Residents are warned to
be careful while using Pattaya 2nd Road during construction.
Jetsada Homklin
When Pattaya officials announced that resurfacing of the entire length
of Second Road would take only 20 days and be complete by Oct. 4, they
likely could have heard the skeptical cackling of the masses all the way
across town.
Sure enough, by the time Oct. 4 rolled around less than a third of the
battered thoroughfare had been fixed. Huge potholes now filled with
increasing amounts of rainy season downpours still marred the rest.
By Oct. 16, the far sides of the roadway between Central and South Roads
were still a mess. There were plenty of signs about ongoing
construction, but no workers actually making the construction ongoing.
Travelers scoffed they’d have to buy off-road bikes to get through
downtown while shop owners just shook their heads as they sprayed water
in front of their shops to knock down the dust.
Chaiyawat Sumetamornrath of the Engineering Department said contractor
Norbrick Co. was blaming the weather for its inability to do its job.
The contract now has been extended until Nov. 4.
On Oct. 20, officials claimed 80 percent of the roadwork was now done.
