappiest medians I've ever seen. It's so wavy, I nearly got sea sick driving alongside it. I dread finding out what the usage results of this median will be upon its completion.