September 26, 20169 yr http://www.pattayamail.com/news/long-delayed-robotic-parking-lot-set-open-149501 More than three years after it was completed, an automated parking garage at Bali Hai Pier is finally set to open to the public. The 738-million-baht garage went into “testing” in March 2015 with promises to open a month later. It never did. Concession holder MP Max Co. suffered huge losses that caused Pattaya City Hall to cancel its contract and take the company to court for damages. For more than a year, the building laid dormant. Using a computerized-elevator system from by Simmatec Robotic of South Korea, the garage offers 407 parking spaces on seven floors. Three hydraulic “Transo Devices” lift cars into and out of spaces. Plans call for the facility to be expanded to handle boats as well. Edited September 26, 20169 yr by Rimmer Font size
September 26, 20169 yr no chance. And if it will happen, i buy some bbq and beer and sit there and watch. Edited September 26, 20169 yr by alocacoc
September 26, 20169 yr BYW, i have another idea for Pattaya. Same as here but for Motorcycles; Good luck.
September 26, 20169 yr Prediction: "Security" guards will be checking the underside (but never the interior) of all cars which will cause a nice long slow queue.
September 26, 20169 yr I bet there will still be security guards with whistles, furiously waving their arms at the mechanical robots.
September 26, 20169 yr 2 hours ago, Inyourendo said: Imagine the khaos with these retarded drivers trying to use it ... Just waiting for the news headlines "Stretched Limo..."
September 26, 20169 yr A good way to get your car crushed into a cube by the local Super Somchai who's souped up the system with a piece of wire straight from the mains. I ain't going near that place. True pity about destroying the once nice bali hai park.
September 26, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, fforest1 said: "Plans call for the facility to be expanded to handle boats as well"
September 26, 20169 yr There are two hope's for me to use this "automated" parking garage and one of them is Bob.Sent from my ASUS_T00J using Tapatalk
September 26, 20169 yr How does this work? Must the driver and passengers leave the car before it get parked? Or are they otherwise trapped in the robotic parking lot for ever? I see the headlines: Bad odor automatic from parking garage... Edited September 26, 20169 yr by alocacoc
September 26, 20169 yr What about after shopping, you decide to bring your bags back to the car, and want to continue shopping? Do you pay again?
September 27, 20169 yr "to be expanded to handle BOATS as well" a statement made by someone who has no clue about the effect of salt-water on steel and electronics.
September 27, 20169 yr 12 hours ago, fakename said: What about after shopping, you decide to bring your bags back to the car, and want to continue shopping? Do you pay again? Dont worry ,it will more than likely break down and your car will be there for days , you can carry the shopping home by the way ,where would you go shopping down there ?
September 27, 20169 yr A lot of the parking places around the area seems pretty 'influential' most motorcycle taxi guys around the area seem to be in on it, guiding you to these various parking lots for a 'fee' The number of Thais going over to Koh Larn must makes it pretty lucrative. Seems like there's a lot of 'incentives' for a modern, professionally run operation to not suceed. The way the first contractor/operator just packed up seem pretty mysterious?
September 27, 20169 yr I see no bright flashy lights, decal covered, lowered body doof doof cars'n'vans -won't be able to park there The underbody clearance is only 13 cm otherwise it'd be like going for a scrape around Dinsdale's place
September 28, 20169 yr I've been in a parking lot in Amsterdam once where I had to "climb" the building in an elevator. Drove the car in the elevator and the space left on both sides made it impossible to leave the car. It scared the shait out of me. Ok, this parking building is fully automatic, but I think I won't ever use it.
September 28, 20169 yr I have been informed that City Hall maybe working on a network of underground parking facilities around Pattaya for the large number of Coaches / Buses expected this high season . Edited September 28, 20169 yr by onemorechang
September 28, 20169 yr Author Why will this place will be a failure again? Cars cant be to long or ride to low no trucks or motorcycles... Cheap charlies will not park there.. People who are afraid of damage to their car will not park there... People who dont understand how it works and dont want to understand will not park there... People on quick shopping trips will not park there.. People who just do not want the hassle will not park there... Also Karma will have its revenge for destroying the old park.. Edited September 28, 20169 yr by fforest1
September 28, 20169 yr It's the 'park and ride' for the metrorail system from City Hall to Bali Hai Pier so as soon as the metrorail is completed it will be fully operational.
October 21, 20169 yr So this ridiculous and non-functioning monstrosity cost 738MB to build and is going to be rented out for 2.5MB per year. That's a return of 0.3% Maybe the city should have invested in condos instead? By all accounts the guaranteed return on these is at least 10%.
October 21, 20169 yr By the time the place opens it will have to be closed again for "renovations" due to the ageing equipment. 3 minutes ago, KittenKong said: By all accounts the guaranteed return on these is at least 10%. 8-) LOL "guaranteed return" the real estate agents promise ?
October 21, 20169 yr Surely the new "Powers that be" will be investigating this and calling people to account for that shocking build price?
October 21, 20169 yr Author When they said it will be opening soon did they mean in 2016 or 2017 or? Hydraulic replacement parts dont come cheap,I bet the 738MB figure is being added to all the time.....
October 21, 20169 yr Author Well I guess it is open... http://www.pattayamail.com/news/long-delayed-robotic-parking-garage-finally-opens-152636 The long-delayed automated parking garage at Bali Hai Pier is finally open to the public, but so far, it’s only about a third full. The 738-million-baht garage finally threw open its gates Oct. 1 more than three years after it was built.
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