Traffic nightmare as Ratchayothin flyover bridge closed around the clock

 

 

Motorists were stuck in traffic on Ratchadapisek and Paholyothin roads for longer period than usual on the first day of the 24-hour closure of the Ratchayothin flyover bridge since Tuesday midnight.

 

Traffic snarl for both in-bound and out-bound of the two roads was so bad that several frustrated bus commuters were seen leaving the stationary buses in droves and chose to walk instead under the hot sun.

 

Besides the complete closure of the flyover bridge, the traffic lanes on Ratchadapisek road were reduced from five to three, hence further worsening traffic condition. The impacts from heavy congestion on Ratchadapisek road spread to Prachanukul intersection which is normally congested, Ratchavibha intersection and Vibhavadi Rangsit highway and Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/traffic-nightmare-as-ratchayothin-flyover-bridge-closed-around-the-clock/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-30

I love how blunt the last line of the article is: 
 

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Construction work will take two years and motorists are advised to avoid the construction area.

 

Great solution! 

17 hours ago, jadee said:

I love how blunt the last line of the article is: 
 

 

Great solution! 

Two years, is only 730 days, and 17,520 hours, and 1,051,200 seconds.

Happy now.

Always been a nightmare intersection, now a total mess and will be so for several years.