Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai - which future?

[cloudhopper]

^ Yeah, it's blurry. Would be nice to have a shot of the legend, too.

[cloudhopper]

Then again, I suppose once you're through that first tunnel and into Lampang province, you could have another highway South to Lampang city and Highway #1 to Bangkok.

It would appear that is their plan.

[MESmith]

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The red is built on the surface, black elevated and yellow tunnel.

Could you take a close up of the section from CM east through the first tunnel & then north? Post as big a pic as you can, please.

That's about 16km of tunnel to get out of Chiang Mai. I just can't believe it will ever happen.

[bazza40]

16 km of tunnel with a mix of scooters, cars, pickups, trucks and semi-trailers using it? A recipe for chaos if ever I saw one.

Oh wait, the cyclists will want to claim their road rights too....

Edited January 14, 2016 by bazza40

[MESmith]

16 km of tunnel with a mix of scooters, cars, pickups, trucks and semi-trailers using it? A recipe for chaos if ever I saw one.

Oh wait, the cyclists will want to claim their road rights too....

Cyclists use 1229, over the top of the hills

[bazza40]

16 km of tunnel with a mix of scooters, cars, pickups, trucks and semi-trailers using it? A recipe for chaos if ever I saw one.

Oh wait, the cyclists will want to claim their road rights too....

Cyclists use 1229, over the top of the hills

And when they insist on riding two abreast, slowing down other traffic, that's OK too.

A little bit of common sense, such as riding single file when they know faster traffic is behind them, would go a long way.

Sorry, off topic. However, think about it.

[MESmith]

16 km of tunnel with a mix of scooters, cars, pickups, trucks and semi-trailers using it? A recipe for chaos if ever I saw one.

Oh wait, the cyclists will want to claim their road rights too....

Cyclists use 1229, over the top of the hills

And when they insist on riding two abreast, slowing down other traffic, that's OK too.

A little bit of common sense, such as riding single file when they know faster traffic is behind them, would go a long way.

Sorry, off topic. However, think about it.