Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted June 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2018 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand J Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Good video but too short. MOstly showing the North end junction which we can see from the road anyway. Would also like to see what's going on further south. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Flying out of U Tapao last Friday morning headed north and it looks like there's still plenty left to do in hooking up the sweeping turn parallel to the railroad tracks at the southeast end. The google earth imagery of the southeast end has a September 2017 date stamp and it looked very similar to the appended last weekend. The imagery to the northwest and the Pattaya bypass hasn't been updated since April 2015 so it's a 'road to nowhere' right now as far as ge is concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 OP the video comes up as being "Video Unavailable Sorry this video could not be played" When I click "Learn More" it goes to Facebook in Thai. Not the first time. If the only way is to log in to Facebook then it is not going to happen. Any other suggestions to view this or other videos? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwynt Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 There is alot more to go on yet from the loop that connects to the Hwy 7 there is another link wich will connect to the Hwy 36 to connect with Leam Chabang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Ok Then, a guessing game as to 'what' the excuse for not opening as predicted will be. I'm guessing too much rain and ghosts. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n210mp Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Great video and the music highly appropriate hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grkt Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 hours ago, topt said: OP the video comes up as being "Video Unavailable Sorry this video could not be played" When I click "Learn More" it goes to Facebook in Thai. Not the first time. If the only way is to log in to Facebook then it is not going to happen. Any other suggestions to view this or other videos? How complicated it is to create a fake account like anybody smart in this world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Great anti-haters news. Looks to me it is 18 months from completion. Should be a very nice road and cut the time way time. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Yesterday I actually drove my pickup a distance of about 10 - 15 kilometers from the 331 road to Hua Yai Rd.......... One side is 100% done and the other side has just one or two spots still pouring conctete for lanes.... all overpasses seem done....... Just a bit more on the lanes...... I drove it just after 6 PM when most working was done...... I have followed workers driving on it before........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I can also remember when they first opened the 7 motorway from Bangkok to Pattaya years ago....... The contractors saved so much money building it by paying-off the Gov't inspectors and pouring thin concrete rather than strong lanes that the truck lanes were impassable in many places and new construction/repair was began within just weeks of opening....... Let's see if the same happens here...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 3 hours ago, IAMHERE said: Ok Then, a guessing game as to 'what' the excuse for not opening as predicted will be. I'm guessing too much rain and ghosts. I'm guessing you are a 'hater' who is more than likely never gonna use the road anyway but just like a bash! I flew over in Jan when it was coming on apace. I am flying over again tomorrow and will have a far greater interest in it as it will benefit ME in the very near future.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, topt said: If the only way is to log in to Facebook then it is not going to happen. Any other suggestions to view this or other videos? Try this: https://en-gb.facebook.com/simon.ditchburn/videos/10155751851070819 If you start the video a "login to facebook" popup might appear. If so click on "Not now" at the very bottom. Setup video quality with the cogwheel and click on the fullscreen symbol. Tell me if it works. Edited June 26, 2018 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, grkt said: How complicated it is to create a fake account like anybody smart in this world... Unavoidable in the long run. I did so just to be able viewing some content from two real friends and all the stuff/crap in rest of world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 12 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: Try this: https://en-gb.facebook.com/simon.ditchburn/videos/10155751851070819 If you start the video a "login to facebook" popup might appear. If so click on "Not now" at the very bottom. Setup video quality with the cogwheel and click on the fullscreen symbol. Tell me if it works. Thanks KhunBENQ, it played in Chrome but would not get going in Brave, IE and Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longball53098 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 No info on the more southern parts. Good video but how many times can you show one flyover and the approaches. As said I can see the progress from the Pattaya end just driving by. But judging from this video the links and overpasses are still needing work but I am positive for a mid 2019 opening from Patters to Ban Chang. Thanks for the limited update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 15 hours ago, Psimbo said: I'm guessing you are a 'hater' who is more than likely never gonna use the road anyway but just like a bash! I flew over in Jan when it was coming on apace. I am flying over again tomorrow and will have a far greater interest in it as it will benefit ME in the very near future.. Sure, I don't mind being labeled a 'hater'; but, if an excuse does appear explaining a delay then I am gonna request to be moved to the 'lover' column. Fair ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Try this:https://en-gb.facebook.com/simon.ditchburn/videos/10155751851070819 If you start the video a "login to facebook" popup might appear. If so click on "Not now" at the very bottom. Setup video quality with the cogwheel and click on the fullscreen symbol. Tell me if it works.Says you need to login for me, using Firefox on mobile phone [emoji30] Edit works with Chrome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 What delay? the road's due for official opening in 2020 looks like they'd have 'unofficial' opening as soon as next year The only delay I see if that their contract only allows hiring of staff for the toll booths and such specifies a date 'not before' they won't be able to connect to the existing motorway yet as it is now a 'closed' system and they need to collect tolls from cars coming all the way from Bangkok. Normally they'd let people on the 'finished' road for free, but they can't let cars coming from the existing hwy7 within the paid section exit through the new road without paying. So they need to have all the booths and equipment installed and manned even though the road's finished before they could connect to the existing hwy7. We might see a situation where the road will look finished but the entrance blocked off and only the locals use it as shortcuts for a while. I remembered when the 7 extension from 36 to Pattaya was first finished but was not opened, if you squeeze through the concrete barriers, you can make it as far as Nong Prue exit where the exit tolls are now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiba66 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Has this opened to Ban Chang now anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Toshiba66 said: Has this opened to Ban Chang now anyone? No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Toshiba66 said: Has this opened to Ban Chang now anyone? I Travel the areas from the Motorway 7 junction (above Pattaya) which seems completely finished and I travel the areas south of Pattaya on my way to Ban Chang...... All along the route at places i watched for a long while... There is no further construction (or even 'grass planting') going on............ BUT...... The end/terminus where it ends/connects to Hiway 3 (Sukhumvit road at Ban Chang). There they are building a magnificent Overpass/ connector which appears to have had the job 'started' a year too late....... As I watch the progress on the last bit....... My estimate (Possibly far from accurate) would be for an opening 4 to 6 months from now...... They seem in the last month (as I observe and wait anxiously) to be moving rapidly on that last bit...... Maybe they have moved men and equipment from the 'finished areas' and really working frantically to finish 'that last bit'........ EDITED TO ADD................. Even if they do finish it all in my estimated time they may wait for the next 'coronation' Or 'Kings birthday' to open it........ LOL ...... TIT ........ Edited May 6, 2019 by sawadeeken add a line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longball53098 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I will bump this thread with a couple Youtube videos I found from a channel called KD. They do updates on Thai highway construction. All in Thai so have someone that is a Thai speaker handy. The quick videos are informative. I post 2 here about the motorway at the Ban Chang end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXTHZOL45vQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIqxv2h4jes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Major roadworks have started on the 332 just south of Bangsare, they are turning the 332 into dual carriageway, no doubt to improve traffic flow reaching the new Rayong Motorway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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