Two Underpasses Proposed for Nimmanhaemin

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Nimmanhaemin Underpass and Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base Underpass have been proposed.

 

Chiang Mai City Development Co. Ltd., is proposing underpasses for Nimmanhaemin and Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base aiming to remedy the traffic issue in the areas. Dr Narong Tananuwat, the president of Chiang Mai City Development cited from a study revealing that the traffic issue on the inner ring road, especially in Nimmanhaemin area, could paralyse the traffic of the whole city. He added that there were over 10 million passengers arriving at the Chiang Mai International Airport each year, the highest number compared to the six million arrivals at the bus terminal and the two hundred thousand at the railway station. The Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base Underpass will also help remedy traffic bottleneck in the area. The two projects are estimated to cost about five billion baht.

 

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Erm, underpasses for roads, or underpasses for junctions? Presumably the latter. 

And is this going to interfere with the light-rail/subway project if it ever does get built?

The first underpass will go from before MAYA, under the NH roadway, to Chiang Rai road 2, just before the CMU Convention Center.  The above roadway continues for 600 meters and underground again direct to the Wing 41 Gate.

Will save the Air Force generals much travel time.

 

I thought they had just finished redoing the maya intersection

You normally have to ask permission to cross at Wing 41? Isn't this supposed to fix that?

Anyway, get used to CM traffic being paralyzed.