webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Govt Mulls First Bangkok Underground Expressway By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter Traffic at the Mahaisawan Intersection underpass in Bangkok. BANGKOK — Transport officials Tuesday said they’re considering building the country’s first underground expressway to solve traffic jams in the capital. The plan from Transport and Traffic Policy Plan Office said the roadway would be 9 kilometers long, starting from Naradhiwat Rajanagarindra road in central Bangkok to Sam Rong district in Samut Prakan province. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/transpo/2018/10/10/govt-mulls-first-bangkok-underground-expressway/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-10-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Transport officials Tuesday said they’re considering building the country’s first underground expressway don't you mean underwater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Maybe they just found a way to use the submarines !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 God forbid there is a fire.. I'll stick to the surface/elevated roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 They're working a vehicle which can use it in the rainy season: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Just wondering, what will happen to all of the hot air produced underground? Will it get sent to join that above ground created by those making such unplanned projects? The reason for asking is because, "After the junta leader ordered a way be found to urgently solve the chronic traffic jams, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said more underground roads in Bangkok could follow, as space on and over the ground may be scarce." The latter part of the minister's statement is rather redundant because everybody in Bangkok should be aware there is a little room for road expansion on the surface and that the expressways and tollways look as if somebody dropped a bowl of spaghetti on the table and used the resulting mess as a blueprint for the design of what now exists. 'nuf sed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canardo Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 If they needed like 10 years for the Pattaya Sukhumvit "tunnel" what is only like 400m long, I wonder how a few kilometers long underground highway in BKK will take... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: The plan from Transport and Traffic Policy Plan Office said the roadway would be 9 kilometers long ...and given the way Thais drive, it will be clogged most days by horrific mid-tunnel accidents and essentially rendered useless other than a way to cull the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 hours ago, kotsak said: God forbid there is a fire.. I'll stick to the surface/elevated roads. God forbid if there is rain. Remember the lady who drowned in a underpass? Multiply that by a few thousand. How many design engineers, road planners, and security guards would have to be thrown in jail to make that right? I'm with you on the surface/elevated roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, wotsdermatter said: Just wondering, what will happen to all of the hot air produced underground? Will it get sent to join that above ground created by those making such unplanned projects? The reason for asking is because, "After the junta leader ordered a way be found to urgently solve the chronic traffic jams, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said more underground roads in Bangkok could follow, as space on and over the ground may be scarce." The latter part of the minister's statement is rather redundant because everybody in Bangkok should be aware there is a little room for road expansion on the surface and that the expressways and tollways look as if somebody dropped a bowl of spaghetti on the table and used the resulting mess as a blueprint for the design of what now exists. 'nuf sed You mean the government of the day has built all the expressways and surface roads? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 40 minutes ago, canardo said: If they needed like 10 years for the Pattaya Sukhumvit "tunnel" what is only like 400m long, I wonder how a few kilometers long underground highway in BKK will take... Are you counting from when they actually first proposed it as it never took anywhere near 10. I cannot be bothered to check it out but from start to finish it was pretty much on schedule which was 3/4 years from memory. Oh and it works well Whether it made economic sense is probably a different story........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 The Mont Blanc tunnel at just over 11 kms took nearly 8 yrs to complete and while modern techniques and machinery will reduce that time , tunnelling like you need to create roadways beneath big cities can present huge obstacles to overcome as Crossrail found during the excavations for the new Elizabeth underground line across London .. The number of vertical shafts sunk for introducing the boring machines that they'll need if they wanna get it done quickly being one .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 8 hours ago, webfact said: Govt Mulls First Bangkok Underground Expressway Another wet dream like high speed trains and economic corridors. The underground tunnel will end up being an underground canal for ferry boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 2:02 AM, NCC1701A said: don't you mean underwater? Yep, there is a burgeoning submarine business that is queuing up to use these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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