Beach Road congestion wanes with speedboat exodus

[Rimmer]

Beach Road congestion wanes with speedboat exodus

PATTAYA:--The exodus of speedboat operators from Pattaya Beach not only has streamlined marine services, it has improved traffic on Beach Road.

 

Traffic police reported May 9 that cars and trucks were moving much faster on the busy shoreline drive since May 7, when the vast majority of boats were relocated to the South Pattaya jetty.

 

About 20 percent of boat operators were still using the sand to berth, but police aggressively were ensuring that tour buses and taxis weren’t double-parking or blocking lanes.

 

The large number of coaches dropping off and picking up passengers on the beach, as well as the hoardes of tourists crossing the road, were major reasons for Beach Road congestion in the mornings and afternoon.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-05-20

[petermik]

I walked along the beach promenade yesterday and the bay has more boats moored there now than at any time I,ve seen in the last 5 years............

[ThreeEyedRaven]

I look forward to next weeks story, telling us of total gridlock and fisticuffs over parking spaces at Bali Hai.

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, Rimmer said:

cars and trucks were moving much faster on the busy shoreline drive since May 7,

Which only makes it even more dangerous to cross the road. Might not be a problem if they had some light controlled pedestrian crossings that worked, but TiT.

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, petermik said:

I walked along the beach promenade yesterday and the bay has more boats moored there now than at any time I,ve seen in the last 5 years............

Still less than in the 90s.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Still less than in the 90s.

I,m still a youngster so I cannot remember the 90,s here...........?

[mok199]

complete nonsense..the boat bullies are in full control ...park ,refuel and load as usuall...lawlessness and entitlement ...

[mok199]

26 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Which only makes it even more dangerous to cross the road. Might not be a problem if they had some light controlled pedestrian crossings that worked, but TiT.

sadly beach rd is nothing more than a freeway ..and the beach is nothing more than a boat launch