Coming in March. How is Pattaya Road Construction Progressing? Is it over?

[Xanthe]

I left Pattaya last October and going again in mid March. There were lots of road constructions going on when I left last October, eg. Theparsit Road, Pattaya 2nd Road, etc. Are those constructions over yet? Or they are still going on? 

[jacko45k]

Do you like the heat? Long range forecasts tell us it is going to be hot.

Road construction.....yes!

[Henryford]

No still chaos on Thepprasit, 2nd Road and now Beach Road (again)

[CanadaSam]

Road construction finished?  LOLOLOL.  When they eventually finish in a few years, then it's time to start again!  TIT!!!

[bbi1]

No, it's not over at all. Don't bother coming as you'll be disappointed.

[jaywalker]

I recall when they "RE-DID Central Road" 2002 or so.

 

They had that thing dug 2 meters deep for 8 months & layed in a new 2 foot thick layer of cement, replete with lots of rebar.

 

About two weeks after the cement had dried, they were out there with tunneling machines and jackhammers.

 

They forgot something.

[Seppius]

It appears the new drains are all in now on 2nd road and Thepprasit, it's just the road surfacing to finish off, 3/4 done on both those roads, Thepprasit is getting like a race track again

[CanadaSam]

3 hours ago, bbi1 said:

No, it's not over at all. Don't bother coming as you'll be disappointed.

 

Well that's a bit drastic, even with the construction, traffic still moves at a reasonable pace all over Pattaya, there are no hour long jams, etc. that I have seen.

[soi3eddie]

Jeez, coming to Pattaya and worried about how the road construction is. Sure, if it was a specific question for a location such as in front of your hotel then valid. Surely there are more exciting things in Pattaya to look forward to than road construction!

 

[engamann]

No its not over and when it will be over they will find a new area to dig up , this is the biggest and easiest money scam for the people behind it and them have office in Pattaya Nua if you wonder who they are.

[Xanthe]

4 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Surely there are more exciting things in Pattaya to look forward to than road construction!

My last sugar baby got married and now buying properties all over Laos. There is no more exciting thing left. ????

[Xanthe]

10 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Do you like the heat? Long range forecasts tell us it is going to be hot.

Running away from Las Vegas heat. 

[liddelljohn]

No its not finished , never will be as what was done last year is already broken  and will need fixing again soon,,, all of Chonburi  and rayong is one vast road work due to EEC projects

[soi3eddie]

49 minutes ago, Xanthe said:

My last sugar baby got married and now buying properties all over Laos. There is no more exciting thing left. ????

Don't be defeatest. Plenty of fun and excitement in finding the next one! And the next...

 

 

[Gottfrid]

Don´t worry! They have more than one road.

[mran66]

Road construction (or 'renovation') is a lifeline for many officials in city hall. Consequently it won't finish before apocalypse - if even then, so deep rooted is it the tie-up to govt officials wellbeing. 

[stoner]

dear op. i have contacted pattaya city works for you and they gave a prompt reply......

 

 

 

[jacko45k]

10 hours ago, Xanthe said:

Running away from Las Vegas heat. 

Well as mentioned it will be the dry and hot season here then ....I thought March was a reasonable time of year in Vegas with mid 70s (degF) and low humidity. 

[Lucky Bones]

The headline asks if it is over.

I guess it is always over until the next time.

Huh? What?????????

[Xanthe]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well as mentioned it will be the dry and hot season here then ....I thought March was a reasonable time of year in Vegas with mid 70s (degF) and low humidity.

I stay 6-7 months in Thailand. From March to August/September.

[roger101]

On 2/7/2023 at 2:24 PM, Seppius said:

It appears the new drains are all in now on 2nd road and Thepprasit, it's just the road surfacing to finish off, 3/4 done on both those roads, Thepprasit is getting like a race track again

I don't know where you live but I live in a Soi off of Thepprasit and I can tell you that it's nowhere near finished. Some parts have been completed but looking at the road from one end to the other I would suspect that there is another 1 to 2 years work involved (looking  at how long it's taken to get where we are now). And the then of course are the pavements which have not had any work done at all.

[Leaver]

 

How will the state of the roads here effect your decisions during your 6-7 months here?  

 

We all know you just have to put up with it, leave, or just dome come here.

 

Which one will you chose, and why are the roads so important to you?  Do you have mobility issues? 

[jacko45k]

On 2/9/2023 at 12:42 AM, roger101 said:

I don't know where you live but I live in a Soi off of Thepprasit and I can tell you that it's nowhere near finished. Some parts have been completed but looking at the road from one end to the other I would suspect that there is another 1 to 2 years work involved (looking  at how long it's taken to get where we are now). And the then of course are the pavements which have not had any work done at all.

Did look like mainly resurfacing left to do on 2nd Pattaya, still a major PIA though!

[mikebell]

On 2/7/2023 at 8:49 PM, Gottfrid said:

Don´t worry! They have more than one road.

There's always Sukhumvit; this has been under construction for at least THREE years!

[JimTripper]

On 2/7/2023 at 4:25 AM, Xanthe said:

Running away from Las Vegas heat. 

Why would you leave in October and come back from the USA five months later? Just stay and save the airfare.

[BananaStrong]

Who cares?  You love Pattaya.  I love Pattaya.

 

Nothing stops true love with paradise.

[JensenZ]

On 2/7/2023 at 3:12 PM, CanadaSam said:

 

Well that's a bit drastic, even with the construction, traffic still moves at a reasonable pace all over Pattaya, there are no hour long jams, etc. that I have seen.

Really? Do you think traffic is moving at a reasonable pace if you're not stuck for hours? That's a low bar.

 

I'd hate to drive a car down 2nd Road most of the day or night. It's like a parking lot for many hours a day. It's even a challenge moving fast on a motorcycle. It really amazes me how many people will drive a car down these roads. I suppose they have a lot of spare time to waste.

[jacko45k]

44 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

Really? Do you think traffic is moving at a reasonable pace if you're not stuck for hours? That's a low bar.

Pattaya Roads are not fit for purpose.... mostly too narrow and partly blocked by parked vehicles and yes, roadworks. I had the misfortune to have to drive in and out of Jomtien yesterday and that area is backwards.... narrow streets are the only access to Beach Rd... and you are often in competition with a tractor pulling a great big boat creating foul ups. The main Sukhumvit thoroughfare has long tail backs at traffic lights which operate in an uncoordinated way.....and the only good part is the tunnel bypassing the Klang junction.... six years since it opened and I can't think of another major project to improve things since... it has all been about cosmetic improvements like burying cables, or flood measures that have little impact. Railway line bypass used to be an alternate but that has been dug up for 5-6 years and now looks like a scrambling track.