Water pipes under North Road being replaced

PATTAYA:--The Provincial Waterworks Authority is replacing water mains under the entirety of North Road, work that will affect traffic until at least the end of August.

VSK PPD Co. of Bangkok began work June 15, about two weeks after the planned beginning of the project, which will see piping placed under each side of North Road from Sukhumvit Road to the Dolphin Roundabout. Before the delayed start, completion had been set for Aug. 31.

Project manager Aniruth Charonesuk said the 9-million-baht pipe replacement was needed due to continual line breaks in the old pipes underneath North Road.

Work will begin with demolition of the road surface and sidewalks and continue with trench digging and placement of the HDPE piping. The road will be resurfaced and leveled as each segment of pipe is complete.

Traffic will be affected along the entire route, with periodic lane closures on both sides of the street with barriers placed to protect workers.

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-- Pattaya Mail 2015-06-19

I thought this was about the shisha crackdown initially, but it was about pipe work that will cause even more traffic congestion.

Anyone not in Thailand taking bets as to how long the job will take?

Hurrah, hurrah.

A nice addition to the traffic chaos on Sukhumvit

One of the few escape routes torn open too.

Unbelievable!!!

Now all we need now is the long overdue resurfacing of Pattaya Tai and they'll complete the Trifecta!

Hurrah, hurrah.

A nice addition to the traffic chaos on Sukhumvit

One of the few escape routes torn open too.

I feel your prayers will be heard, because since a few days they have placed a large sign at the entrance of the small soi to Vientiane restaurant on Pattaya Tai, that says shortcut to Thepprasit road.

So they may start works somewhere that hinder the entrance to Thepprasit from Sukhumvit