Long-delayed robotic parking lot again set to open

[fforest1]

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.

 

 

[Inyourendo]

Imagine the khaos with these retarded drivers trying to use it ... 

[thaibeachlovers]

Thanks for the comedy thread.

 

Now, will they ever open the marina?

[alocacoc]

no chance. And if it will happen, i buy some bbq and beer and sit there and watch.

[alocacoc]

BYW, i have another idea for Pattaya.

 

Same as here but for Motorcycles;

 

 

 

Good luck.

[jeca22]

Prediction: "Security" guards will be checking the underside (but never the interior) of all cars which will cause a nice long slow queue.

[Dexlowe]

I bet there will still be security guards with whistles, furiously waving their arms at the mechanical robots.

[Basil B]

2 hours ago, Inyourendo said:

Imagine the khaos with these retarded drivers trying to use it ... 

 

Just waiting for the news headlines "Stretched Limo..." 

[DrTuner]

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.

[fakename]

For Japan, it works, for Thailand, 555555!

[Pdaz]

4 hours ago, fforest1 said:

"Plans call for the facility to be expanded to handle boats as well"

 

[i claudius]

There are two hope's for me to use this "automated" parking garage and one of them is Bob.

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[Inyourendo]

Wonder if it does tuk tuks 

[alocacoc]

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...

[fakename]

What about after shopping, you decide to bring your bags back to the car, and want to continue shopping?  Do you pay again?

[joepattaya1961]

"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.

[johng]

 

[i claudius]

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 ?

[digbeth]

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? 

[tifino]

 

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

 

[joepattaya1961]

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.

[onemorechang]

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 . 

 

 

 

[fforest1]

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.. 

 

[LongTimeLurker]

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.

[johng]

 

[KittenKong]

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%.

[johng]

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 ?

[sharecropper]

Surely the new "Powers that be" will be investigating this and calling people to account for that shocking build price?

[fforest1]

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.....    

 

[fforest1]

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.