Pattaya Beach Restoration Project

Shifting whispering sands of Pattaya

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project has restarted again after many delays. The photo above shows low tide at the beach in 2013. The Dusit Thani hotel is on the point.

2013 beside the Dusit

There was a pathway leading to Wongamat around the rock wall, it collapsed over the next couple of years.

Not a very successful solution

The experts decided to add sandbags in 2014, as you can clearly see it was not a good idea.

The beach is quite narrow at high tide.

Not much beach at all at the northern end.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project beginning of February 2018

Work begins at last after 2 or 3 years of promises.

Let’s fix up this beach.

 I’m guessing work will take at least a year.

Sand is pumped through this pipe.

The dredge offshore will pump sand through this pipe to begin the process of widening the beach.

More sandbags

I have no idea what use these sandbags are when they are pumping sand from the middle of the bay.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project February 17 2018

The beach is definitely is definitely expanding.

February 20 shows some real progress

Things are really starting to happen, soon we may have a nice wide beach. 🙂

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project March 5th, slow progress.

Last week work stopped for 2 or 3 days, thankfully it has started again.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project February 24th 

 

It’s all happening here in Pattaya folks.

March 14, two diggers on the job.

Not too sure why they build sand hills & dig lagoons however they are making progress as you can see.

March 28

Big changes at Dusit rock wall.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project March 28.

We are starting to see some real progress.

The mystery has been revealed.

For weeks I have wondered why they were digging lagoons now I know. They are laying sand bags before covering with sand. The bags of course will provide a solid base that the tide can’t move.

Working like beavers on April 5th.

As you can see they are really moving a lot of sand.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project April 11

Four machines still moving sand.

April 12 & work almost stops for Songkran.

Most of the workers head home to the country for Songkran celebrations.

Sandbags on the Beach April 21

Work is in full swing again after Songkran.

The Dusit Thani Hotel May 2nd

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project started in front of the Dusit Thani hotel.

May 5th & it’s full steam ahead.

A local newspaper reported this week that the project would be completed by August 2018, personally I think it will be more like 2019. 🙂

Pumping sand

 In comes the sand from the offshore dredge.

May 16 & the focus has moved to the north end.

I wish I could understand the reason behind the sandcastles. 🙂

Very low tide on May 17

Notice how far offshore they are laying sand bags.

A mystery…….

Where do all the bags come from, are they filled by the excavators of trucked in?

You can see how low the tide is.

A great view of Pattaya Beach from the Dusit Hotel.

June 18

Work is focusing around the point.

 

 At least they are still hard at it. 🙂 

Phase 2 July 13 2018.

Work in progress, more to follow.

Houston, we have a problem.

 July 26 after a fair bit of rain in the last 2 weeks.

Storm damage August 4th

All the knockers will sit back as say “I told you so”. However I don’t think you can ever stop the storm water rushing down Pattaya Nua, + nearby Soi 1 & others that slope towards the sea.  Just accept the fact ongoing maintenance is required after every heavy downpour & don’t get your knickers in a knot. 🙂

August 10 2018

 The Pattaya Beach Restoration Project has reached Soi 6 with about 75% of the beach to go.

Lets put it in perspective

It’s a long way before they reach Walking St.

August 29 2018

They really seem to be making progress.

Pattaya Beach Restoration Project

 Lots of heavy equipment on the job.

Certainly making progress

 October 11 2018 & they are now beyond Pattaya Klang or Center Road.

Heavy rains in September & October.

 Damage is inevitable at the bottom of Soi 6 but to their credit they repaired it 2 or 3 weeks later. 

November 1 2018 & the work continues.

They have said the job will be complete by the end of the year but I seriously doubt it.

What are these strange things I hear you ask?

 They are to assist with draining off the water during a storm.

 Inserted vertically

 We will have to wait for the wet season to see how effective they are.

Only small sections of the beach.

I’m not convinced there will be enough in place to be totally effective.

Rock breakwater at north end.

 Lets hope these rocks will do the trick.

Covering the rocks with wire mesh

 OK, so I’m a little confused regarding to overall plan here. 🙂 So lets give them the benefit of doubt & just wait & see.

The end result is worth all the effort.

 What a difference to a year ago, well done Pattaya.

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