webfact Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Loei to spend Bt30 million building ‘most thrilling’ skywalk By The Nation Loei approved a budget of Bt30 million on Wednesday for the construction of a skywalk overlooking two rivers at the border with Laos. The provincial administration plans for the skywalk to be made of transparent tempered laminated glass with a height equivalent to a 30-floor building – the “most thrilling landmark” in Thailand. The Loei administration assigned Sompong Polpattanakul, Public Works and Town Planning chief officer, to take charge of the project. The skywalk will be built at a cliff near the giant Buddha image in Tambon Pak Tom’s Ban Khok Ngiew village in Chieng Khan district overlooking the junction of the Huang River and the Mekong River. The 100-metre-long and two-metre-wide skywalk will offer a panoramic view of the Mekong River and sunset over nearby mountain ranges about 80 metres above the river, the provincial administration stated. Sompong said the skywalk would be “the most thrilling landmark” in Thailand, adding that it would be safe as builders would use high-quality construction materials. The glass will be four centimetres thick with a load-bearing weight of 500 kilograms per square metre, with each section of the glass to be checked by quality-control officers. The skywalk is supposed to be completed late next year he said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30331662 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A mere 30 millions? Have presently 2 Thai "craftsmen in my house. One of them just simply cut the protective-earth pin off a jack, as the jack would "more easy fit". I will definitely skip this skywalk attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowryderen Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Ralf61 said: A mere 30 millions? Have presently 2 Thai "craftsmen in my house. One of them just simply cut the protective-earth pin off a jack, as the jack would "more easy fit". I will definitely skip this skywalk attraction. Well.. As most thai houses dont really have earth in the sockets regardless of jacks or sockets, or rCD for that matter.. He just as well could cut it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweatySock Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 It's not the use of high-quality construction materials that concerns me, it's the poorly trained construction staff using the high-quality construction materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 11 hours ago, Lowryderen said: Well.. As most thai houses dont really have earth in the sockets regardless of jacks or sockets, or rCD for that matter.. He just as well could cut it off Well... As I invested a nice 150,000 THB into completely new electrical installation, including earth/RCDs, just to see to get all the safety systems spoiled by just a pincer's cut this idiot did, it needs no electric shock to trigger a ventricular fibrillation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 20 hours ago, webfact said: each section of the glass to be checked by quality-control officers ... after the first disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Ye of little faith!! Yes I agree, there are some things that do make you cringe. But I will also give them credit, somethings they do better than in my home country. That is England if your wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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