Pattaya Beach rebuild to wrap by March – Marine Dept.

[Rimmer]

Pattaya Beach rebuild to wrap by March – Marine Dept.

PATTAYA:--The promised year-end completion date for the rebuilding of Pattaya Beach came and went without a word from city hall, but officials are now vowing the work will wrap this month.

 

Pattaya Marine Department Director Ekaraj Kantaro said Feb. 7 that contractor Marine Construction Co. is down to the southernmost 100 meters of beachfront. Only leveling of the sand and sand bag work remains.

 

Once complete, the Marine Department has set its sights on Jomtien Beach as the next target for erosion mitigation. The Marine Department has requested a 590-million-baht budget for a restoration project to cover three kilometers of Jomtien.

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-15-02--

 

[hotchilli]

I'm lost for words right now... BRB

[jaiyen]

What !! 590 million Baht to restore a beach !  Would be cheaper to concrete it and set up a market.

[sammieuk1]

It will all be washed away on the first turd filled high tide no doubt ????

[Heng]

If I were mayor I'd replenish the beach regularly with bleached (or whatever process works best) sand.   No different from sprucing up a beauty pageant contestant with plastic surgery or not allowing Disney employees to smoke at work.   

[Cake Monster]

590 Mil is needed to cover the cost of special sand to be imported from an Island out in the Gulf somewhere ? and the cost of extra brown envelopes.

[tompelli]

Isn't the latest super moon about to bring the next big tide.....maybe hold off on that celebration for a week or so?

[keithcresswell]

Just in time for the low season.

[newnative]

Say what you will, the beach is looking great.  Drove by Pattaya Beach this morning and then found myself driving by Jomtien Beach later and noticed how narrow Jomtien Beach is in comparison.  Glad they are planning to widen it, too.  

[CliffH]

Builders' sharp sand.  Unpleasant stuff.

[jacko45k]

Can't wait to try it for the next Fireworks competition. It was truly disgusting last year, parts under construction and full of litter. 

[quandow]

I've been up and down Pattaya beach and I can't find the stretch shown in this picture.

[Pattaya46]

4 minutes ago, quandow said:

I've been up and down Pattaya beach and I can't find the stretch shown in this picture.

It's the very south part of the beach, not far of Walking Street entrance

[Pattaya46]

15 hours ago, CliffH said:

Builders' sharp sand.  Unpleasant stuff.

Builders' sand ?? What are you talking about ??

The sand added on the beach has been pumped in the sea a few hundreds meters off the coast