Road workers have been
called out to patch holes in Second Road after the heavy rains earlier
this month.
Warunya Thongrod
Typhoon Wutip put a beating on Second Road, sending Pattaya road
workers scrambling to patch holes once the sun reappeared.
Maintenance chief Wuthiset Charoenpot led a team of 10 engineers to
Second Road in front of The Avenue galleria, a spot infamous for
suffering some of the worst flooding in the city’s downtown area. Deep,
long-standing water annually wreaks havoc on the pavement there.
Wuthiset said the team leveled and repainted the road, filled in
potholes and then moved on to other problem areas near Central Festival
Pattaya Beach and the opening of Sois 2, 4 and 5.
With Pattaya City Hall’s inability to mitigate flooding, road damage has
become a way of life. Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome has said he wants to
launch major road overhauls, but lacks the budget to do so.
