Pattaya police scramble to quell chaotic Terminal 21 traffic

PATTAYA:--Pattaya traffic police are scrambling to quash the congestion caused by the opening of the new Terminal 21 shopping mall.

 

The Oct. 19 opening of the new mall on Phettrakul Road at North Road brought traffic Armageddon to North Pattaya, with many of those caught up in the gridlock venting their frustration online.

 

Traffic inspector Pol. Maj. Aruth Sapanon downplayed the opening weekend madness, saying it was just the initial crush of huge crowds there for the first few days.

 

However, he said authorities are taking steps to improve traffic flowing near the new mall by painting curbs as “no parking” zones from the Best Supermarket to the Phettrakul intersection.

 

Jaywalking pedestrians also are to blame, he said, so crosswalks will be repainted and those on foot urged to cross only on them.

 

Finally, orange cones will be placed to sort traffic during rush hour, much as is done near Central Festival Pattaya Beach, another huge mall placed on busy streets with narrow access roads to parking leading to terrible backups on weekends and holidays.

 

The long-term solution to the Terminal 21 traffic mess, Aruth said, would be to completely reopen the Dolphin Roundabout and get the mall itself to do more to control its traffic.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-11-02

Yep, a bit of red paint on the curbs that no one takes any notice of anyway should do it.

4 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Yep, a bit of red paint on the curbs that no one takes any notice of anyway should do it.

For the paint manufacturer anyway.

Thai Police will scramble at any task ahead

31 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Jaywalking pedestrians also are to blame

Blow me down! Pedestrians being blamed for traffic jams. Full marks for originality; never heard that one before.

Jaywalkers need to be careful; the Pattaya police looking for a new source of "cash in hand" income? 

Pattaya police scramble to quell traffic chaos, is somebody having a laugh?

They only scramble to get to the bar after some silly sod has rung the bell.

22 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Yep, a bit of red paint on the curbs that no one takes any notice of anyway should do it.

You missed a crucial bit

 

46 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

 

Jaywalking pedestrians also are to blame, he said, so crosswalks will be repainted and those on foot urged to cross only on them.

 

Finally, orange cones will be placed to sort traffic during rush hour, much as is done near Central Festival Pattaya Beach, another huge mall placed on busy streets with narrow access roads to parking leading to terrible backups on weekends and holidays.

 

The orange cones will make the difference.

They didn't see this coming, did they? Everytime a new place opens it becomes a clusterf*ck for months in the area. 

 

Do these nincompoops ever learn.. oh, wait.. TIT.

1 hour ago, Rimmer said:

Jaywalking pedestrians also are to blame, he said, so crosswalks will be repainted and those on foot urged to cross only on them.

Guess buidling a pedestrian underpass would be beyond their thinking

Who finds the thread with the statement from police?:

"there will be no traffic chaos from Terminal 21 opening".

Unforeseeable

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

Guess buidling a pedestrian underpass would be beyond their thinking

Only any good if you have water-wings.

Pattaya City Council was too interested in their kickbacks to require the developer to use its property for cut-out lanes for entry and exit onto North Road, and also to require installation of rain-protected escaltors and an overhead walkway to get pedestrians across this heavily trafficked roadway.  Planning is non-existent in Thialand.  I worked with a Thai Cambridge-educated Ph.D. who blamed the lack of planning on the fact that the Thai people never had to plan for winters, as food is abundant year-round.

1 hour ago, Rimmer said:

get the mall itself to do more to control its traffic

More whistling guards......bring 'em on.

 

Let me guess - Ive not had the pleasure of a drive up there personally (thank God), but has any Terminal 21 bound traffic from anywhere north of the roundabout still have to turn left at Dolphin then attempt that crazy little U-turn fighting this oncoming vehicular tsunami?

 

Planning!

 

Its somewhere between Pissed and Puerile in the dictionary lest you want to look City Hall clownsters

49 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

Blow me down! Pedestrians being blamed for traffic jams. Full marks for originality; never heard that one before.

Jaywalkers need to be careful; the Pattaya police looking for a new source of "cash in hand" income? 

Trying to cross the road from T21 to Best Supermarket should be made easier by fixing the crossing lights. I hope this will be attended to before there is an accident.

Environmental impacts is an alien concept to the people who issues building permits, why they will allow a nuclear plant to be erected in the center of Pattaya if it means more tourists and more money...

12 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Environmental impacts is an alien concept to the people who issues building permits, why they will allow a nuclear plant to be erected in the center of Pattaya if it means more tourists and more money...

Don't give them ideas! 

WOW!!!  This news in the OP report is a total shocker....

 

Who would have ever expected that the local municipality, the police and the mall's developer would have collectively failed to take adequate infrastructure measures to prevent traffic gridlock upon opening.

The horse bolted long ago at the initial planning stages, if there was any.................... Now the knee jerking from RTP with ineffective solutions that will be implemented but never enforced commence.

 

As the old adage goes 'By failing to plan/prepare you are planning/preparing to fail'

I assume this joint was "EIA approved" like so many building sites boast. I reckon "impact" doesn't include silly items like traffic all balled up. "And the envelope please....."

P.P.P.P.P.P.   Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance....

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I think the traffic been okay for the last few days , but weekends seem to be the biggest problem when the Bangkokians arrive. 

Armageddon? A bit of a stretch.

Thai urban planning at it's finest.

1 hour ago, Emster23 said:

I reckon "impact" doesn't include silly items like

sewage ?  the toilets are nice but where does it all go ???

2 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Armageddon? A bit of a stretch.

The traffic was almost as bad as new years eve...but not as bad as Sonkgran "wan lie"

which is most certainly traffic Armageddon !!!!!

6 minutes ago, johng said:

sewage ?  the toilets are nice but where does it all go ???

Isn't T21 a bit more upmarket? (I don't live in Pattaya) Is there some worry the better class of sewage might be mixing with lower class sewage?

As the bog standard stuff seems to run straight into the sea, perhaps the T21 quality effluent is being discharged into a high class private beach. I'm sure the developers must have done their homework on this - no details overlooked.

40 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Armageddon? A bit of a stretch.

Not really a stretch....considering every other farang in Pattaya is a Bruce Willis lookalike.....from the eyebrows up.????

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

discharged into a high class private beach

T21 does indeed have its own private beach..which was a bit "wiffy" last Sunday.