Traffic backs up on
Thepprasit Road in the afternoon during the construction between sois 6
and 7.
Surasak Huasoon
Following the dredging of the South Pattaya canal and the
digging of a new cache basin near the railway road, Pattaya City now is
urgently moving to connect drainage pipes throughout the city to prevent
flooding during next year’s rainy season.
The latest project is finishing connections of Thepprasit sois 6 and 7.
The roadwork, which is causing heavy traffic congestion, is part of a
larger Jomtien Beach-area project to extend the city’s drainage system,
said Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay.
During the construction, one lane of traffic will be closed at a time to
allow the work to be done quickly. The work should take about 14 days to
complete, he said Nov. 25.
Pattaya has been severely affected by floods and people have been
complaining heavily about it, as they are tired of the perennial
problem, the deputy mayor acknowledged.
However, Sompob Wandee, director of the Water Quality Management
Department said work is proceeding to receive runoff from Nongprue
Sub-district’s higher elevations at the water-treatment plant before it
is dispersed into the sea.
