Pattaya: The New Walking Street - so much more than just cable burying, says mayor

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, onebir said:

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to bury the sex trade as well

So it can rear it's ugly head somewhere else, like a mushroom after rain?

 

Or a syphilitic floret?

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

All i see is a big hole  is that for a tollbooth placement?

 

Along with that and the steelwork, I reckon it's the tollbooth for the elevator to Hades.

[Thechook]

10 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to bury the sex trade as well

What sex trade?  THAI authorities have conducted numerous searches and haven't found a single piece of evidence in regards to a sex trade 

[Damrongsak]

Is that thing in the middle the mother-lode of all turds that has been blocking the sewer?  No wonder they are wearing masks. 

 

[Damrongsak]

38 minutes ago, Thechook said:

What sex trade?  THAI authorities have conducted numerous searches and haven't found a single piece of evidence in regards to a sex trade 

The authorities have chased tail there for a long time and haven't gotten any yet.

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The road surface was going to be completely renewed, he said and that included the drain and pipe covers. 

Isn't it the only Walkway in town that has not been washed away, collapsed or undermined by rains for many years.... so yes, get in those workers that continuously renew the sections of Beach Rd every few years. 

[Kerryd]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Isn't it the only Walkway in town that has not been washed away, collapsed or undermined by rains for many years.... so yes, get in those workers that continuously renew the sections of Beach Rd every few years. 

Yeah, as I've noted before, I was here (on vacation) back in '98 when they laid the new drain pipes and that paving block surface. It lasted 20+ years with no problems (that I ever saw) from flooding or sinking but in all fairness, it didn't have the heavy (large truck) traffic that most other roads get or even the usual volume of lighter (car/truck) traffic.

Still, the drainage system (those "ancient pipes" that the current City Hall crew see to think served no purpose) did a good job and the street never had a wash-out or collapse (from the underlay being washed away) that I recall and I used to spend a fair bit of time down there for some strange, unexplainable reason.

And if they roof it (and figure out how to drain all that water from the roof to the sewers without causing a massive backwash) there probably will be even less traffic (vehicular) so the new surface may last just as long.
(Though that wouldn't be in anyone's interest now, would it ?)

You can always tell where the sewer drains are on Soi Khao Noi when it rains. If the road isn't covered in water you can see the drains. If the road is covered, you look for the fountains of water gushing up from the drains as the pipes can't handle the volume of water entering them (in addition to constantly being plugged by garbage and construction waste) and the backflow comes up and back onto the soi.

I can imagine that if they do put a roof over Walking Street (unlikely in my opinion), they'd channel all the rain into their new drain pipes. Can't quite figure out how they'd make a "dome roof" the length of the street though unless the "dome" just covered the street itself and even then, all the different sized buildings (and different distances between them and the street) would create a lot of problems trying to channel all the rain runoff. 
I can envision large "gaps" between the dome roof and the buildings which would end up creating curtains of water falling between the buildings and the street. I have large rain gutters and a small roof, but when the monsoons hit those gutters often overflow as there is just too much water entering them and the large (8cm ?) drain pipe can't handle it. As a result, the gutters fill up and spill over.

I can see the same thing happening with any kind of roof they try to put over Walking Street. 

But hey, it would be a costly fiasco that would require constant repair and maintenance and replacement for years to come so why not ?

[KC 71]

They should put metal bollards all the way down the street.It seems to have worked really well on Khao San road.

[mikebell]

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

so much more than just cable burying

It is also legitimising all the illegal edifices on the 'beach' side of Walking Street.

[Henryford]

Do you remember the massive disruption when they dug up 2nd road just to the east of Walking Street. I see they didn't hide the cables  all along the road. Will they now dig it up again?

[redwood1]

15 hours ago, Oldie said:

A domed roof like this? 

I got to say Oldie this was a fantastic post....

[pattayadude]

13 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Walking street without bars and girls and music will be dead.

 

They know why people came to Pats. They don't know who will be interested to come Pas without Walking street as it was known in happy days.

 

They killed the golden goose - may be in future they will have a meager sparrow

it lasted as long as it did.We all had fun and good times for several decades. I for one did starting 90s in my 20s. Nothing lasts forever

[ChakaKhan]

13 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

So glad they did not say cable laying ..

I figured burying cable was the reason most came there???? At least for the fellows... ????

[ChakaKhan]

7 minutes ago, pattayadude said:

Nothing lasts forever

[redwood1]

13 hours ago, bolt said:

Walking street used to be the main attraction in many tourist brochures, it was probably the biggest attraction in Pattaya the late 90’s early 2000’s

 

So they think it still holds a relevance to attract tourists.

Good luck with that

Walking Street has been the #1 tourist attraction in Pattaya up until Covid hit...Now? who knows....

[pattayadude]

16 hours ago, rooster59 said:

                                         Walking Street

 

                                       

[redwood1]

About putting a roof over walking street.......

 

They wanted Khao San road DEAD for a long time and this roof thing was under very serious consideration for Khan San road to help move things in that direction....

They finally settled on lining the street with metal posts as a cheaper option I think, which did a nice job of helping to kill-off a already wounded Khao San.....

 

I cant think of a single positive thing that would come from putting a roof over walking street....If anyone can think of one I would sure like to hear it.....

 

 

Edited February 14, 2021 by redwood1

[pattayadude]

4 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I cant think of a single positive thing that would come from putting a roof over walking street....If anyone can think of one I would sure like to hear it.....

All the world famous Mausoleums that I know of have a roof over them..It's not that unusual

[redwood1]

Can you imagine the noise level with all that music blasting into the street, if walking street had a roof?  

[josephbloggs]

39 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

They wanted Khao San road DEAD for a long time and this roof thing was under very serious consideration for Khan San road to help move things in that direction....

Wanted it dead?  Only in your paranoid head.  Almost built a roof over it?  No they didn't.

 

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I cant think of a single positive thing that would come from putting a roof over walking street....If anyone can think of one I would sure like to hear it.....

Hmmmm, allowing people to still walk down walking street when it's raining perhaps?

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

I figured burying cable was the reason most came there???? At least for the fellows... ????

I thought that was bury the sausage?

[Keesters]

So the many attempts, threats & plans to demolish most of it because of illegal buildings have been abandoned. So much for legality! 

[NCC1701A]

19 hours ago, rooster59 said:

One or two even unkindly liked the mayor's efforts to putting lipstick on a pig.

no that was Hua Hin's mayor talking about our bargirls. 

[klauskunkel]

19 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Mayor Sontaya was talking to Sophon Cable TV who published pictures of him giving a thumbs up by a large hole with brightly clad ladies on the left and officials in more somber tones on the right. 

The officials missed the Thumbs-up Count Down, while the ladies must have arrived with their thumbs in the upright position already.

[hellohello123]

If burying cables = eighth wonder of the world

 

There must be a "wonder of the world" in every city of the world 

[jmccarty]

Let's see if they can do for Walking Street what Singapore did for Bugis Street! 

[chang1]

19 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to bury the sex trade as well

Why? Pattaya has been built on the sex trade. Take that away and there is nothing to go there for. Why should any European fly 5000 miles further than Spain to go to a boring shopping street? Pattaya needs to cater for the Chinese market now and prey it lasts. 

Being run down with bars and masses of "ugly" cables is not only very cheap to maintain but gave it its charm. People like me would make the effort to go and experience Pattaya but people like you have many places to go shopping and Pattaya will not stand out from most of them.

All this reconstruction will be very expensive, drive away what's left of the tourists and mean starting from zero. 

Pattaya had its uniqe place in the world and worked very well. This mayor is trying to turn it into something that can be found in many countries. 

I'm just glad I got to see Pattaya in its prime when I was in my prime even though I much preferred Lamai (around 20 years ago).

[Gudge]

18 hours ago, connda said:

No. They need to legalized it and place it on a pedestal and reap the rewards of regulating and taxing it.  Moralist have such a narrow view.  The underground trade creates corruption.  Over-the-board and legal trade creates opportunities.

No way they will do that. Probablyat least 75 to 80% of the sex trade in Thailand is in Karioke bars and side street brothels that are basicaly Thai only. What you see out front is a drop in the bucket and most of the side street businesses are owned buy upper police and government officials, too much loss of income.

[kingstonkid]

I think that they are planning a Fremont Street experience on a smaller scale

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Edited February 14, 2021 by kingstonkid

[Mister MXYZPTLK]

They could be handing out Free Gold Nuggets and that won’t be bringing back tourist later this year. They’re smoking their own stash again. 
 

It will take 2-3 years before any significant tourist industry reappears. Remember as Thailand has suffered economically, so has all other countries. They simply don’t have the disposable income to spend it on traveling. They’re hanging on by a thread financially. 
 

There’s a better chance of an elephant Stampede from Surin than there is Tourist reappearing this year. 
 

But the good news is that it gives the Govt plenty of time to make the required repairs.