Congestion spoils New Year trips

[snoop1130]

Congestion spoils New Year trips

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy traffic was reported on Thursday afternoon on the northeast-bound Mitraparp Highway in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong and Sikhio districts as motorists look to celebrate the New Year.

 

There was a 10km jam on the section from the motorway construction site near the Lam Takhong reservoir to the front of Khlong Phai Prison in Sikhio, prompting police to open an extra lane. 

 

Police advised motorists to use alternative routes.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30361233

 

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[BigBadGeordie]

14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Police advised motorists to use alternative routes.

The chaps at the RTP are so helpfull.

[topt]

11 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The chaps at the RTP are so helpfull.

Slightly unfair -

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prompting police to open an extra lane. 

[sammieuk1]

At least you only have to look for dangers coming from above ????

[Ossy]

Congestion spoils New Year trips

A sure way to improve the year's road-death toll, if the jammed-up motorists are looking for something to make them smile.

[fisherd3]

Same England.

[natway09]

As a resident of Bangkok if you are crazy enough to travel by car long distances at this time (and Songkran) then no sympathy from me

[bluesofa]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Congestion spoils New Year trips

I find that Vick's Sinex Nasal Spray always helps.

[Ulic]

Time to just hunker down. 

[CelticBhoy]

40 plus killed on day one, I'm told.

Congestion didn't slow them down!

[from the home of CC]

people just trying to go home to be with their family, what else are they supposed to do?

[GTgrizzly]

Then there was the Irish truck driver, who thought the alternative route was the sister in-law ????

[djayz]

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police advised motorists to use alternative routes.

We used the alternative route at Pak Chong. It too was congested. Over an hour to get from Pak Chong and we still haven't passed the reservoir yet! 

[djayz]

3 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

people just trying to go home to be with their family, what else are they supposed to do?

And I'm one of them. ???? Can't wait to see my little boy... 

[KhunBENQ]

6 hours ago, natway09 said:

As a resident of Bangkok if you are crazy enough to travel by car long distances at this time (and Songkran) then no sympathy from me 

If you are one of the low paid workers in Bangkok and these days are the only chance to see kids/family then they have my understanding.

The Bangkok taxis in the village are not here to pick me up.

Most of these people are not leisure travelers.

If you look for these then check the jams from Bangkok to Pattaya.

 

[Burma Bill]

Saw this traffic snarl up first hand earlier today whilst travelling by night bus from Khon Kaen to Bangkok along route 2. Fortunately we were heading southbound but northbound traffic congestion and jams were all the way from Bangkok to Khon Kaen throughout the night. Luckily I managed to get a seat on an Air Asia flight back to Khon Khaen to avoid the nightmare and all the hassle. My journey was necessary as I had to collect my new UK passport.