By  Goong Nang(GN)

 

Pattaya – Pattaya City management has started work on a water drainage construction project in South Pattaya, connecting with the Pattaya Beach area, to solve long-standing flood problems.

 

The construction site is on South Pattaya Road starting from an intersection near Pattaya Second Road near Mueang Pattaya 8 School and continuing to Pattaya Beach, not far from Walking Street. This particular site is where “baht buses” park to go to Jomtien, which have now been temporarily relocated around the corner directly in front of the school and across from Wat Chai, a local temple.

 

The water drainage project started in earlier years on Beach Road is being extended, according to city officials, with more water pumps being added.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/28/pattaya-city-starts-nine-month-long-work-on-drainage-project-at-baht-bus-stop-in-south-pattaya-and-walking-street/

 

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From link : It is expected that the construction will be completed by July next year-a total of almost nine months.City officials, responding to criticism on social media about the timing of the project with the city “reopening” to vaccinated foreign tourists as of November 1st, stated that the project is part of a long-term program and the next step after drainage was done on Beach Road in earlier years.

 

Still be finished before tourist come in any numbers then

Why they couldn’t do this in the last 18 months when no was around is just dumb.

That's where all the fish escaped into the soi after recent flooding

Oh great, another blxxdy great mess at a main junction just as tourism is cited to pick up. What is it with these morons, we just had nearly 2 years of missed opportunity. The bars on WS must be thrilled at this prospect of their area being completely inaccessible from the North. 

28 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Oh great, another blxxdy great mess at a main junction just as tourism is cited to pick up. What is it with these morons, we just had nearly 2 years of missed opportunity. The bars on WS must be thrilled at this prospect of their area being completely inaccessible from the North. 

Was on Klang the other day looking at the spaghetti wires hanging, then remembered they dug it up a couple of years back to so call bury them all.

1 minute ago, sungod said:

Was on Klang the other day looking at the spaghetti wires hanging, then remembered they dug it up a couple of years back to so call bury them all.

There are no pavements on most of Klang, so be careful walking along looking up at the cables, or you will be in a hole!

Didn't they just dig up this road a year or 2 ago ?

3 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

Why they couldn’t do this in the last 18 months when no was around is just dumb.

Same with Walking St which has huge covered holes that could have been repaired. Nothing done.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Oh great, another blxxdy great mess at a main junction just as tourism is cited to pick up. What is it with these morons, we just had nearly 2 years of missed opportunity. The bars on WS must be thrilled at this prospect of their area being completely inaccessible from the North. 

WORLD CLASS holiday destination remember ..... 

5 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

Why they couldn’t do this in the last 18 months when no was around is just dumb.

Along with all the other " projects " that are leaving all the Walkways looking like a building site everywhere.

2 hours ago, Henryford said:

Didn't they just dig up this road a year or 2 ago ?

They do it as often as renewing the beach.

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

after drainage was done on Beach Road

5555555! That's funny! How many times has this been attempted with little or no results?!

Another waste of taxpayers money as all previous drainage schemes have failed miserably.

2 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

Another waste of taxpayers money as all previous drainage schemes have failed miserably.

It isn't wasted, lots of luxury items procured for those involved.

22 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Along with all the other " projects " that are leaving all the Walkways looking like a building site everywhere.

Yes the pavement (sidewalk) up from Walking Street to Tukcom is a joke. They made a nice start with new paving stones but then left a 1 ft unfinished gap (3 years now) so that farangs can trip over the hole.

On 10/29/2021 at 9:30 AM, Cake Monster said:

Along with all the other " projects " that are leaving all the Walkways looking like a building site everywhere.

 

Looking more like a war zone than a building site.  

On 10/29/2021 at 4:22 AM, Willy Wombat said:

Why they couldn’t do this in the last 18 months when no was around is just dumb.

Nobody's around now...nor will be for a long time if ever

On 10/29/2021 at 3:26 AM, RichardColeman said:

From link : It is expected that the construction will be completed by July next year-a total of almost nine months.City officials, responding to criticism on social media about the timing of the project with the city “reopening” to vaccinated foreign tourists as of November 1st, stated that the project is part of a long-term program and the next step after drainage was done on Beach Road in earlier years.

 

Still be finished before tourist come in any numbers then

I agree. They will have years to complete this project, in a virtually tourist-free town. Walking Street has been left to decay over the last 18 months and is an embarrassment ot the city.

On 10/29/2021 at 10:14 PM, ross163103 said:

5555555! That's funny! How many times has this been attempted with little or no results?!

We have to give them a break on storm water drainage. Pattaya is flat and the torrential rain that sometimes falls would be impossible to drain fast enough to prevent flash flooding. Mother nature sometimes gets the upper hand and there's nothing that can be done.

18 hours ago, JensenZ said:

We have to give them a break on storm water drainage. Pattaya is flat and the torrential rain that sometimes falls would be impossible to drain fast enough to prevent flash flooding. Mother nature sometimes gets the upper hand and there's nothing that can be done.

 

Yes, and this was so eloquently explained by the Pattaya Mayor recently when he said, "it floods because it rains."  

 

It's all about educating the Thai people.   ????  

On 10/29/2021 at 4:30 AM, Cake Monster said:

Along with all the other " projects " that are leaving all the Walkways looking like a building site everywhere.

More money down the drain?

On 10/30/2021 at 6:06 PM, Leaver said:

 

Looking more like a war zone than a building site.  

In a war zone you know what causes the damage.

On 11/2/2021 at 9:06 AM, overherebc said:

In a war zone you know what causes the damage.

 

Certainly an economic war zone here at the moment.