Rimmer Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Controversial Beach Road widening begins PATTAYA:--Pattaya has begun removing Beach Road sidewalks and plants as it prepares to begin the controversial widening of the beachfront thoroughfare.City contractors March 28 began removing trees and cement walkways near the Dusit curve. Work on the 144 million baht project will continue through March next year.The widening is part of the city’s overall renovation of Pattaya Beach, which includes rebuilding the eroded beach and widening overcrowded Beach Road from three lanes to four. City officials have pledged to restore plants and trees removed, albeit it with 3.5 meters less real estate to work with.City workers have begun widening Beach Road in Pattaya by one, 3.5 meter wide lane.Full story:http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/controversial-beach-road-widening-begins-24788 -- Pattaya Mail 2013-04-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 " Work on the 144 million baht project will continue through March next year " 12 months to widen a bit of road ?! <deleted> ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Chances are it will take more like 36 months. Ask people in Jomtien about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie888888 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 " Work on the 144 million baht project will continue through March next year "12 months to widen a bit of road ?! <deleted> ? perhaps even more than 12 months. It took them like 8 years to complete thappraya Rd, which is barely 2 km long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Get some Paddy's in. They will have it done in a month. Wait ... not work permit available. March next year? That IS a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 12 months??!! Must be one of those one week on, two or three weeks off projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1guy Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 How many people they have working on it? Well atleast there keeping it open while the work is being done another reason why it will take a year. Where are they getting all the sand for the erroded beach?? I remember hearing about the beach plan more than a year ago hope its a improvement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Doomed..... This is a thread that could end up being longer than the Jet Ski scam.... Many of the trees are not Palm trees they are deep rooted Tamarinds and Tropical Almond trees. I could be wrong...but I cant see them being replaced to provide much needed shade and roots to hold the sand together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Unfortunately, the new lane will soon be filled with more motorbikes for rent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 The silliest thing Pattaya has done... EVER.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The silliest thing Pattaya has done... EVER.... Now there's a statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Why are we running two threads about the same subject ? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/629334-widening-of-beach-rd-started-at-north-end/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Why are we running two threads about the same subject ? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/629334-widening-of-beach-rd-started-at-north-end/ Because this thread is "official" news.. there other is just hearsay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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