Pattaya streets submerged after flash rainstorm

 

PATTAYA:--Many areas of Pattaya were swamped after heavy rain hit the city Sept. 26. The latest floods came despite huge expense and years of construction to install new drainage systems and certain parts of the city clearly remain at high risk during the monsoon season.

 

Pattaya 3rd Road is one such area and last week’s deluge saw water levels quickly rise up to 60cm in depth and cause a huge tailback of traffic on the city’s major thoroughfare.

 

Other parts of the town were similarly affected by floodwater run-off rushing down from higher areas. Sois Khao Noi and Khao Talo saw torrents of water flowing down to inundate the railway road while sections of Sukhumvit Road and Pattaya Beach Road were also submerged.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/featured/pattaya-streets-submerged-after-flash-rainstorm-265523

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-10-02--

what can we expect when there are no decent drains, most are either full of garbage or have been back filled(if dirt) to increase the owners area or too make an illegal access points to do u turns or to turn into streets/houses but with no drain pipes used under them. This happens all over Thailand, drainage is simply not a big part of road building here, flooding occurs constantly when we get heavy rain and they refuse to do anything about it.

Same same, different day

- News from last month.

- "Pattaya streets submerged" : no just a very few ones , and always the same ones.

I hear the Dutch are very good at water management.....!! LOL

I live in Soi Khao Noi, maybe next time I'll put a message in a bottle and see if i get a response from Jontiem

"...huge expense and years of construction..."

I imagine much of that expense was "handling costs" and all those "years" were just a means to steady kickback income.

Oh, and let us not forget the "engineer" who perhaps copied plans from some magazine.

3 minutes ago, Emdog said:

"...huge expense and years of construction..."

I imagine much of that expense was "handling costs" and all those "years" were just a means to steady kickback income.

Oh, and let us not forget the "engineer" who perhaps copied plans from some magazine.

And testing the drains work re commissioning; only happens at first rain fall. LMFAO!

That's disgusting. Need to get that sludge pumped out to the beach areas pronto.

that's up-to-date reporting there for the internet age, had me looking out the windows for a second

Maybe the submarine being purchased is not such a bad idea ????

5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Pattaya 3rd Road is one such area and last week’s deluge saw water levels quickly rise

enough to have a play in the sub's .. 

 

Deja vu, anyone? 

5 minutes ago, lust said:

Deja vu, anyone? 

Annually

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I live in Soi Khao Noi, maybe next time I'll put a message in a bottle and see if i get a response from Jontiem

Maybe not Jomtien, but Koh Larn very likely. Maybe Samui?

Real news would report Pattaya streets did not flood after flash rainstorms. It will be long coming.

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

I hear the Dutch are very good at water management.....!! LOL

Tried and failed ????

 

water taxi please !!!

How is that new tunnel working out?  Does it stay water free during these floods or do they have to close it?

So many of these flooding threads they should have a seperate sub forum just for them.

41 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

So many of these flooding threads they should have a seperate sub forum just for them.

Ha ha, very good! 'flooding' and 'sub'-forum.

That'll 'go down' well.

How is that new tunnel working out?  Does it stay water free during these floods or do they have to close it?

The tunnel doesn't flood but Sukhumvit road South Pattaya junction does,causing much chaos.

15 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Annually

Daily.

when are they going to get some real PROFESSIONAL people in to solve ALL the flooding problems??

 

51 minutes ago, johng said:

5 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

How is that new tunnel working out?  Does it stay water free during these floods or do they have to close it?

The tunnel doesn't flood but Sukhumvit road South Pattaya junction does,causing much chaos.

so better build a tunnel there stop the flooding ??!!!

I think, any kinf of construction work is done without a planning, it's just there to fill up many pockets with money!

so better build a tunnel there stop the flooding ??!!!

Better,cheaper,quicker to build an overpass/flyover.

On 10/2/2019 at 10:40 AM, seajae said:

what can we expect when there are no decent drains, most are either full of garbage or have been back filled(if dirt) to increase the owners area or too make an illegal access points to do u turns or to turn into streets/houses but with no drain pipes used under them. This happens all over Thailand, drainage is simply not a big part of road building here, flooding occurs constantly when we get heavy rain and they refuse to do anything about it.

I took a look last night, all the water has gone so they have fixed it!

On my first trip back in September 04, I brought a little collapsible fold up umbrella.  It really didn't rain much at all.  On some trips since, I think an inflatable zodiac raft might be in order!

On 10/2/2019 at 3:42 PM, lust said:

Deja vu, anyone? 

I knew you were going to say that.