Volunteers repair the damage done by local construction and ignored by
city officials.
Theerarak
Suthathiwong
Sick of waiting for the Sriracha government to
perform one of its most-basic tasks - repair the roads - merchants and
residents near the Night Market Square filled in potholes themselves,
snidely leaving behind a sign reading, “You damaged it. We repaired it.”
Locals are blaming both public officials and owners of a 23-story
condominium project for the sad state of the road behind Night Market
Square. Since construction began, builders have dumped rocks and garbage
on the road and allowed wastewater to drain from the site unabated.
The abuse and standing water have destroyed the road surface, leaving
behind large potholes and created treacherous walking conditions for
shoppers. Despite complaints to both Sriracha district and Chonburi
provincial officials, no action has been taken against the moneyed condo
owners or to repair the road, merchants complained.
Sriracha Night Square Co., feeling it was losing customers, finally
decided to take matters into its own hands. The company purchased
concrete, stone and other construction materials, then recruited
volunteers to fix the soi.
The makeshift workers wanted those in power to know, however, that their
inaction was noted: “You damaged it. We repaired it” was the sign they
left behind.
