Transport Ministry plans 15 million baht Sukhumvit bridge for disabled

PATTAYA:--The Transport Ministry will spend 15 million baht to create a wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge over Sukhumvit Road.

Assistant Minister Prasert Janthrawongthong joined Rev. Michael Picharn Jaiseri, president of Father Ray Foundation, and Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh at the Redemptorist School for Disabilities Jan. 24 to newsjsinspect the site of the planned elevators and bridge over Sukhumvit near the 145-kilometer marker.

Prasert noted that the school has more than 300 disabled students, many of whom need to traverse the busy highway. The ministry, thus, plans to fund the first crossover bridge outfitted with elevators in the area to ensure their safety.

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-- Pattaya Mail 2013-02-01

Ummm where is the 145-kilometer marker please ?

Probably there where the new tunnel is planned!

Opposite Soi Nueng Pleb Waan and Siam Country Club Road (on Sukhumvits bright side)

Edited February 1, 201313 yr by joepattaya1961

And what will the disabled do, once they get to the other side? They will be stuck on a broken down sidewalk, with no where to go, unless they have someone helping them.