webfact Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Bill Gates hanging wire wish to come true!: 20 billion baht work set to be finished by 2021 Bangkok's governor general Asawin Kwanmuang has given details of the progress of a scheme to bury thousands of kilometers of unsightly wires in the capital of Thailand. Much of the work on the 20 billion baht project has been completed and the governor said it should all be done by June 2021. Yesterday the governor was inking an agreement with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission regarding how to pay for the scheme. Public money is not being used, he said. Through a subsidiary company called Krung Thep Thanakhom Co Ltd. the money is being raised through bank loans and advanced rental payments for companies that will use the wires. A 30 year agreement with those companies is expected to see 10 billion repaid within slightly less than half that time. The other 10 billion is coming from the bank loans. In all 2,450 kilometers of wires on main roads, secondary roads and sois is being buried underground. Roads are not affected and sidewalks and adjacent areas are being used. The city has been split up into four main zones each comprising slightly in excess of 600 kilometers. Two are on the Bangkok side and two on the Thonburi side of the capital. Roads such as Withayu (Wireless), Rama I, Petchaburi, Ratchada Pisek and Thiam Ruam Mitr will benefit. General Asawin said that 150 kilometers in each zone will be completed within this year. The rest should be done by June 2021. Some years ago Microsoft owner Bill Gates posted holiday snaps of hanging wires from Bangkok calling for change. This prompted Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-ocha to hurry along plans for the burial of the wires. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-06-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Well done Bill Gates. Maybe we can persuade him to comment on visa issues next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, webfact said: Much of the work on the 20 billion baht project has been completed and the governor said it should all be done by June 2021. (with apologies to The Who) Got a feeling '21 is going to be a good year: The overhead cable should have disappeared and the 'high speed' train section from Bangkok to Korat should be completed and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, webfact said: General Asawin said that 150 kilometers in each zone will be completed within this year. The rest should be done by June 2021. 2121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 It will still looks bad because to meny cable everywhere take them down meny of them not working anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changoverandout Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 “Wireless” road, after all these years, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchega Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 its a shame the villages don't also fall under this, it means the stupidity will continue in multiple city housing investments. what is needed is proper standards and a means to prevent corruption surely it is only corruption that enables multiple wires to be hung and rehung the economics cannot justify such an action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Blessed are those who believe in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Could Messrs Gates, Justin Bieber, Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Teresa May kindly tweet scenes of the never ending lines and hassles at immigration and DLT offices in Thai metros ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Perhaps he can ask for more things that might help the common Thai, as the government only seems interested in appeasing mega wealthy foreigners. Mega wealthy Thais like to stay in the shadows like soulless phantoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Bill Gates hanging wire wish to come true!: 20 billion baht work set to be finished by 2021 Bangkok's governor general Asawin Kwanmuang has given details of the progress of a scheme to bury thousands of kilometers of unsightly wires in the capital of Thailand. Okay, cut and bury, right under the carpet and upcoming blackouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selatan Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Every time I looked at those dangling cable mess in Bangkok, I am somewhat reassured that Thailand had not caught up with Malaysia in terms of development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyfez Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 What? even the ones above ground now??........ I wonder which road they mean ????️♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Your headline misleads one to believe that this is all being done gratis Bill Gates.....FAT CHANCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Don't know who owns the wire producing company, but they must be onto a good earner with every pole in Thailand having 2 KM of spare looped wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 What's the point of spending a fortune burying cables when Thailand is already doing test runs for a nationwide wireless 5G system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradewind777 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 3 hours ago, 30la said: Blessed are those who believe in it! I’ll believe it when we see it ...but I see something on the horizon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 And now it's on to Pattaya and let's win there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheops Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 11 hours ago, webfact said: Much of the work on the 20 billion baht project has been completed and the governor said it should all be done by June 2021. Please show me where this has finished already. The amount of cables and the chaos that they are in, makes this a project for a group of 1000 people who can make their 45 years career of this! 20 billion baht and not even public money! Wow, I wish I was the manager of this project 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 13 hours ago, Cheops said: Please show me where this has finished already. Er.......how about a huge chunk of Sukhumvit for a start, will that do for you? I believe they have already done about 100kms throughout the city. Don't get out much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheops Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 12 hours ago, josephbloggs said: Er.......how about a huge chunk of Sukhumvit for a start, will that do for you? I believe they have already done about 100kms throughout the city. Don't get out much? Thanks. But why do you think that "I don't get out much"? Do you think all foreigners live near Sukhumvit? ???? I live more than 14 years in Bangkok and go out every day, but rarely come near Sukhumvit. Outside the City center there are not much area's where they cleaned up this cable mess. BTW, why didn't they post some photos of the cleaned up area or even include a simple map to show which areas are done? Or do they expect that we all drive around Bangkok to take a look 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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