Now that's a checkpoint! Thou Shalt Not Enter Trat!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The authorities in Trat in eastern Thailand soon got wise to some pick-ups circumventing the ban on entering the province. 

 

Many were carrying migrant workers and were not allowed. 

 

Motorists were sneaking past the Tha Jort checkpoint on the main road by using a shortcut through the Ban Khao Cha-om area. 

 

So a small warning sign was put up. And further down the road comes the real reason why you shall not pass. 

 

They have tipped a huge pile of earth. 

 

If you have a backhoe you may be able to pass - but that is about it!

 

Apparently the locals agree with this. 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

As of yesterday there were no reported cases of coronavirus in Trat that lies between Chanthaburi and the Cambodian border. 

 

Many foreigners are hunkering down on the holiday island of Koh Chang that lies within Trat. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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Brilliant! As long as that road is never needed by emergency vehicles.

22 minutes ago, timendres said:

Brilliant! As long as that road is never needed by emergency vehicles.

they probably won't need to bypass the main checkpoint ????

 

 

Thinking outside the square

Smarter than the average, and environmentally aceptable 

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

Thinking outside the square

Smarter than the average, and environmentally aceptable 

Except if this is the same checkpoint, and mound of earth, I saw reported on Thai news last night, they showed several motor bikes and side car combo's going round the side of it - the earth that is. 

As you say a good idea but not sure how long it will last.

Meh. I can still get by on a push bike <joking!>

Ideal. Just started building my house. Just bricks and cement now needed....

20 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

Ideal. Just started building my house. Just bricks and cement now needed....

Not a good idea to use Din( sub soil) instead of sand.