Khlong Ong Ang To Get Walking Street 2 Years After Saphan Lek Razing

Khlong Ong Ang To Get Walking Street 2 Years After Saphan Lek Razing

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

A rendering of the walking street City Hall plans to construct along both sides of Khlong Ong Ang where the historical Saphan Lek market used to be located. Image: City Hall

BANGKOK — Nearly two years after Saphan Lek market was dismantled, Khlong Ong Ang will get a new walking street along both of its sides, City Hall said Monday.

Unlike the maze of makeshift booths which sold cheap toys and electronic goods over the canal for more than 30 years, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the new walking street – to be built alongside it – would remain clean and organized because it would be regulated by his office.

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