Construction is finally underway to construct a new wheelchair-accessible pedestrian overpass across Sukhumvit Road.
Contractors for the Department of Rural Roads have sunk the foundation of the bridge after removing water pipes. New pipes will be installed once the supports are laid.
Authorities still expect four more months of work before the long-delayed footbridge near the Redemptorist Vocational School for Persons with Disabilities is complete.
First proposed more than six years ago, it has been held up most recently by a legal challenge from Pattaya Money Service Co., which claimed the structure would jeopardize safety for customers of its Pattaya Pawnshop. The operator ultimately lost the case, but by then Pattaya had already spent the money for the bridge on other things.
It took nearly another year for another budget to be secured, for design changes to be made, and plans to relocate water pipes and utility lines drafted.
