Route 7: Pattaya to Maptaphut 75% complete will open next year, official

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Route 7: Pattaya to Maptaphut 75% complete will open next year, official

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

The chief of the highways department has assured the public that the Route 7 Pattaya to Maptaphut section of the Bangkok to Ban Chang road will be ready by next year.

 

And he has promised a great road utilizing state of the art technology.

 

Chief Thanin Somboon said that work was 75% complete as of May with a finish date of the main building work this November.

 

After further work on the route, the road will open to traffic in 2019 though it will not be fully operational until the following year.

 

Thanin told Manager that the surface of the road will utilize Laser Profilometer technology that means it will comply with the International Roughness Index (IRI) recommended by the World Bank.

 

Source: Manager Online

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-06-08

[LennyW]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

The chief of the highways department has assured the public that the Route 7 Pattaya to Maptaphut section of the Bangkok to Ban Chang road will be ready by next year.

Shouldnt that read " the Route 7 Pattaya to Ban Chang section of the Bangkok to Maptaphut road will be ready next year" ?

 

[Micbozy]

"the road will open to traffic in 2019 though it will not be fully operational until the following year."

 

Open to traffic without safety measures?

[topt]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Laser Profilometer technology that means it will comply with the International Roughness Index (IRI) recommended by the World Bank.

Anybody know what this is (I know I can Google it thanks) and why is the World Bank involved?

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, topt said:

Anybody know what this is

No.

And now you can Google and learn why the world bank is involved.

[AsiaCheese]

2 hours ago, topt said:

Anybody know what this is (I know I can Google it thanks) and why is the World Bank involved?

The World Bank is primarily an US instrument that has been used to influence (mostly) poorer countries' development and direction to comply with US "national interests". Loans are always coupled to very strict conditions, and those have in the past been used to very directly influence countries' political systems. One of the first loans was given to France in 1944, with one of the conditions being government members associated with the communist party had to be removed. Hours after France complied with the arm-twisting, the money was on its way to the Seine.

 

There are some interesting stories that go way beyond conspiracy theories, like this one in book form (John Perkins talking) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man or what John Pilger has to say here: http://johnpilger.com/videos/the-new-rulers-of-the-world and here: 

 

 

Whether or why the World Bank is involved in this particular project I don't know, but "road transport" is by far and away the largest lump in their grants table (more than twice than second place, which is social/welfare services), so the connection would kinda make sense. Also, having an arm already half-twisted is always interesting in future projects, favors that are needed and negociations.

Edited June 9, 2018 by AsiaCheese

[Belzybob]

3 hours ago, Micbozy said:

"the road will open to traffic in 2019 though it will not be fully operational until the following year."

 

Open to traffic without safety measures?

So it won't actually be completed until 2020. Sounding like the underpass saga all over again.

[topt]

1 minute ago, Belzybob said:

So it won't actually be completed until 2020. Sounding like the underpass saga all over again.

That was the original date quoted and reiterated when it was half way through.

 

[jimn]

This road will be of great benefit to the Pattaya area in general. At present the end of route 7 ends at the Sukumvidt Rd and this at peak times ends up making the main route into Pattaya clogged up with cars heading to Bang Suay and Sattahip. When this new road is complete cars will be able to bypass Pattaya thus relieving the traffic on the Sukumvidt Road.

[Cake Monster]

" State of the Art Technology "

" Laser Profilometer Technology " 

" International Roughness Index "

Who are they trying to Bull S#^t, 

What they really mean in plain speak, is that the road complies to a certain standard of level  ( hence Lasers )and that the surface is not pool table smooth so as to aid braking and grip for the tyres.

And all this for sure would not pass a Motorway build in Europe

[essox essox]

how much will it cost to travel on this "fine motorway"

[Grusa]

As there are a couple of bridges missing, one with a house standing on the site, don't hold your breath!