New Traffic Tunnel To Be Constructed In Pattaya

[Rimmer]

New Traffic Tunnel To Be Constructed In Pattaya

PATTAYA– October 17, 2014 [Pattaya Daily News]; at Pattaya City Hall Mr.Ronnakit Aekasing-deputy mayor of Pattaya- chaired the opening ceremony of the proposed new road construction in Central Pattaya. There were officials from each unit such as Pattaya engineering unit, local route department, provincial electrical department and police officers attending the ceremony.

Mr.Ronnakit said that previously Pattaya city had continuously suffered from traffic congestion because of the continuing growth in Pattaya. Therefore Pattaya officials have decided to construct a tunnel under the road in order to reduce traffic congestion.The budget for the project is 837,441,000 baht. Construction is due to start on 15th November and its expected it will take 810 days to complete.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/pattaya-news/new-traffic-tunnel-constructed-pattaya/

-- Pattaya Daily News 2014-10-19

[Brit_Doggie]

A nicely constructed site for all the homeless expats,and drug users.

Pattaya does care aww.

[Briggsy]

This is clearly not 1900 metres. There are some major details omitted from the report.

[TheCruncher]

Note to self : Avoid to travel to pattaya klang for the next 3-4 years, or longer.

[Spoonman]

wow.

This one has bubbled back to the surface, again.

[konying]

And flooding ??

[Mobi]

I wonder how much of the 837 million will actually be spent on the project, and whether the project will be delivered on time and within budget.

In a twisted sort of way, it is corruption that drives major infrastructure projects like these.

Without corruption, there is no incentive to build anything. Nobody would bother.

Without corruption there would have been no new airport and we would all still be trying to jam in at Don Muang..

TIT

[daveAustin]

Just concrete over the beach, clean it up a bit.

[Basil B]

810 days...

Maybe a error in translation

No precise location or plans and starting in 4 weeks

Edited October 19, 2014 by Basil B

[craigt3365]

How about the police control traffic a bit better. Don't allow 3-4 lanes turning from Suk onto Klang. Don't allow cars to "block the box" when the light turns red. The latter was a big problem where I came from until they implemented $300 fines. Enforce the no parking zones. And make mini vans/Baht buses use locations other than the entire slow lane to pick up and drop off passengers.

I know, I know...it's a dream.

[bangkapi]

Chaiyapreuk on Jomtien has been backed up terribly for years.

If you go at the wrong time of day you need to wait half an hour to turn left on to Sukhumvit back to Bangkok if you start half a km. from the intersection.

[petercool]

A potentially libellous post removed

[lee b]

Already got one, it's called walking street.

[topt]

"Pornprapanimit road" - is this otherwise known as Soi Siam or am I off base?

[Pattaya28]

So we've now got an 810 day traffic jam to look forward to. Grrrrr

A great pity Thais cannot understand how to use "roundabouts".

So much of the traffic congestion would not happen if only "roundabouts" were adopted.

[VBF]

So we've now got an 810 day traffic jam to look forward to. Grrrrr

A great pity Thais cannot understand how to use "roundabouts".

So much of the traffic congestion would not happen if only "roundabouts" were adopted.

Oh do give them time - they haven't mastered traffic lights yet!

[KittenKong]

Pattaya needs a bypass, not a tunnel.

[VBF]

Pattaya needs a bypass, not a tunnel.

It's got one....the Sukhumvit - you can go from Bangkok, right down to Satahip and wave at Pattaya and Jomtien as you pass, if you so desire.

See - I can be sarcastic too!

[misterphil]

Chaiyapreuk on Jomtien has been backed up terribly for years.

If you go at the wrong time of day you need to wait half an hour to turn left on to Sukhumvit back to Bangkok if you start half a km. from the intersection.

That's one of the reasons I live on Chaiyapreuk the other side of Sukhumvit.

[Benmart]

I wonder how much of the 837 million will actually be spent on the project, and whether the project will be delivered on time and within budget.

In a twisted sort of way, it is corruption that drives major infrastructure projects like these.

Without corruption, there is no incentive to build anything. Nobody would bother.

Without corruption there would have been no new airport and we would all still be trying to jam in at Don Muang..

TIT

"TIT"

You really think corruption in public works projects and construction exists only in Thailand? You really need to get out a bit more.

In the US "bridges to nowhere" and similar boondoogles are the stuff of everyday politics.

Where are these bridges you are refering to? Thanks for the info.

[Basil B]

Pattaya needs a bypass, not a tunnel.

It's got one....the Sukhumvit - you can go from Bangkok, right down to Satahip and wave at Pattaya and Jomtien as you pass, if you so desire.

See - I can be sarcastic too!

OK the Sukhumvit needs a by-pass starting at Chomburi all the way down to Sittihip...

[Don Aleman]

Make it out of glass and then when the floods come again as they did this week it can be advertised as a human aquarium !

[Traxster]

If the same people who built their footpaths build the tunnel,

then there is no way on God's/Buddha's great earth that I am going to go anywhere near said tunnel.....

Noo waaayyy !!

[flynn]

High season coming up, isn't it a bad time to start ?

[Dag Ekeberg]

“Pattaya hopes to begin work on Central-Sukhumvit bypass in November” (Pattaya Mail August 2011)

http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pattaya-hopes-to-begin-work-on-central-sukhumvit-bypass-in-november-5383

[jacko45k]

There happened to be 6-12 inches of water all the way down Soi Buakhao yesterday and some of the side roads were somewhat deeper.

I worry about a tunnel!

[gintis0604]

Thai never think on next step, so why should they worry about flooding yet.

[gintis0604]

There must be someone in City Hall who just want to cause problems for the traffic in Pattaya. Just look at soi Watboon/Jomtien second road cross. Messed up one yea, and just last week they even started on soi Chayapruek!!! That person should be kicked out of office. The PM is welcome to check Pty's administratio.

[Cake Monster]

With the present administrations inability to prevent, or control flooding, this proposed project will turn into the biggest underground swimming pool in the world.

A basic law of physics applies here, and that is that liquid WILL run downwards to the lowest point.

Excellent bit of planning

[bongoz]

And flooding ??

It's OK the tunnel can double as a reservoir during the wet season or even when global warming really hits us and the tide reaches that hi...