snoop1130 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 The unsightly mess of electrical wires above Pattaya Walking Street are finally being dismantled in response to completion of an underground cable installation project. The underground cable project, which is part of the city’s plan to improve the street’s scenery, has been carried out off and on over the past few years and caused a lot of inconvenience to tourists and residents alike. Now that the project is successfully completed, the city will move onto the next step, which is to remove unused communication cables and power poles. By Tanakorn Panyadee Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/06/13/pattaya-is-finally-removing-unsightly-electrical-wires-off-walking-street/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2023-06-13 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gold Star Posted June 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2023 Walking street is the worst place to be poorly hung. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroomdave Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Wow......so fast! I thought it was just yesterday they started! ???????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The underground cable project, which is part of the city’s plan to improve the street’s scenery, That's going to take a lot more than just burying the cables. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Now that the project is successfully completed, the city will move onto the next step, which is to remove unused communication cables and power poles. Meaning the unsightly mess of tangled cables is actually still up there. They just git rid of the 220v lines which weren't particularly the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I've got déjà vu. I keep reading the same stories over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Just in time to dig up the road again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) Removing the cables overhead, is good, , but are they going to remove the cables when they are laying in the road, I doubt it, so now we can expect even more road works.. will it be finished by which high season 20....... Edited June 14, 2023 by actonion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 If you want a depressing experience, stroll down Walking Street in daylight hours. Removing cables won't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: That's going to take a lot more than just burying the cables. But I wonder how they have been buried? Did they construct waterproof channels etc., or just scoop out a few shovels of dirt, throw in the cables and cover with dirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, actonion said: Removing the cables overhead, is good, , but are they going to remove the cables when they are laying in the road, I doubt it, so now we can expect even more road works.. will it be finished by which high season 20....... Come on, removing the cables is another project / another budget. Rome wasn't built in a day. Edited June 14, 2023 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donbuie3 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Did they take the squirrels into consideration before embarking on this project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 All they need now is a velvet rope at each end, and a dress code. Bangin' ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeymaus Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I always thought that people don't go to the Walking Street to look at the cable mess. Obviously I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Mickeymaus said: I always thought that people don't go to the Walking Street to look at the cable mess. Obviously I was wrong. Sometimes it got in your way between bars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 hours ago, scorecard said: But I wonder how they have been buried? Did they construct waterproof channels etc., or just scoop out a few shovels of dirt, throw in the cables and cover with dirt Probably the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: Probably the latter I recall when AIS (under thaksin) put some of their cables underground in Bkk, no structured under the surface concrete boxes, some were in yellow perhaps 3 or 4 inch plastic pipes. In some areas the top 20% of the plastic pipes were above the surface. Lots of complaints then remedial action to get them under the surface but still nothing really structured. Many years later other gov't. projects saw these cables/pipes, along with newer cables put underground more professionally but not to any universal standard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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