Pattaya: Traffic chaos after evening downpour - but everything is soon back to normal

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Manager reported that there was traffic chaos in Pattaya yesterday evening after heavy rain that started around 5.30 pm inundated many roads. 

Particularly affected were Sukhumvit with tailbacks of one kilometer, Khao Talo and the railway road.

In some places there was flooding to a depth of 50 cms. 

However, there was some good news for Pattaya's long suffering denizens.

Manager said that the floods receded and everything was back to normal within an hour of the cessation of the rain. 
 

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your Thai tax dollars at work. 

is this where the high speed train terminal is going? 

2 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

your Thai tax dollars at work. 

is this where the high speed train terminal is going? 

Well it is apparently going to bypass Pattaya and be in Huay Yai now.... well that was the last version I heard. 

The Venice of the East, looking great! Where's the gondola's?

"Once the drainage works are complete, Pattaya will have the best drainage system of today. Maybe ever."

And what does Mr Mayor have to say about these billions of Baht he has spent on drainage – with no result? I will suggest there is an inquiry and that he is held personally responsible

17 minutes ago, JoePai said:

And what does Mr Mayor have to say about these billions of Baht he has spent on drainage – with no result? I will suggest there is an inquiry and that he is held personally responsible

As the original post stated, he will claim some success due to the fact the water quickly drained away. Nobody is responsible for anything here... jobs are deliberately not done well to obtain more money.

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

And what does Mr Mayor have to say about these billions of Baht he has spent on drainage – with no result?

Thanks for the sling!

Justification for purchase of the submarines has never been so strong.....

Has the beach gone awol again ? 

5 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Perfect oppty for the Jet Ski scammers .....hey--hey you--where u go? taxi!

Before the mega-flood of 2012 we used to be able to call the bike-taxi guys and get them to go to the market etc. Handy if you're housebound or lazy.

About a week into the flooding (marooned in the 10th floor condo) Madam got a call from the bike guys "we're back in business, call if you need anything". Call and they arrived in a long-tail rather than a bike, same service, same price.

2 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Has the beach gone awol again ? 

Had they put it back from its last escape?

 

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

your Thai tax dollars at work. 

is this where the high speed train terminal is going? 

 

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well it is apparently going to bypass Pattaya and be in Huay Yai now.... well that was the last version I heard. 

and from there you will have to take a motorcy taxi to get to Neo-Pattaya

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

As the original post stated, he will claim some success due to the fact the water quickly drained away. Nobody is responsible for anything here... jobs are deliberately not done well to obtain more money.

jobs are deliberately not done well to obtain more money.

 

they dont seem to have a problem with that 

and what, whoever did the report,. would have happened if the rain had kept on coming.  What a stupid and meaningless report.  They have solved nothing in that City, after years of trying and millions upon millions spent. 

 

TIT

Dunno if it rained in town this afternoon but the heavens opened yet again out here on the Darkside, mind you the lake needs filling up, according to his majesty the mayor in yesterday's Pattaya Mail told us that 5 reservoirs were gonna be made bigger and deeper, why they didn't start the process when Mabprachan was nearly empty is beyond me. ????

TIT.

 

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

 

and from there you will have to take a motorcy taxi to get to Neo-Pattaya

A rerouting of the monorail is the next moneymaker.....

15 hours ago, JoePai said:

And what does Mr Mayor have to say about these billions of Baht he has spent on drainage – with no result? I will suggest there is an inquiry and that he is held personally responsible

No  No, a committee will have to be set up... 

Good job the mayor has a strong arm for pumping ????

More sand - we need more sand.