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Pattaya storm water solution
March 11, 2020by David Herd
Pattaya storm water solution
Pattaya storm water solution involves digging up part of Beach road and laying a 2 meter pipe underground to stop the storm water flooding the road & footpath.
Huge drain pipe
Lets hope this strategy works, the current system has never been able to handle the huge volume of water from storms in the wet season. It is not just the water that falls on Beach Rd, most of the Soi’s in North Pattaya run down hill from 2nd Road bringing a huge volume of water that runs over the footpath and destroys huge sections of the beach.
Here’s what happens to the beach
This has been the case for many years. For more storm damage just follow THIS LINK.
Here is a video of the flooding
Beach Rd Pattaya flooded, more water than Songkran.
That’s a lot of water right there.
They are sparing no expense on equipment
It’s a very noisy disruptive project, let’s hope it works.
No problem on the footpath
All the disruption is on the actual road, traffic of course move very slowing with on one or two lanes to use.
Near Soi one
I must give them credit, they are making good progress.
Pattaya storm water solution
Trucks and excavators all along Beach Road.
This footpath is going to need some work. 🙂
It’s now March 2023 & I think we are in for another 6 months of pain before this project is completed. Having said that I really believe the workers are doing a great job & as fast as possible.
Opposite Markland Soi 1 March 15
Progress is being made.
Pristine equipment
This fabulous gizmo is probably only 30 years old. 🙂
Finally the steamroller arrives
This one will leave you rather flat. Steam, what steam? I don’t see any steam. 🙂
May 21 2020
I’m guessing it will take another 6 months to level up & re-fit all the pavers.
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My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets.
I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington.
Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand.
What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :)
I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit.
Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ????
Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia.
Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.
Pattaya storm water solution involves digging up part of Beach road and laying a 2 meter pipe underground to stop the storm water flooding the road & footpath.
Lets hope this strategy works, the current system has never been able to handle the huge volume of water from storms in the wet season. It is not just the water that falls on Beach Rd, most of the Soi’s in North Pattaya run down hill from 2nd Road bringing a huge volume of water that runs over the footpath and destroys huge sections of the beach.
This has been the case for many years. For more storm damage just follow THIS LINK.
It’s a very noisy disruptive project, let’s hope it works.
All the disruption is on the actual road, traffic of course move very slowing with on one or two lanes to use.
I must give them credit, they are making good progress.
Trucks and excavators all along Beach Road.
It’s now March 2023 & I think we are in for another 6 months of pain before this project is completed. Having said that I really believe the workers are doing a great job & as fast as possible.
Progress is being made.
This fabulous gizmo is probably only 30 years old. 🙂
This one will leave you rather flat. Steam, what steam? I don’t see any steam. 🙂
