Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Traffic congestion gripped the routes through Ayutthaya as people embarked on their new year holiday journeys. Traffic reports yesterday evening, December 27 highlighted heavy vehicle accumulation at Bang Pa-in Interchange, with cars from Phahonyothin Road, Highway 9, and the motorway filling all lanes. Many city dwellers were eager to leave Bangkok and surrounding provinces, heading towards the northern and northeastern regions.

 

On the outbound Asian Highway, particularly at kilometre 23 before the railway overpass in Ayutthaya, traffic slowed significantly. Vehicles converged from parallel lanes to ascend the bridge, and upon descending, diverted left to enter a petrol station, causing intermittent slowdowns and congestion.

 

Phahonyothin Road, traversing Wang Noi district towards the northeast, experienced a similar situation. Traffic was heavy and slow, especially at the diversions leading in and out of parallel lanes and petrol stations between kilometres 54 and 74.

Highway police were compelled to open a special lane starting at kilometre 66 in Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, extending to kilometre 84 in Nong Khae, Saraburi, to alleviate the outbound traffic surge. The anticipation was that vehicle numbers would increase throughout the evening, coinciding with the last working day of the new year holiday period, as individuals hurried to spend the long break with family, reported KhaoSod.

“The influx of vehicles trying to exit the city is substantial,” noted a local traffic officer. “We’ve had to adjust traffic flow to manage the volume efficiently.”

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2024-12-28

 

 

Yes, was caught up in that. Took 7 hours to get to phetchabun from Bangkok last night! 

18 hours ago, Lazybones said:

Yes, was caught up in that. Took 7 hours to get to phetchabun from Bangkok last night! 

Surely you should have known that before you set out.

Once but never again will I mix in to that chaos.

A good 12 hours to Pattaya 560 km.

I study the holiday/ long weekend calendar carefully and don't fall for the idea that on the 2nd day traffic will not be that bad😖