webfact Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Phatthanakan road tunnel to be completed in Oct FILE photo BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting the construction of a 1.25 kilometer road tunnel on Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road. Now nearing the halfway point at some 46%, the construction is expected to be completed in October this year. Deputy Governor of Bangkok Chakkaphan Phiew-ngam went to the construction site on Sunday to follow up on the progress of the delayed tunnel project. After the tunnel is completed, the road above it will be resurfaced in December this year. The tunnel will add two more traffic lanes to the four-lane roadway. The tunnel construction’s contract started on 21st April 2016 and expired on 10th April this year. However, the construction has been extended by 184 days due to some earlier obstacles. The deputy governor told the contractor to put people's safety first since Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road is very busy. The construction must not cause any problems for pedestrians, he said. -- nnt 2018-06-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: expediting the construction of a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel I susspect there may be a small error in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 47 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said: 2 hours ago, webfact said: expediting the construction of a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel I susspect there may be a small error in the OP. I'm sure the additional time granted will be adequate to cover the distance: 2 hours ago, webfact said: the construction has been extended by 184 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 it took over 2 years to do 46%, now they'll do the rest in 4 months? This can only mean one thing: Big Joke is on the case, or even in the backhoe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: The construction must not cause any problems for pedestrians, he said. Yah, Right. Try to get to The Londoner from the opposite side of the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Swagman Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Are there bets being taken on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel on Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road To reduce impact on the environment they had to go very deep, but delays we caused when they hit the foundations of buildings in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, klauskunkel said: it took over 2 years to do 46%, now they'll do the rest in 4 months? This can only mean one thing: Big Joke is on the case, or even in the backhoe! Either that or they're using an exponential time scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Darcula said: To reduce impact on the environment they had to go very deep, but delays we caused when they hit the foundations of buildings in China. Ah, the well-known chink in their armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Sir Swagman said: Are there bets being taken on this? There would be, if only anyone could find a suitable pretty to take their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 @BigBadGeordie Well spotted! A decimal point has been added to the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, blackcab said: @BigBadGeordie Well spotted! A decimal point has been added to the original post. At least it provided some entertainment for us before the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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