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Controversial Beach Road widening begins
Additional lanes to reduce greenery,
may not solve traffic woes, mayor admits
City workers have begun
widening Beach Road in Pattaya by one, 3.5 meter wide lane.
Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya has begun removing Beach Road sidewalks and plants as it
prepares to begin the controversial widening of the beachfront thoroughfare.
City contractors March 28 began removing trees and cement walkways near the
Dusit curve. Work on the 144 million baht project will continue through
March next year.
The widening is part of the city’s overall renovation of Pattaya Beach,
which includes rebuilding the eroded beach and widening overcrowded Beach
Road from three lanes to four. City officials have pledged to restore plants
and trees removed, albeit it with 3.5 meters less real estate to work with.
“Park areas, I admit, will be smaller. But the city has not abandoned the
environment,” Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome said. “As for increasing traffic
lanes, I can’t say this will solve 100 percent of the problem, but it is our
intention to try to alleviate traffic issues.”
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome said the project is cut into nine phases, each one
running 300 meters. Considered an urgent issue, roadwork is supposed to run
from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until complete.
Itthiphol warned that the road widening will continue for a year and drivers
should try to use other north-south routes when possible.
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