Inbound and outbound traffic between Bangkok and the South now open at Bang Saphan but traffic remains very congested

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Highways has now finished constructing the second Bailey bridge before dawn today and open it to outbound traffic from Bangkok to the South to ease traffic jams formed by thousands of vehicles which many of them stranded there for over 20 hours.

 

The opening of the outbound traffic at Nong Ya Plong from Bangkok followed after the inbound traffic was possible after the first Bailey bridge at Ban Wang Yao was constructed and finished late yesterday.

 

But the Bailey bridge allows only one traffic lane.

 

Large cargo trucks and container trucks are not permitted to use the Bailey bridge as it could not withstand its loads.

 

Several thousands of vehicles forming over 20 kilometres long queue on both inbound and outbound traffic have to pass the temporary bridge one by one.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/inbound-outbound-traffic-bangkok-south-now-open-bang-saphan-traffic-remains-congested/

 

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I am really impressed how fast they managed to build that bridge to allow traffic to go through.