Pattaya Relies on Tunnel to Solve Flooding Issues

[webfact]

File photo courtesy: Wikipedia

 

Pattaya, a well-known resort city in Thailand, is taking a significant step to tackle its perennial flooding problem. The city is constructing a new drainage tunnel, aiming to ease the disturbances caused by persistent rains.

 

The flooding issue in Pattaya has been an ongoing challenge, particularly during the rainy season from May to October. The city's geographical location in a low-lying area exacerbates the problem, with water often overflowing from nearby reservoirs like Nong Pla Lai and Huay Yai.

 

Key areas such as Sukhumvit Road and Sai Sam Road are frequently affected, impacting both residents and tourists.

 

To address the problem, authorities have initiated the construction of a two-metre diameter drainage tunnel. This ambitious project is designed to divert floodwaters from the city's urban areas directly to the Na Kluea canal, which subsequently channels water to the sea in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province.

 

Pattaya's Deputy Mayor, Manote Nongyai, expressed optimism about the potential impact of the tunnel. He anticipates that the project, once complete, will significantly reduce flooding in some of the most affected areas.

 

However, the project experienced delays due to necessary route adjustments, prompted by the upcoming construction of a high-speed railway.

 

Despite these setbacks, city officials are committed to seeing the tunnel operational by early next year, ideally before the onset of the wet season.

 

The success of this project is crucial for Pattaya's future, as flooding not only disrupts daily life but also affects tourism—a significant contributor to the city's economy.

 

As the construction progresses, both residents and local businesses are hopeful that this tunnel will provide a long-term solution to one of Pattaya's most pressing issues, reported Bangkok Post.

 

-- 2024-11-02

 

 

[johng]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

To address the problem, authorities have initiated the construction of a two-metre diameter drainage tunnel.

 

2 meters  will be 3/4 full of rubbish and construction material before its even finished.. an "ambitious" project would be at least a 10 meter tunnel.

[JoePai]

Yet another "drainage" pipe 

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, johng said:

 

2 meters  will be 3/4 full of rubbish and construction material before its even finished.. an "ambitious" project would be at least a 10 meter tunnel.

Such negativity....

[ikke1959]

In most western countries they have something similar as Thailand has now invented it is called sewerage.....

[Ralf001]

where are they building the tunnel ?

[topt]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

with water often overflowing from nearby reservoirs like Nong Pla Lai and Huay Yai.

Anybody aware of this before because I can't remember ever hearing it said?

[Zack61]

3 hours ago, johng said:

 

2 meters  will be 3/4 full of rubbish and construction material before its even finished.. an "ambitious" project would be at least a 10 meter tunnel.

You beat me to it. 2 meters is nothing especially when it is clogged with plastic 

[Emdog]

They have been at site next to my condo for a couple of years. Used to be large wooded area, which was clear cut and small road from 2nd in Jomtien to Thepprasit. What once was woodlands now seems to be a wetlands. Maybe you can see extent of vegetation that has grown since they started to see the swiftness of this project.

[Rickman66]

UNREEL 

[thailand49]

A tunnel like they are doing everywhere throughout Pattaya square or round slightly larger so one can drive a mini cooper?

Bullet train has nothing to do with any delay it wont come for years and years. The runoff from East is do to zero infracture drainage to these so call reserves nothing but holes. As we know water runs down hill these drums just hold more water below surface so people dont see.

Take Sukhumvit. From Thappasit to Pattaya Tai water runs downhill, north from the tunnel to Tai, runs downhill all in the middle a ditch at the end everything drains throught a 1 meter cement drain that drain goes down Tai all the way to beach road and WS, in the end drain at beach are too small along with water rushing down Thappaya to south end of WS. Reason road collaspe sinkholes everywhere.

Instead of patch work which produce yearly budget so Mayor can skim off have a master plan with other surrounding district to solve the problem but of course that ends much of the brown envelopes.

 

If they have the slightess clue bullet train need to start digging put the current tracks under ground at these location Choppawthi, Soi Siam, Khao Noi, Khao Talo, the bottle neck are already massive it id going to be even worse.

[Guderian]

14 minutes ago, topt said:

Anybody aware of this before because I can't remember ever hearing it said?

 

Me neither. By Huay Yai I assume they mean the Huay Chak Nok reservoir. That one hasn't been full since before the pandemic, and is currently only around half-full at a guess.

[thailand49]

11 minutes ago, topt said:

Anybody aware of this before because I can't remember ever hearing it said?

Poor use of words, these are overflowing it is overflowing from the inadequate drains in place no different in town too small so water just run down the roads toward the tracks then Sukhumvit.all one has to do heavy rain stand bottom of Khao Noi or Tala watch the garbage white water, if I was younger I get a canoe and take a wild ridethen thete are no real engineers all family nepotism keep the bandaid system is money in the bank.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

To address the problem, authorities have initiated the construction of a two-metre diameter drainage tunnel. This ambitious project is designed to divert floodwaters from the city's urban areas directly to the Na Kluea canal, which subsequently channels water to the sea in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province.

 

Like kicking the can down toe road, the water will just flood somewhere else.

[black tabby12345]

 a new drainage tunnel, aiming to ease the disturbances caused by persistent rains...

 

Anything like this?

 

    

[Grumpy one]

If the roads remained flooded, it stops the boy racers from being a pest.

Unless they all get jet ski's