Phatthanakan road tunnel to be completed in Oct

 

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BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting the construction of a 1.25 kilometer road tunnel on Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road. Now nearing the halfway point at some 46%, the construction is expected to be completed in October this year. 

Deputy Governor of Bangkok Chakkaphan Phiew-ngam went to the construction site on Sunday to follow up on the progress of the delayed tunnel project. After the tunnel is completed, the road above it will be resurfaced in December this year. 

The tunnel will add two more traffic lanes to the four-lane roadway. 

The tunnel construction’s contract started on 21st April 2016 and expired on 10th April this year. However, the construction has been extended by 184 days due to some earlier obstacles. 

The deputy governor told the contractor to put people's safety first since Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road is very busy. The construction must not cause any problems for pedestrians, he said.

 

-- nnt 2018-06-18

2 hours ago, webfact said:

expediting the construction of a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel

I susspect there may be a small error in the OP.

47 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said:

2 hours ago, webfact said:

expediting the construction of a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel

I susspect there may be a small error in the OP.

I'm sure the additional time granted will be adequate to cover the distance:

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the construction has been extended by 184 days

 

it took over 2 years to do 46%, now they'll do the rest in 4 months? 

This can only mean one thing: Big Joke is on the case, or even in the backhoe!

Edited June 18, 20188 yr by klauskunkel

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The construction must not cause any problems for pedestrians, he said.

Yah, Right.  Try to get to The Londoner from the opposite side of the street.  

Are there bets being taken on this?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel on Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road

 

To reduce impact on the environment they had to go very deep, but delays we caused when they hit the foundations of buildings in China.

9 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

it took over 2 years to do 46%, now they'll do the rest in 4 months? 

This can only mean one thing: Big Joke is on the case, or even in the backhoe!

Either that or they're using an exponential time scale.

 

1 minute ago, Darcula said:

 

To reduce impact on the environment they had to go very deep, but delays we caused when they hit the foundations of buildings in China.

Ah, the well-known chink in their armour.

 

7 minutes ago, Sir Swagman said:

Are there bets being taken on this?

There would be, if only anyone could find a suitable pretty to take their money.

 

@BigBadGeordie Well spotted!

 

A decimal point has been added to the original post.

5 minutes ago, blackcab said:

@BigBadGeordie Well spotted!

 

A decimal point has been added to the original post.

At least it provided some entertainment for us before the correction.