Bali Hai bridge removed

PATTAYA:--The crumbling Bali Hai Pier access bridge has been completely removed as contractors continue their overhaul of the South Pattaya jetty.

 

It took workers three days to excise all remnants of the bridge, which was the most dilapidated section of the concrete pier that opened more than a decade ago.

 

Pattaya chief engineer Jamorn Kajenjerm said the bridge also was obstructing the South Pattaya flood-drainage canal. Now that it is gone, flooding problems should dissipate.

 

A replacement bridge that does not encroach on public land will be built, but plans and budget have not yet been approved, he said.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/bali-hai-bridge-removed-181788

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-07-28

Is it normal to remove something that is apparently used before having a replacement ready to go?

It still just boggles the mind that a structure could be erected without right of way approved, permits issued, waterway flow study presented, surveying completed and approved, and the structure's engineering capacity analyzed. Yeah, there's no answer.  Carry on, Thailand.  

5 minutes ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

It still just boggles the mind that a structure could be erected without right of way approved, permits issued, waterway flow study presented, surveying completed and approved, and the structure's engineering capacity analyzed. Yeah, there's no answer.  Carry on, Thailand.  

I didn't read any of that in the article.

^^^Granted, I was reading between the lines but . . .  A pier that was crumbling for years yet is only a decade old. It obstructed the South Pattaya drainage canal.  The new one won't encroach on public land like the old one.  And they completely demolished a bridge, likely because it was wholly inadequate likely due to lack of any oversight.

Edited July 28, 20178 yr by Kaoboi Bebobp