TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 There MIGHT be some way to access CW directly by vehicle, or go there and park somewhere nearby... But, the main roads bordering CW are entirely blocked by protest activities there, those being Rama I and Ratchadamri. AFAIK, it would be a lot easier to drive to a BTS location somewhere and take the BTS Sukhumvit Line to the Childom Station, and just a short walk from there. CW really doesn't seem a very car friendly location right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Chaeng Wattana Update - Short version: AVOID! Sorry for the delay. Got back home this morning and got totally side-tracked by the family Muang Thong Thani to Laksi @ 07:00I did wonder en-route what changes would have happened considering the attention the police have been lavishing on this site for the past 48 hours. As I approached the entrance to the site where we have been re-routed right I noticed the lane was blocked and we were being pushed into the u-turn. I decided to press on (easy on a motorbike) and asked the PDRC guard at the entrance if I could go to Laksi. He indicated I could. The "improved" route is now CLOSED and ALL traffic is being forced on past Thailand Post and onto Chaeng Wattana 5. From here you come up to Chaeng Wattana and join traffic from Bang Khen to the u-turn where everybody is forced to turn round.Return @ 08:00A little easier as I slipped back down 5 from Laksi. If you are approaching from Bang Khen you will have to go up to the u-turn, then back down to the u-turn under the bridge and then onto 5. Not too bad at 08:00 on a Sunday but at other times this is going to be hellish. Once through the site I noted that traffic was flowing but only 1 lane in either direction at the West edge of the protest site. I guess they are slowing the flow to allow for better monitoring.Basically put avoid like the plague for now. I will report back on Thursday when I try to make the same trip again....if it hasn't been cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Other than the traffic issues, what did it look like out there morning time? Protest crowd large/small and visible or not visible. And what about presence or absence of police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Other than the traffic issues, what did it look like out there morning time? Protest crowd large/small and visible or not visible. And what about presence or absence of police? The same, no crowds visible at all. Everybody there, that I can see from my glimpse in the entrance, has a job (i.e. vendor, motorsai, security, army, etc). There are no visible "crowds" (i.e. Thai picnic or tents) from either side. That said I can imagine if I was in there I would be placing myself in the middle of the site to allow for me to react to any "attack". It is hard to tell but I have seen no evidence of any real numbers for the past 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 today Grung Kasem road from Nang Lerng to Tawet is closed off. Whatever the police "cleared" on Friday is now back X5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Today at around 3 pm Ploenchit between Langsuan and Wittayu. Open again to traffic. Unfortunately traffic along Wittayu both ways very slow, presumably affected by arterial roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Needless to say, don't come anywhere near Rattanakosin area today. If you must pass to the west, maybe going through Chinatown would work, but I think anything south of Ratchawiti down to Ratchadamnern, from Rama VI over to the river will either be blocked or really congested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I just heard from a colleague that a bomb went off near the parlament. Anybody that has some insight to what's going on in that area? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) I don't see any smoke. Edited February 18, 2014 by taony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know Silom is blocked to traffic, is Sathorn still clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Yes, Sathorn is open, but the traffic is very heavy, especially cars going into Convent and then on through to Silom, and on Saladaeng, behind Silom Complex onto Convent and on to Silom. Edited February 18, 2014 by samtam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Anyone know about the situation at the Ploenchit / Wireless area? I know Rama I is blocked in front of Central World but is it still possible to come down Sukhumvit / Ploenchit all the way to the Erawan Shrine and make a left on Rajdamri? Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Anyone know about the situation at the Ploenchit / Wireless area? I know Rama I is blocked in front of Central World but is it still possible to come down Sukhumvit / Ploenchit all the way to the Erawan Shrine and make a left on Rajdamri? Patrick During day time: YES At night: NO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Anyone know about the situation at the Ploenchit / Wireless area? I know Rama I is blocked in front of Central World but is it still possible to come down Sukhumvit / Ploenchit all the way to the Erawan Shrine and make a left on Rajdamri? Patrick During day time: YES At night: NO Best way to get to Rajdamri if coming from Sukhumvit/Ploenchit is to turn left onto Wireless then turn right down Sarasin and then down to Rajdamri. You could also go down to Lang Suan and do the same thing, but that's a bit of a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellyp Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 If I get a sleeper train to BKK and arrive in the morning, will I have trouble getting to Pinklao? To be honest I don't even know where the Train station is. I am looking for up to date info if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If I get a sleeper train to BKK and arrive in the morning, will I have trouble getting to Pinklao? To be honest I don't even know where the Train station is. I am looking for up to date info if possible. From Hualamphong going to PinKlao is doable without going near any protest sites. You have to assume that any taxi driver is going to want to avoid the protest sites and will know a good route.....or they just love tutting too much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Chaeng Wattana UpdateMuang Thong Thani - Laksi - 07:30This morning the traffic heading into the site was dreadful and the queues started back at the overpass outside Healthland. On a motorbike it was just "a pain" but doable. Entering the Government Complex it is back to 2 lanes in either direction but the route is bottle necked as it heads up past Thailand Post Office as the road here is very narrow for 2 lanes and there are a lot of big vehicles using it. Once through there was quite a bit of traffic queuing to go down to Viphavadi-Rangsit but a lot of this was the protestor's trucks. Laksi - Muang Thong Thani - 08:00 Just as bad and for the same reasons. Basically there is more road access than last week but there is a HUGE amount of traffic trying to use it and the Muang Thong crowd heading to Viphavadi makes it much worse. Still try to avoid, at least during rush hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baneko Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm heading to see mate in Soi 6 Sukhimvit tommorrow. I stay in Phanat Nikhom. I head to the 3 expressway cut off at Sukhimvit. I then go through the hospital onto Soi 3 and across the cross road to 4 and then from 4 onto 6. Do any of you lads expect delays. We are heading there for around lunch time. Cheers Sent from my GT-I9300T using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauleddy Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 So, with the departure of the Monk, is CW open again for Visas etc? Or is this a temporary departure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 According to recent articles here today, the rice farmers are on the way to Bangkok with their slowy-dowy tractors,... any reliable update would be very much appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 I believe I read that they are staying around Ayuthada and will come into the city tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airconsult Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Asoke at 13:00 today (saturday). Recorded speech and recorded crowd sounds playing... nobody at all except people passing through Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Asoke at 13:00 today (saturday). Recorded speech and recorded crowd sounds playing... nobody at all except people passing through Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Was there last night about 9PM. Maybe 200 people, 400 if you included the vendors, guards and protest tourists. Suk seems to be permanently blocked with sandbags at the entrances to their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Just went through Muang Thong Thani IMPACT outside CMPO. Nobody there, not 1 visible protestor, just the usual suspects. Haven't been to Chaeng Wattana today but there has been nobody visible there for weeks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Just back from National Stadium. A lot of protesters were there. Maybe that's where they sleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 You mean... like this? (Taken from the National Stadium BTS Station walkway last weekend) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 This map seems to have been updated with the latest tragedies. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210550963008557722983.0004ea041241da07d86cb&msa=0&ll=13.758894,100.548248&spn=0.107544,0.184364&dg=feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Cantral World at noon Sunday: Nobody. Edited February 23, 2014 by ExpatOilWorker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Just seen anti government protesters going past Eastin Hotel on New Petchburi Road. I don't know how many or where they're going but I assume someone will see where they end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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