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Expect traffic delays on marathon Sunday
The King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon is being run this Sunday,
July 21, full details of which can be found in the sports section this week.
Commuters are being warned to expect lengthy traffic delays, as several main
arteries in Pattaya will be at least partially closed Sunday morning from around
4 a.m. until noon.
The marathon route starts and finishes near Central Festival on Beach Road, so
Beach Road will be closed for the entire event. For the rest of the course,
police will close the left lane on all roads used in the marathon. Roads
affected by this include North Pattaya Road, Sukhumvit Highway, Central Pattaya
Road, South Pattaya Road, Soi Wat Boon in Jomtien, Soi Na Jomtien 2, Jomtien
Beach Road, Thappraya Road, the bottom of 3rd Road leading to Bali Hai pier, and
along Beach Road back to the start finish at Central Plaza.
At press time, police told Pattaya Mail that Sukhumvit will not be shut down
entirely, but that traffic will be held up intermittently to let runners cross
the busy highway. According to the course map, there will be several different
crossings between North Pattaya and all the way well past the Ambassador Hotel
to the south.
Commuters are advised to find alternative routes during marathon hours, although
police have not suggested any such detours.
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