Jomtien Beach being widened under Bt1.1bn project

By THE NATION

 

 

Jomtien Beach in Pattaya is being widened under a Bt1.1-billion project to replenish a vast expanse of sand eroded over the years by the sea.

 

The Marine Department aims to expand around 7 kilometres of beach to a width of 35-50 metres in order to preserve the sands as a tourist attraction in the resort city.

 

A budget of Bt1.16 billion will be spent on the project’s two phases, said Marine Department director general Wittaya Yamuang.

 

Under the first phase, 640,000 cubic metres of sand will be taken from the seabed near Koh Larn to widen about 5.5 kilometres of Jomtien Beach.

 

Work is due to begin in August and expected to be completed by December 15, 2022, said Wittaya.

 

The project will also see construction of three breakwaters and a headland to protect the beach. A private firm signed the contract to construct the project – which covers Pattaya and Najomtien municipality – on May 29.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391247

 

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43 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Under the first phase, 640,000 cubic metres of sand will be taken from the seabed near Koh Larn to widen about 5.5 kilometres of Jomtien Beach

after which Koh Larn will disappear into the sea like an oriental Atlantis .. why not move Jom' and the road inland by the width of beach they are after .. save on all this sucking sand up and redepositing it elsewhere .. serious suggestion so no laughing please .. 

24 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

after which Koh Larn will disappear into the sea like an oriental Atlantis .. why not move Jom' and the road inland by the width of beach they are after .. save on all this sucking sand up and redepositing it elsewhere .. serious suggestion so no laughing please .. 

Well, I was going to "emoji laugh" at your "after which Koh Larn will disappear into the sea like an oriental Atlantis", but I guess I cannot.

Sea-sand nowadays doesn’t come at a low price !

"The project will also see construction of three breakwaters and a headland to protect the beach."

 

No more body-surfing.

Why bother ? There will never be enough tourists to warrant having a big area of beach

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Under the first phase, 640,000 cubic metres of sand will be taken from the seabed near Koh Larn

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A budget of Bt1.16 billion will be spent on the project’s two phases

Within a few month , the sea will take the 640.000 cbm away ... ( and with that , the 1.16 billion ...)

A waste of money .

To replenish the old sand with hundreds of tons of new sand they will have to either drage it from the bottom of the sea or bring it from elsewhere, thus creating a problem there in order to solve the the sand erosion of the more lucrative of Pattaya beaches...

Might be way for some of those towering buildings close to the beach to become legit... and get a few more squeezed in!

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

after which Koh Larn will disappear into the sea like an oriental Atlantis .. why not move Jom' and the road inland by the width of beach they are after .. save on all this sucking sand up and redepositing it elsewhere .. serious suggestion so no laughing please .. 

They cannot move the road inland because of the condos they have allowed to be built too close to the beach. They are worth a lot of money to some people.

10 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Might be way for some of those towering buildings close to the beach to become legit... and get a few more squeezed in!

Unfortunately you could be right, just another way to increase the income where it matters.

Besides, the cost of the work will bring in handy sums to make up for loss of tourist revenue due to covid 19

The Mercedes dealers will be celebrating.

59 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Why bother ? There will never be enough tourists to warrant having a big area of beach

???? it's not about the beach, it's about kickbacks

as long as the sewers are emptied openly into the sea... salmonella anyone ?

19 minutes ago, fred110 said:

???? it's not about the beach, it's about kickbacks

Amen to that. During the last Jomtien "improvement" (chopping down of older shade trees, replacing walkways with cheap <deleted> concrete, project included ramp for wheel chairs to beach near soi 7. First storm wiped that out. Solution? Bulldoze it all under sand.

Can they please just take the kickbacks and skip these "improvements"?

    Makes perfect sense.  A good beach is important for a beach resort.  Pattaya Beach looks terrific after its widening.  Now, it's Jomtien's turn.

24 minutes ago, newnative said:

    Makes perfect sense.  A good beach is important for a beach resort.  Pattaya Beach looks terrific after its widening.  Now, it's Jomtien's turn.

I seem to recall Jontiem Beach was always somewhat better in the distant past, and I would travel from Pattaya to avail myself of it. Surprised it needs any effort like Pattaya did, but welcome the idea.... Any progress on effluent dumping though as it often smells unhealthy in modern times.

At low tide on Jomtien beach , you can walk out 100 meters and still only be ankle deep in water. What is the point of putting the water line further away from the beach chairs. Parents won't even be able to see their kids in the water at that distance, let alone supervise them. 

Oh wait - I just re-read the part about profits for that "special" private sector bid. ????

 

If it can make the beaches as nice as they ones in Rayong then it will be awesome but i suspect  a storm will ruin it very quickly.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

To replenish the old sand with hundreds of tons of new sand they will have to either drage it from the bottom of the sea or bring it from elsewhere, thus creating a problem there in order to solve the the sand erosion of the more lucrative of Pattaya beaches...

Hundreds of Tonnes!  Get ur Abacus back out...try just over  1 Million Tonnes for the first phase of 640,000/M3 of sand!

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Jomtien Beach in Pattaya is being widened under a Bt1.1-billion project to replenish a vast expanse of sand eroded over the years by the sea.

Which in turn will be swallowed up by the incoming tides.

That investment will probably bring in a few hundred more tourists. But it is all about the kickbacks, which will probably be used to buy some of the bankrupt hotels and resorts.

Aha, the old Thai logic ! Widen the beach and more tourists will come. Very similar to the Thai Water Dept Engineer telling me to get a bigger water meter since nothing was coming through the standard size meter ???? Gotta love ,em !

What happened to widening the road at the south end ?

And in the meantime millions are suffering from the economic decline and need government support....... yet the government waste money on a beach for the tourists they won't even let into the country, even if said tourists had an inclination to come.........

2 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

Within a few month , the sea will take the 640.000 cbm away ... ( and with that , the 1.16 billion ...)

A waste of money .

No way, Thai Engineers Know what they're Doing right?  ????????????????????

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Sea-sand nowadays doesn’t come at a low price !

Plenty of it..

Thing is, if its dissimilar to the jomtien beach sand, it will soon migrate away.

Now you sea it.

Now you don't...

1 hour ago, jojothai said:

They are worth a lot of money to some people

They WERE worth a lot of money to some people!   PML

1 hour ago, newnative said:

    Makes perfect sense.  A good beach is important for a beach resort.  Pattaya Beach looks terrific after its widening.  Now, it's Jomtien's turn.

Agreed. Whatever the doomsayers may think  the reality is that Pattaya beach now looks great and i have a sneaky feeling that Jo tien beach will look even better. 

 

Either you move the road back..

Or raise the level of the beach...

(Remove the sand, deposit hard core foundations, replace the sand to create a higher level beach)

 

Anyway, some quick figures.

Say 40/40 split, sand and break waters, and 20% for fudge, overrun, miscalculation, brown envelopes etc. 

About 360 baht per cubic metre to remove, transport, relocate the 640,000 cubic metres of sand.

Could be an annual event...

 

Good luck...