Tilted canal walkway in Nonthaburi | Photo via KhaoSod

 

Residents in Nonthaburi are worried about the safety of a dangerously tilted walkway near a canal, a situation worsened by the March 28 earthquake. This issue poses significant risks for students, the elderly, and bedridden individuals who rely on the path daily.

 

The problem area lies along a 300-metre stretch of Khlong Bang Krasor, leading to the Chao Phraya River. Locals have observed significant subsidence affecting the concrete embankment, which is now tilted about 45 degrees towards the canal. The earth supporting the path has sunken by 80 centimetres, causing nearby utility poles to lean perilously.

 

Resident Saisunee Koetnak reported that while the walkway had been leaning for days, heavy rainfall on May 17 further damaged it, creating noticeable cracks. The cause of the subsidence and whether the embankment was adequately reinforced remains in question.

 

According to Saisunee Songkhananakh, president of the Wat Noi Nok community, the embankment's tilt started after the earthquake, and further weakened by recent rains. An exact cause has yet to be identified.

 

Amarin Kitchatham, acting director of Nonthaburi Municipality's Public Works Division, revealed that an engineering evaluation found around 30 metres of subsidence. Plans are underway to consult contractors on the subsidence causes, while warning signs will alert residents to avoid the hazardous path.

 

In a bid to ensure public safety, the municipality intends to work with a local temple to establish an interim alternative route for residents. This proactive step is part of broader efforts to address the structural issues and ensure safe passage for the community.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-05-19

 

 

I think ill take the 30 minute detour

Ya it was the earthquake that did it. 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An exact cause has yet to be identified.

Really ?

After a few beers I'm sure I'd find that path perfectly straight!

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

warning signs will alert residents to avoid the hazardous path.

 

In Western countries the walkway would have been closed off completely so noone could go there. But here it's left to the well-known discretion of the inhabitants ...

Convenient to blame the earthquake instead of poor construction. 

I agree that the compaints of 'bedridden individuals who rely on the path daily' should be heard.😋

If they were really 'proactive' repairs would be under way already, or at least beginning.   Instead, their 'proactive' just involves--you guessed it--'talks'.   Which haven't even started yet.  Always, talk, talk, talk.  Or, in this case, talk of future talks.  

What a absurd report.

 

How can BEDRIDDEN individuals get out of bed and saunter down a canal path, tilted or not...

11 hours ago, Andycoops said:

What a absurd report.

 

How can BEDRIDDEN individuals get out of bed and saunter down a canal path, tilted or not...

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