webfact Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 PM due to officiate opening of Ratchayothin road tunnel Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to officiate the opening of the road tunnel at the busy Ratchayothin intersection this morning (Monday). The tunnel will be open to traffic at 10 am after the official opening at 10.30am , said the Office of the Secretary-General of the Prime Minister. Construction of the road tunnel was carried out by Italian-Thai Development Corp which was also contracted to build the Northern Green Line electric train project. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-due-to-officiate-opening-of-ratchayothin-road-tunnel/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-11-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 And why not. He built it entirely himself during his lunch breaks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janclaes47 Posted November 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2018 26 minutes ago, webfact said: The tunnel will be open to traffic at 10 am after the official opening at 10.30am , Only in Thailand 10.00am is after 10.30am 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Great news! Let's see how much it improves the traffic in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, janclaes47 said: Only in Thailand 10.00am is after 10.30am And as usual none of the folks at PBS nor any other news agencies corrected it. And this is after the supposed media reforms of a couple of years ago. Reporting and journalism in Thailand get worse every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Ratchayothin underpass opens By The Nation Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the opening ceremony of the Ratchayothin underpass on Monday morning. The ceremony was held at 8.30 am and motorists will be allowed to use the underpass from 10am. Traffic police believe the underpass will improve traffic flow on Ratchadapisek Road and inbound Phaholyothin Road. The underpass has opened three months earlier than scheduled. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30357888 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Brilliant! They have now moved beyond monkey in a box traffic lights! The 19th century is upon us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Thank heavens. The Ratchadapisek/Pahonyothin iintersection has been a nightmare for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 12 hours ago, webfact said: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to officiate the opening No, he's not. He is scheduled to officiate AT the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said: No, he's not. He is scheduled to officiate AT the opening. With world class pointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Expect a closure a few months later for urgent maintenance work. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Probably will flood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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