The crush of tourists arriving in Pattaya for the New Year’s Countdown event turned area roads and highways into parking lots.
Traffic downtown was jammed on Dec. 31 with police and volunteers trying to keep cars moving, even slowly.
The backup was particularly bad at the off ramp for Highway 7 at Sukhumvit Road. Cars queued for several kilometers, resulting in gridlock on Central Road.
New Year traffic was bad everywhere, but was particularly bad at the off ramp for Highway 7 at Sukhumvit Road. Cars queued for several kilometers, resulting in gridlock on Central Road.
Police tried to get people off Sukhumvit where possible and use the railway-parallel road. But for those headed to Bali Hai Pier for New Year’s Eve music and fireworks, there was little other option than to tough it out.
