New storm-drainage could triple size of underground pipes

[Rimmer]

New storm-drainage could triple size of underground pipes

PATTAYA:--Pattaya would nearly triple the width of drainage pipes underlying downtown streets under a new flood-drainage master plan being drafted by the city.

At an Oct. 28 meeting of city officials with the Center for Water Engineering and Infrastructure Research (CWEIR) at King Mongkut’s University of Technology in Bangkok, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome said part of the plan being drafted by university consultants calls for water-drainage “tunnels” 2.3-3 meters wide running from second road to the sea. Current drainage pipes measure only 0.8-1.2 meters wide, he said.

The pipe measurements are the first details to be released about the new storm-drainage master plan, which is not due to be completed by the CWEIR for another three months. If the city can obtain funding for the new system - and a price tag still has not been determined - work could begin before October.

“When the system is completed, Pattaya’s floods will gradually decrease and be permanently eradicated in the future,” the mayor pledged.
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-- Pattaya Mail 2013-11-08

[OMGImInPattaya]

Haven't noticed much flooding this rainy season...but without more unneeded road works, there's nothing to skim!

[Spalpeen]

Just laying a big pipe doesn't solve flooding. You also need a large network of smaller pipes to feed into it, and that's a lot of roadworks.

[Langsuan Man]

All this will do is to triple the amount of crap that the locals throw down the drains