Thai troops keep close watch on Mon Bridge as debris piles up

 

 

The famous Mon (Uttamanusorn) Bridge, Thailand’s longest wooden bridge, is being watched around the clock by the Thai army for fear that it may collapse under the force of strong currents in the Songkalia River and a huge amount of debris which is piling up against the bridge’s superstructure.

 

Using motor boats, troops and volunteers have been trying to remove the debris, mostly tree branches and logs, being washed out of the jungle and restricting the flow of water under the bridge.

 

Colonel Saratvuth Chaisith, commander of the 29th infantry regiment based in the western province of Kanchanaburi, explained that the pressure of the water will increase and could force the wooden bridge to collapse, as in similar incident on July 28th, 2013 when the midsection of the bridge collapsed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-troops-keep-close-watch-on-mon-bridge-as-debris-piles-up/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-08-13

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20 minutes ago, webfact said:

when the midsection of the bridge collapsed

'alf a bridge over troubled waters then .. 

Edited August 12, 20196 yr by Justgrazing
Sp

Maybe they could ask the Chinese to build a Dam up river ? 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Colonel Saratvuth Chaisith, commander of the 29th

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

explained that the pressure of the water will increase and could force the wooden bridge to collapse

Ah yes the genius ..

2 minutes ago, mok199 said:

 

Ah yes the genius ..

When they are too clever for the army they become Thai PMs

Get the army Combat Engineers over there. They will solve that fast. 

Oh wait...nevermind….

the rubbish will take its toll.

2 hours ago, wisperone said:

Get the army Combat Engineers over there. They will solve that fast. 

Oh wait...nevermind….

Yeh see! THIS is where a submarine would come in handy. All you doubters and naysayers eattin your words now, eh! ????

I couldn't resist commenting. There are so few.

 

45 minutes ago, thequietman said:

Yeh see! THIS is where a submarine would come in handy. All you doubters and naysayers eattin your words now, eh! ????

You need to change your user name from 'thequietman' to something closer to 'thewatchman' or the 'thegovbudgetguy'. ????????????

8 hours ago, webfact said:

debris which is piling up against the bridge’s superstructure.

Superstructure !  ????

5 hours ago, mok199 said:

 

Ah yes the genius ..

With a title like that, he’d better be a freaking genius !

13 hours ago, wisperone said:

Get the army Combat Engineers over there. They will solve that fast. 

Oh wait...nevermind….

The last time I was there, the army engineers did a remarkable job of laying out a temporary wooden bridge beside the one they are repairing. They got my thumb up. ???? 

I saw a movie with Alex Guinness and a wooden bridge in Thailand.....it ended badly.