Pattaya: Yet more adverse effects on tourism - but a "beautiful" Walking Street future awaits

[webfact]

Pattaya: Yet more adverse effects on tourism - but a "beautiful" Walking Street future awaits

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

The head of the operators' association of Walking Street, South Pattaya, told Manager that proposed infrastructure work in the heart of the city's lightlife district will definitely have an adverse impact on tourism. 

 

The electrical authorities are planning to bury unsightly cables and City Hall are putting in a large drainage pipe to allay flooding. 

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Naris Petcharat said that he has been heartened by news that the work will now start midyear rather than in October at the commencement of High Season. 

 

It is expected to be completed in three months. 

 

He said that operators would be affected but were steeling themselves in the knowledge that short term distress would lead to long term improvements. 

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Operators planned to cooperate with the work and were looking forward to a "beautiful" street in the future, he said.

 

There were concerns, however, that the work on the two projects would not happen simultaneously. 

 

Source: Manager Online

 

 

 

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[pixelaoffy]

3 months ? Covering what area ? Take 3 years 

[TaaSaparot]

I guess this an admission that Beach Road will not be finished by Feb. 2020 LOL

 

They have only reached the Hard Rock so far.

 

This Walking Street work will definitely drag into next years High Season.

 

Still the Avenue Guys and their project will surely be happy?

[GeorgeCross]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Naris Petcharat said that he has been heartened by news that the work will now start midyear rather than in October at the commencement of High Season. 

 

hahaha high season hahaha october. come on mate, knock it off ya killin' me ????

[Katipo]

"... ... planning to bury .....***something something*** large drainage pipe... ***something something***" ....didn't catch the full sentence, but it seems they finally understand the true attraction of Pattaya ????

[Kevin2012]

15 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

hahaha high season hahaha october. come on mate, knock it off ya killin' me ????

he didn't say which year!

[CGW]

I guess 101 illegal buildings have now gained legitimacy! wonder what that cost?

[yellowboat]

Was in Pattaya for New Years seeing  a customer who was vacationing there.  Everyone was so well mannered.  Had a great time.  Funny, the wires are not part of my memory.   The main problem, from my point of view, in Pattaya is the filth on the beach and in the sea.   If they want more tourists, allow for 60 day visa exempt.  Many of my Thai friends also moved there, as it seems to have more opportunities than Bangkok now, according to them.  It seemed freer than Bangkok.

[jaiyen]

So they will bury the cables underground !  In Bangkok that means about a foot under the pavement and then never repair the pavement. Would be the same in Pattaya as they also work to Thai Standards !!

[yogavnture]

pattaya looks like a war zone

[thaipod]

Another disastrous adventure for the family friendly resort. If it’s anything like the beach front upgrade their is going to be huge a disappointment 

[chrisinth]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The head of the operators' association of Walking Street, South Pattaya, told Manager that proposed infrastructure work in the heart of the city's lightlife district will definitely have an adverse impact on tourism. 

What does he mean by having an adverse impact on tourism? Why do it at all?

 

Adverse to me means unfavourable, contrary to interests. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Comments like that must mean they are really trying to kill off Pattaya once and for all. Good luck with that...................

[Salerno]

  

7 minutes ago, chrisinth said:

Adverse to me means unfavourable, contrary to interests. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Short time pain for long time gain. Adverse as in it will be a pain in the proverbial while the works are underway but long term WS will be more aesthetically pleasing.

Edited January 17, 2020 by Salerno

[natway09]

This happened in lower Sukhumvit, Bangkok & we all lost our cable TV.

Cable Co " I cannot afford their ridiculous costs to use their undergound ducts &  (or) recable Sorry."

I wonder who was the lucky friend of a friend who got all the copper cable

[jacko45k]

There businesses are already reeling. Three months of reduced business will kill them off. Some may even be blocked off completely and get zero business yet still be expected to pay huge rents. As a tourist out drinking I am not going to attempt to get around any deep holes to buy 170 baht beer!

Many businesses up Soi Siam CC and round the lake were killed off by such work on their doorsteps. 

 

Maybe they will move to The Avenue.. and by the way no sign of that yet!

Edited January 17, 2020 by jacko45k

[UnkleGoooose]

Allay flooding? This is Thailand. Allow flooding.

[KhunBENQ]

Couldn't care less.

Don't bother about WS for years when in Pattaya.

Turn it to a family friendly entertainment park with entrance fee.

Childcare service included.

[bkk6060]

3 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Couldn't care less.

Don't bother about WS for years when in Pattaya.

Turn it to a family friendly entertainment park with entrance fee.

Childcare service included.

Yes. As a resident it is the last place I go.  have not been in a couple years I think.

Why?

Many other venues and places much better to have a good time.

[KhunBENQ]

2 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

As a resident it is the last place I go.

Unfortunately still some mates from Germany on holiday insist on throwing money there and shove their way through the hordes.

[Jimbo 12345]

3 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

3 months ? Covering what area ? Take 3 years 

It does say walking street 

 

3 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

3 months ? Covering what area ? Take 3 years 

It does say WALKING STREET 

[mickey rat]

A beautiful walking street future with 2.5 PM levels well over 150 awaits. ????

[Gecko123]

Huge sewer line trenches, seas of inebriated tourists, what could go wrong?

[Beggar]

Perhaps a motivation for some bars to move to the new Avenue entertainment center. Should be finished by then if I remember correctly. 

[Jaxxper]

Beach road is a mess as you head down to Walking Street right now. I hope the scope of work being executed includes reconstituting the block paving on the walkways to how it should be. Right now its an accident waiting to happen. I hope the Walking Street cable/drainage work is a lot less disruptive than Beach Road.

[TKDfella]

4 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

3 months ? Covering what area ? Take 3 years 

Yep, especially if they do it the same as was done to a road near me. Two authorities dug up the same 500 meter (roughly) left side of the road no less than 6 times. First it was concrete sections of 'flood' drains, next came some plastic piping. Whoops, forgot some cables and found the plastic piping was the wrong type so all dug up again. All concreted over and in a week several parts collapsed; concrete flood sections were found damage, blamed on the on the 'plastic pipers', so up it all came again to renewed concrete sections. Plastic piping was reported damaged but left side of the road was left open for plastic pipers; several night accidents occurred so road was filled in then plastic pipers came and dug it up again.

The first lot of heavy rain and flooding was worse than before; apparently an intersection was eventually found to be blocked by a 'concrete cap' (whatever that was) but not until half the road had been dug up. The road was dug up again a couple or three times but I didn't ask the locals why so I don't know why.

Total time, about 32 months. 

Edited January 17, 2020 by TKDfella

[RichardColeman]

Chinese enjoy a stroll along walking street in the rain

Edited January 17, 2020 by RichardColeman

[LivinLOS]

1 hour ago, yellowboat said:

he main problem, from my point of view, in Pattaya is the filth on the beach and in the sea.   

Guess where the 'large pipe' is going ???? 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that operators would be affected but were steeling themselves in the knowledge that short term distress would lead to long term improvements. 

Only if the shops subside and fall into the hole... that would make an improvement.

[Duck J Butters]

1 hour ago, natway09 said:

This happened in lower Sukhumvit, Bangkok & we all lost our cable TV.

Cable Co " I cannot afford their ridiculous costs to use their undergound ducts &  (or) recable Sorry."

I wonder who was the lucky friend of a friend who got all the copper cable

Why on Earth would anyone use / pay for Cable TV when all entertainment can be had for free via the web? You download Popcorn Time and you suddenly have access to every movie and television show ever made in human history ( HD quality ) . If you want to spend $10 / month to watch movies with Thai subtitles, you can get Netflix. If that’s not enough for you, you can get AppleTV and Amazon Prime which also have Thai subtitles for their shows. If you absolutely “must” watch the news, go to YouTube, watch it for free. Any news that is relevant is on YouTube. Even Thai news.

 

You don’t need any cables to use the Internet on the off chance that your building doesn’t have internet hooked up. You can go get an unlimited data package for your mobile phone for $560 baht / month, then tether / hot spot your mobile phone to all your computers and TVs. It’s super simple stuff. Nobody pays for entertainment or news anymore. Why would you pay for something that is free????

[sawadee1947]

Why not knock down this dirt hole Pattaya completely and build it up nicely again?