Bill Gates come back! Burying of Pattaya's hanging wires begins 19th February

[webfact]

Bill Gates come back! Burying of Pattaya's hanging wires begins 19th February

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

The unsightly hanging wires of Pattaya and other main Thai cities are being buried underground.

 

The work will begin in North Pattaya on February 19th and continue there until June. Eight other roads will follow.

 

A meeting at City Hall yesterday between the Mayor Anan Charoenchasri, provincial electrical authority chief Bunleu Ungbamrungphan and other concerned parties announced the latest developments in the beautification of Pattaya.

 

The government have targeted Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Hat Yai and Korat (Nakorn Ratchasima) for the burying of cables. Work has already been ongoing for some time in Bangkok.

 

Nearly two years ago computer mogul Bill Gates remarked that Thailand was a mess of tangled wires spurring the military government to jump-start plans. Mr Gates had posted holiday snaps of the wires online.

 

Now more than 3 billion baht is being spent on the four main cities in the provinces to improve safety and make the cities more beautiful.

 

Bunleu said that work would begin in Pattaya with a 230 million baht initial budget on February 19th after a February 14th rubber stamp from the interior ministry is obtained.

 

The following nine roads will be beautified over the next few years .

 

1. North Pattaya

2. Central Pattaya

3. Sukhumvit

4. Pattaya Sai 1 up to Bali Hai

5. Pattaya Sai 3

6. Pattaya Sai 2

7. Soi Lengki and Soi Bua Khao

8. First stage South Pattaya

9. Second stage South Pattaya.

 

Bunleu said 90% of survey work had now been carried out.

 

The North Pattaya stretch is scheduled to be completed by June 30th.

 

Source: Komchadluek

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-02-08

[mok199]

great idea ,but severe flooding and buried wires.??

[wgdanson]

Starting on Feb 19th, Chinese New Year, doesn't sound like such a good idea.

[thhMan]

Why would Gates want to come back to this corrupt s***h**e?

[sammieuk1]

Keep the wires spend the 3 billion on topless coffee shops and everything will look beautiful .

[natway09]

Please,,, No

Most gone on Sukhumvit but so has my good internet & cable TV

[hansnl]

4 hours ago, mok199 said:

great idea ,but severe flooding and buried wires.??

Severe storms and hanging wires?

Underground wires are watertight.

[Rimmer]

troll post removed

[ModBellerophon]

They said that's why Pattaya Klang was torn up in 50m progressions a couple of months ago, so unless that was bunk they've already started.

[Basil B]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

he work will begin in North Pattaya on February 19th and continue there until June. Eight other roads will follow.

February 19th     ...which year???

...and June in which  year???

[Jonmarleesco]

I notice no year has been mentioned.

[gk10002000]

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One thing you will notice if you ever go to southern california , San Diego for example in the suburbs so many streets have not light poles and all the wires are underground.  Really does look nice.  We had the local transformer blowout right in front of my house and the oil smell was all over and nobody could figure out what happened as the street power went out.  I told the neighbors what it was and called it in, then moved my car which was parked right above where they had to dig and went to the casino for the night.

 

  I am pretty sure I absolutely do not trust the Thais to make and bury the wire system properly, especially in a country with so much rainfall and standing water.  Yes there are ways to properly bury wires under streets, under water, etc.  but I wouldn't trust the Thais to do it properly, even if they subcontract some of the design or engineering.

[mikebell]

I live on a Moobaan of 62 houses.  None of the front doorbells work as the underground wiring was of poor quality and corroded.  Every visitor fused the lights!

[wakeupplease]

16 hours ago, hansnl said:

Severe storms and hanging wires?

Underground wires are watertight.

Not in this neck of the woods, nothing is

[Benmart]

Any improvement to the infrastructure is welcome.

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎2‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 9:47 AM, webfact said:

the beautification of Pattaya.

Soooooo, when are they going to remove the derelict marina and the tons of rubbish?

[Beats56]

On 08/02/2018 at 10:58 AM, mok199 said:

great idea ,but severe flooding and buried wires.??

The communication wires from all over world are in the oceans. How do you think the internet works etc.

[balo]

The communication wires from all over world are in the oceans. How do you think the internet works etc.

Satellites

[White Christmas13]

On ‎8‎/‎02‎/‎2018 at 4:43 PM, hansnl said:

Severe storms and hanging wires?

Underground wires are watertight.

Well most wires in Australia are underground apart from some older suburbs  even Country's

in Europe I have been to have them underground it is just more expensive I have never seen

overhead wires in Germany apart from the high voltage ones

[JSixpack]

 

On 2/9/2018 at 4:59 AM, gk10002000 said:

I am pretty sure I absolutely do not trust the Thais to make and bury the wire system properly, especially in a country with so much rainfall and standing water.  Yes there are ways to properly bury wires under streets, under water, etc.  but I wouldn't trust the Thais to do it properly, even if they subcontract some of the design or engineering.

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Of course you don't. You were one of our prominent Tunnel Flooders, remember? And there it was evident that you don't know a lot about water flow.

 

On 3/3/2017 at 1:30 AM, gk10002000 said:

So just where exactly is the water that flows into the tunnel or that is diverted around the tunnel going to go?  I bet it won't be long before some serious ground subsidence happens as water seeps down

 

 

On 3/3/2017 at 6:47 AM, NanLaew said:

Same places that water goes to now; bottom of the hill on either side.

 

Still watchin' that Tunnel . . . and watchin . . . .

 

Any new construction leads to vicious outbreaks of the dreaded TVF Poster New Construction Syndrome (TVFPNCS) among our forum members. Those feeling an attack coming on may perhaps achieve some degree immunity by reading

 

 

 

 

Edited February 10, 2018 by JSixpack

[Beats56]

14 hours ago, balo said:

 

Satellites

 

No fiber optics not satellites. Yes there was satellites in very limited areas but is slow compared to in cables present day fiber.

[wanderluster]

going to be buried in 2018

dug back up in 2019

reburied in 2020

spend all of 2021 trying to come up with a new idea.

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

Well most wires in Australia are underground apart from some older suburbs  even Country's

in Europe I have been to have them underground it is just more expensive I have never seen

overhead wires in Germany apart from the high voltage ones

In Australia they don't think that twisting wires together and putting a bit of tape over them is a good idea.

While that might work overhead in LOS, it's not the best if lying with a few feet of water over.

 

Anyway, it'll only work till they need to run another wire for something, at which point there will be lots of wires tied to houses for lack of poles.

[champers]

Out of sight, out of mind.

Edited February 10, 2018 by champers

[JSixpack]

On 2/8/2018 at 10:58 AM, mok199 said:

great idea ,but severe flooding and buried wires.??

 

On 2/9/2018 at 4:59 AM, gk10002000 said:

I am pretty sure I absolutely do not trust the Thais to make and bury the wire system properly

 

 

On 2/9/2018 at 8:41 AM, wakeupplease said:

Not in this neck of the woods, nothing is

 

Nothing is? Truth?

 

Trouble is they already buried the wires on Beach Rd. years ago. Beach Rd. always floods dramatically in the rainy season yet no wire-related outages have been reported here among the usual hysterics looking for every detail for finger-pointing.

 

Unless of course you happen to know of any such problems on Beach Rd. That would be refreshing. Comforting fallback: must be gonna happen someday. Must be. So let's hear the date so we can verify.

 

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Anyway, it'll only work till they need to run another wire for something, at which point there will be lots of wires tied to houses for lack of poles.

 

 

There's been a helluva lot of construction on Beach Rd. since they buried the wires back in 2004-05. So they've never needed to run another wire? Didn't need even one for the new mall?

 

Funny the absurd positions people take for the necessary pleasure of Thai bashing.

 

 

Edited February 10, 2018 by JSixpack

[gk10002000]

21 hours ago, JSixpack said:

 

 

Of course you don't. You were one of our prominent Tunnel Flooders, remember? And there it was evident that you don't know a lot about water flow.

 

 

 

Still watchin' that Tunnel . . . and watchin . . . .

 

Any new construction leads to vicious outbreaks of the dreaded TVF Poster New Construction Syndrome (TVFPNCS) among our forum members. Those feeling an attack coming on may perhaps achieve some degree immunity by reading

 

 

 

 

Bad things don't happen overnight,especially with infrastructure.  As far as how much I know?  I am sure I have more engineering degrees and fluid mechanics and structural mechanics knowledge than you.  You are in love with Pattaya, which is fine.  I like the place too, but the infrastructure is poor to non existent at best.  And the alleged fixes and improvements they keep putting in place are just bandaids upon bandaids and just kick the can down the street.  The sea water is unswimmable by any proper medical or biological standard.  Yet they are worried about power lines.  Most sidewalks in Pattaya have no proper foundation or footing and sand routinely washes out due to the floods and that creates support issues. So even if they get the water keep out right for the electrical, the unregulated wieghts of vehicle traffic and under ground subsidence will create issues.  You can go ahead and invest in Pattaya, I will just rent and visit thank you.

[Justgrazing]

6 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Bad things don't happen overnight,especially with infrastructure.  As far as how much I know?  I am sure I have more engineering degrees and fluid mechanics and structural mechanics knowledge than you.  You are in love with Pattaya, which is fine.  I like the place too, but the infrastructure is poor to non existent at best.  And the alleged fixes and improvements they keep putting in place are just bandaids upon bandaids and just kick the can down the street.  The sea water is unswimmable by any proper medical or biological standard.  Yet they are worried about power lines.  Most sidewalks in Pattaya have no proper foundation or footing and sand routinely washes out due to the floods and that creates support issues. So even if they get the water keep out right for the electrical, the unregulated wieghts of vehicle traffic and under ground subsidence will create issues.  You can go ahead and invest in Pattaya, I will just rent and visit thank you.

We like the Cut of you're Jib there Sir ..

[Justgrazing]

And when they do have a go at submerging H T cables beneath the prom ' they don't seem to be very good at it .. Now who'd have thought that ..

Only for their " efforts " to be undermined by some plonker running an extension lead across the sidewalks near MSM .. You do sometimes have to wonder if they know what they're doing ..

[Air Smiles]

On 08/02/2018 at 8:30 AM, thhMan said:

Why would Gates want to come back to this corrupt s***h**e?

 

Maybe he came back to apologise for wrongly accusing the Thai people of stealing electricity from the grid, which strangely isn't mentioned in the article.
 

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"I’ve visited many cities filled with tangled wires such as those in this photo from Thailand, where people have illegally tapped into the grid on their own to get the power they need—at great personal risk." Bill Gates

 

 

[JSixpack]

9 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Bad things don't happen overnight,especially with infrastructure. 

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I gave you your fallback position: Comforting fallback: must be gonna happen someday. Must be. So let's hear the date so we can verify. One poster comforted himself w/ the thought that the Tunnel must flood when there's a tsunami.  Whew!

 

Trouble is w/ the open-ended doom predictions is that there's cleverly never any date given, heh heh. So a broken clock's right twice a day. Could be sometime in the next 100 years. Now we've waited for the bad thing w/ the Beach Rd. wires 14 years already. So how much longer, man? The suspense is killing us!

 

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As far as how much I know?  I am sure I have more engineering degrees and fluid mechanics and structural mechanics knowledge than you. 

 

 

Been really impressed so far.

 

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The sea water is unswimmable by any proper medical or biological standard.

 

 

We got no real argument here about the wires and as there's--sadly--real evidence to the contrary we'll merely resort to whataboutism. 

 

7 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

And when they do have a go at submerging H T cables beneath the prom ' they don't seem to be very good at it .. Now who'd have thought that ..

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Let's have all the evidence of actual problems since 2004-2005 w/ the wires. No? Next.

 

 

Edited February 11, 2018 by JSixpack