Rimmer Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Rainy season is back, and so are Pattaya’s floods PATTAYA:--Songkran is over and the rainy season has returned. And the usual flooding problems have come back with it. Water ran a meter deep on Sukhumvit Road near the Highway Department April 27 following a second day of tropical storms. Beach and Third roads, likewise, turned into rivers with 40-60 centimeters of storm runoff disabling traffic. Roaring rapids developed along the major East Pattaya roads. Authorities deployed pumps in seven locations to help drain the water and, after two hours, the roads became passable again. For those repeatedly hit with water damage, city hall’s promises of relief can’t be fulfilled soon enough. For those repeatedly hit with water damage, city hall’s promises of relief can’t be fulfilled soon enough. -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-05-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted May 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Rimmer said: after two hours, the roads became passable again. so at least the road deaths stopped for 2 hours 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 So much for all the crap told last year regarding repairs on the road gutters.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 How is the new Sukhumvit underpass doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, quandow said: Sukhumvit underpass No reports of it flooding...yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimn Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, johng said: No reports of it flooding...yet Its absolutely brilliant dispite my predictions that it will flood. It is however built on a high part of the road so rain runs away from it. My wife has said there are plans to build 2 more. 1 at the Pattaya Thai intersection and one at thr Therepesit Rd intersection. That would be a concern for flooding as there is always flooding at these points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I doubt (but stranger things happen)they would do 1 at Theprasit and another at South junction they are very close..+ South always floods I think they could do it by making the entry/exit points on the higher points north and south but they would have the very problem everyone feared with central underpass ?In my opinion it would make sense to have underpasses ,if not overpasses at Theprasit-south (combined ? )central and one at north road junction..roundabouts would be much cheaper and quicker but the Thais just don't seem able to use them properly. [emoji45] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatthailover Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 This will kick the hornets nest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatthailover Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 This will kick the hornets nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, jimn said: My wife has said there are plans to build 2 more. 1 at the Pattaya Thai intersection and one at thr Therepesit Rd intersection. 2 hours ago, johng said: I doubt (but stranger things happen) they would do 1 at Theprasit and another at South junction This was the original plan reported before they started the Klang tunnel. Whether that plan has survived the last 3 years with a new administration ..............? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 13 hours ago, RichardColeman said: so at least the road deaths stopped for 2 hours Do road drownings count? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, RichardColeman said: so at least the road deaths stopped for 2 hours Unless there were drownings.... oops beaten to it. Edited May 4, 2018 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Don't tell me we're in for another three years of congestion. Over passes must be a third as cheap as a tunnel and twice as fast to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokazy Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Such is life in the city of sin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatthailover Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Another of these threads where some ( not all ) bemoan the fact that flooding occurs in a developing country..wow what a surprise. They sob and stamp their feet etc and ask why is it allowed despite everyone knowing the money isnt there for the infrastructure we are accustomed to in 'good old back home'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrzent Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 2:14 PM, jimn said: My wife has said there are plans to build 2 more. Is she a city planner, or do you believe everything she says? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Expatthailover said: Another of these threads where some ( not all ) bemoan the fact that flooding occurs in a developing country..wow what a surprise. They sob and stamp their feet etc and ask why is it allowed despite everyone knowing the money isnt there for the infrastructure we are accustomed to in 'good old back home'. Meaby that's is the weather is going more and more crazy for every year the world change of pollution in every country not only Thailand but all the world because we don't have taken action and changed our way to live in Europe we get more bad weather too America get it Asian get more storm's and raining this world going to change if we not do anything but we are to late for change it over 100 year's we know it but just ignore it I can only say this good luck to this lifestyle we have now It will not last forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Lol Rainy season.....?? September and October is the heavy rain monsoon season. May to August will get heavy downpours now and again but by no stretch of the imagination is May the rainy season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 1:53 PM, quandow said: How is the new Sukhumvit underpass doing? Was thinking the same MUST have been flooded surley??? would like to see photos of it without water ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 1:23 PM, RichardColeman said: so at least the road deaths stopped for 2 hours But the numbers of deaths by electrocution skyrocketed for 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brling Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 2:36 PM, Expatthailover said: Another of these threads where some ( not all ) bemoan the fact that flooding occurs in a developing country..wow what a surprise. They sob and stamp their feet etc and ask why is it allowed despite everyone knowing the money isnt there for the infrastructure we are accustomed to in 'good old back home'. Nonsense reply, grow up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 8:36 PM, Expatthailover said: Another of these threads where some ( not all ) bemoan the fact that flooding occurs in a developing country..wow what a surprise. They sob and stamp their feet etc and ask why is it allowed despite everyone knowing the money isnt there for the infrastructure we are accustomed to in 'good old back home'. Thailand hasn't been a "developing" country for decades. There is plenty of money and they are fully capable of building things properly. The reason that things don't get built properly or maintained, is well known, but definitely not a question of "development". If not for the known problem, Thailand could have the infrastructure of Singapore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 12:36 AM, Henrik Andersen said: Meaby that's is the weather is going more and more crazy for every year the world change of pollution in every country not only Thailand but all the world because we don't have taken action and changed our way to live in Europe we get more bad weather too America get it Asian get more storm's and raining this world going to change if we not do anything but we are to late for change it over 100 year's we know it but just ignore it I can only say this good luck to this lifestyle we have now It will not last forever LOL. Thailand has had monsoon rains as long as it has had people. The reason for flooding is unregulated and unplanned development without installing proper drainage systems, for the usual reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: LOL. Thailand has had monsoon rains as long as it has had people. The reason for flooding is unregulated and unplanned development without installing proper drainage systems, for the usual reason. And your answer about the rest of the world Is that the same as Thailand? And as the monsoon in Asia just get same every year sorry you need to read more about weather before your answer because weather had changed drastically in the last decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 4:45 PM, Henrik Andersen said: And your answer about the rest of the world Is that the same as Thailand? And as the monsoon in Asia just get same every year sorry you need to read more about weather before your answer because weather had changed drastically in the last decade Monsoon rain is monsoon rain regardless about climate change. A lot of water in a short time. Doesn't matter as to overall rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Heavy thunderstorm right now , expect flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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