Dear Pattaya Mail,
I trust you have many more successful editions and grow from strength to strength.
My main question or concern is rather the road works that happen in Pattaya. I have been coming to Pattaya for a number of years and been always amazed about the roads in general, the maintenance being done on the roads and also the planning and construction of the roads.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe I can do a better job, but I am convinced there are competent and qualified people/workers/trades men & engineers that can. I know money might be a problem, but just the placement of the manholes (on the side) might alone save a lot of money.
I have some concerns and questions:
1. Why do the manholes have to be in the road? Water runs “downhill”, so why not put manholes/drains on the side of the road? Most roads are not completely level, since they are built to have a slight list, in order for water to run off. Placing it on the sides, where no busses, trucks, vehicles and general traffic drives over it would make sense, like most other countries in the world as well as other places/cities in Thailand.
2. I noticed a lot of broken manholes covered with metal/iron plates. Why? Do the people that make the decision know how dangerous it is when it is wet & slippery? I have seen many people fall and the root cause looked like a slippery metal plate.
3. By placing the manholes and all metal/iron plates in the roads, the roads are so bumpy, because of this. Is there a reasonable and or industry best practice excuse for this? I feel sorry for people that might have an injury or pregnant women that have to travel over and via these “bumpy roads”.
Is it possible to influence the planning stages so the execution is of quality?
Regards,
Bobby
