City officials are promising to complete the long-running resurfacing of Second Road before Songkran.
The four-kilometers resurfacing project, which began in July, still has a kilometer to go. The road from in front of the Tiffany Show through the Dolphin Roundabout remains pock-marked and bumpy, leading to complaints from residents about the long delay and its impact on safety and tourism.
Contractor Norbrid Limited broke the job into 20 stages, but halted work from December through February for high season and its many festivals.
Suntorn Sompramai, director of the Construction and Engineering Office, said that he noticed that many residents are complaining about the road works because they operate during the day and night. Their goal is to complete the road works before the Songkran festival.
Contractors laying asphalt on Pattaya 2nd Road in North Pattaya hope to be finished before the Songkran Festival.
He also said that they know well that Second Road is one of the busiest streets, but the holes and bumps needed to be repaired so they decided to hire a contractor and re-surface the roads. Work remaining includes minor repairs near manhole caps and traffic lines needed to be painted.
The roadwork was slow due to the amount of vehicles using Second Road, he said. Contractors decided not to close the road because of traffic congestion. They have to make plans before laying new asphalt and will only close parts of the road, leaving at least one lane for traffic to go through.
