By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — Pattaya deputy mayor Manote Nongyai inspected the fire scene on Soi Buakhao 15 after communication wires caught fire on October 19th, saying the completion of the drainage system construction project has been delayed to at least the next Songkran Day in April 2023.

 

The fire on Soi Buakhao 15 this past Wednesday erupted after an excavator that was working on a construction project got its arm entangled with overhead wires.

 

After the accident, Manote and a team of city engineers inspected the scene yesterday, October 20th, to evaluate the damage, brainstorm for a solution, and give an update on the completion of the construction project.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/21/roadwork-completion-on-soi-buakhao-pushed-back-to-next-songkran-after-fire-pattaya-deputy-mayor-admits/

 

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It would be interesting to know how an accident involving overhead communication wires affects an underground drainage project??? Maybe they are covering for incompetence!

Convenient excuse for a project already delayed

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

It would be interesting to know how an accident involving overhead communication wires affects an underground drainage project??? Maybe they are covering for incompetence!

The road caught fire too?

54 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Convenient excuse for a project already delayed

How long now since it started at the 2nd Rd end of soi 15? 

20 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

The road caught fire too?

I think it's...........  ............pants on fire!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

brainstorm for a solution

That's the reason for the long delay ... not a working brain between them

I do not go into the city much, once a month maybe, but when we do we walk past this. Been back here for about 9 months now, the whole thing moves about 20 ft a month far as I can tell. Last time i was there there was about 10 laxy people just raking sane and stones back and forth.

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by RichardColeman

47 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

How long now since it started at the 2nd Rd end of soi 15? 

maybe year, not sure, time factor here is 2X or more. Thing is like all these road construction projects, once they dig the holes they walk away and on a go slow, juggling multiple projects, blame City Hall again

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by scubascuba3

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

maybe year, not sure, time factor here is 2X or more. Thing is like all these road construction projects, once they dig the holes they walk away and on a go slow, juggling multiple projects, blame City Hall again

I suspect longer... pre-Covid wasn't it?

Anyone been down there could see the project was behind,  take a Thai operator who drives the way they work swinging wildly catch hanging wires.

 

Lame.

6 hours ago, 2baht said:

It would be interesting to know how an accident involving overhead communication wires affects an underground drainage project??? Maybe they are covering for incompetence!

You spotted that too.. 

There must be better places to live than in this congested, low budget, polluted area.

8 hours ago, 2baht said:

It would be interesting to know how an accident involving overhead communication wires affects an underground drainage project??? Maybe they are covering for incompetence!

I would also be interested to know how "....an excavator that was working on a construction project got its arm entangled with overhead wires."

Shouldn't that be "someone let an incompetent moron  drive an excavator"? 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The fire on Soi Buakhao 15 this past Wednesday erupted after an excavator that was working on a construction project got its arm entangled with overhead wires.

Hence the distance rules and laws in real countries when operating cranes and the like in close proximity to power lines, I saw the original footage the mechine operator quickly distanced himself by driving away from the fire he caused, lucky he didn't grab the door to get out.

 

8 hours ago, 2baht said:

involving overhead communication wires affects an underground drainage project???

They were Power cables. 

3 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

 

 

They were Power cables. 

Obviously, the OP states communications cables, more first class investigative Thai journalism! Still should'nt affect underground drainage!

 

 

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by 2baht

Not sure if it was the same area but i was sitting at the lights i think at the end of this soi and a similer mechine was demolishing a large building using a hydrolic hammer attachment, I was really concerned it would collapse into the road, bringing power cables with it, scarey place indead. safe and trusted thailand my ass.

10 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Obviously, the OP states communications cables, more first class investigative Thai journalism! Still should'nt affect underground drainage!

 

 

They need to lift those large concrete box drains into position. The road should be closed off to operate at a safe distance from overhead cables, while lifting into place.

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by brianthainess

18 hours ago, hotchilli said:

You spotted that too.. 

I have a feeling they might do the overhead cables first now. Previously the plan was to make a mess with the drainage project for another 12 months, fix it up, then dig it up again to bury cables for another year!

It is important to have excuses.

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On 10/22/2022 at 7:44 AM, scubascuba3 said:

maybe year, not sure, time factor here is 2X or more. Thing is like all these road construction projects, once they dig the holes they walk away and on a go slow, juggling multiple projects, blame City Hall again

Management is not a Thai forte. 

On 10/22/2022 at 6:56 AM, jacko45k said:

How long now since it started at the 2nd Rd end of soi 15? 

good question !!!!!!