Pattaya: Plans for a port on Jomtien beach among EEC proposals

[webfact]

Pattaya: Plans for a port on Jomtien beach among EEC proposals

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem revealed to Sophon Cable TV that he will receive a budget of 80 million baht for the 2021 fiscal year to work on development plans for three major areas in Pattaya.

 

The money comes from EEC funds -  the much vaunted Eastern Economic Corridor that plans to develop great swathes of the eastern seaboard.

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

The money would be spent on plans in three main areas as follows:

 

1. Developing the Khao Thap Phraya area as a tourism destination. The hill that overlooks the Jomtien area is a landmark of Pattaya ripe for further development, said the mayor. 

 

2. Developing transport links for tourism and solving Pattaya's transport problems. This would include putting plans together to build two new ports to ease the pressure on the Bali Hai port.

 

The ports are proposed to be on Jomtien and Krating Lai beaches.

 

3. Developing Koh Larn as a major tourism destination that could attract 5 million tourists a year. 

 

This scheme is part of ambitious plans to develop other islands on the eastern seaboard namely Koh Samet off the Rayong coast and Koh Si Chang off Si Racha, Chonburi.businesses afloat. 

 

Source: Sophon Cable TV

 

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[johng]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

1. Developing the Khao Thap Phraya area as a tourism destination. The hill that overlooks the Jomtien area is a landmark of Pattaya ripe for further development, said the mayor. 

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

3. Developing Koh Larn as a major tourism destination that could attract 5 million tourists a year. 

Hoozaa  the  fresh water,sewage water,electricity and garbage problems will finally be a thing of the past ????

[twocatsmac]

Let’s do for Jomtien and Ko Larn what we did for Ko Phi Phi.

Sadly, overdevelopment isn’t a word these goons are familiar with. 

[Chelseafan]

19 minutes ago, johng said:

 

 

 

Hoozaa  the  fresh water,sewage water,electricity and garbage problems will finally be a thing of the past ????

 

Ha ha ha. Sorry, that's the best laugh I've had for ages.

 

 

[Henryford]

They could use it to knock down that eyesore pictured above.

[Henryford]

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

. Developing the Khao Thap Phraya area as a tourism destination. The hill that overlooks the Jomtien area is a landmark of Pattaya ripe for further development, said the mayor. 

What he means is that this is the only green area in Pattaya that they haven't concreted over yet.

[Hamus Yaigh]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

he will receive a budget of 80 million baht for the 2021 fiscal year to work on  -  the much vaunted Eastern Economic Corridor that plans to develop great swathes of the eastern seaboard.

 

This day and age 80 million THB is not that much. It will only just pay for two newly built houses up for sale in the more affluent part of the gated housing estate I live in! So great swathes seems to be over egging a bit!

Edited August 28, 2020 by Hamus Yaigh

[johng]

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

What he means is that this is the only green area in Pattaya that they haven't concreted over yet.

Perhaps they need even more swathes of (blue) concrete for this.

 

[kingofthemountain]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

2. Developing transport links for tourism and solving Pattaya's transport problems. This would include putting plans together to build two new ports to ease the pressure on the Bali Hai port.

 

The ports are proposed to be on Jomtien and Krating Lai beaches.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

With the Bali hai marina debacle few years ago

we can say they have already a good expertise in the matter

 

They are not even able to maintain properly the small floating white

and red buoys belts protecting bathers from jetski and boats on Pattaya beach

Edited August 28, 2020 by kingofthemountain

[phantomfiddler]

The new port would be a great terminal location for the new Monorail ???? plus a bit of excavation and Pattaya would have the World,s Deepest Port !

[Pedrogaz]

Investments in Thai infrastructure are a great way to spend money emptying Thais displaced by the COVID impact on tourism. Making the infrastructure better will attract more tourists when the place opens up.

[JusticeGB]

2 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

he will receive a budget of 80 million baht for the 2021 fiscal year to work on

Nice that this starts with the words "he will receive". The question remains is how much of that money will end up in sticky fingers?

[Cake Monster]

Now we just have to wait for the statement that says " Cruise Ships to visit Jomtien "

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem revealed to Sophon Cable TV that he will receive a budget of 80 million baht for the 2021 fiscal year to work on development plans for three major areas in Pattaya

That's a lot of new shirts.

[mikebell]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The money would be spent on

New sand; new anti-flood measures; a police force; more new CCTV cameras; working taximeters in every cab.

[newnative]

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

New sand; new anti-flood measures; a police force; more new CCTV cameras; working taximeters in every cab.

They are doing the first two, and maybe even the CCTV is going to be worked on--yet again. 

[Surelynot]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem revealed to Sophon Cable TV that he will receive a budget of 80 million baht for the 2021 fiscal year to work on development plans for three major areas in Pattaya.

....and up to 50 million will actually be used to for the development plans.

[Hamus Yaigh]

53 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

...and up to 50 million will actually be used to for the development plans.

Yes, 80 million just for developing the plans to do the work later, that should cost billions if there was ever any money for that. Sounds about right,

[essox essox]

23 hours ago, Henryford said:

They could use it to knock down that eyesore pictured above.

WHY?? It is a TOURIST attraction.......!!!!

[essox essox]

MAKE a port in/at Jomtien......WOULD this be where the 2 new subs will be based ???!!!! and all the new trucks from India will be parked ???

[rott]

22 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

 

This day and age 80 million THB is not that much. It will only just pay for two newly built houses up for sale in the more affluent part of the gated housing estate I live in! So great swathes seems to be over egging a bit!

????

[Burma Bill]

On 8/28/2020 at 3:21 PM, phantomfiddler said:

The new port would be a great terminal location for the new Monorail ???? plus a bit of excavation and Pattaya would have the World,s Deepest Port !

Yes, to accommodate Chinese container/cruise ships, Chinese warships and possibly even a couple of Thai submarines!!

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Yes, to accommodate Chinese container/cruise ships, Chinese warships and possibly even a couple of Thai submarines!!

You have given me an image of a huge ro-ro pulling in and lowering the bow doors and hundreds of people pouring off with cuddly toys on sticks raised and thousands more following them!

[Awinkl]

Just wonder how much of the 80 Mill will be left over - after all the Brown Envelopes are being attended to??

[holy cow cm]

More pollution from dirty leaking boats and everything else to spill into the water from what's related to the pier. Maybe they can put it more south down by where the sludge flows into the water. The traffic is already terrible let alone to have more bussed and trucked in. Terrible idea.

[essox essox]

On 8/28/2020 at 3:21 PM, phantomfiddler said:

The new port would be a great terminal location for the new Monorail ???? plus a bit of excavation and Pattaya would have the World,s Deepest Port !

just what the new subs need.... The new trucks from India could be used to transport SAND/gravel/stones/pebbles away .....all of which could be used....for the foundations of MORE NEW CONDOS !!!!!!

[balo]

It will turn into a Chinese HUB in Jomtien. That's what they are hoping for. "Stupid farang no need. "

[Destiny1990]

Koh Larn : Central festival mall and several 50+ floors tall condominium buildings will sincerely welcome u in 2050.

[essox essox]

On 8/28/2020 at 4:43 PM, Cake Monster said:

Now we just have to wait for the statement that says " Cruise Ships to visit Jomtien "

carnival BASED in Florida......have already booked a few berths for their big cruise ships.....along with P & O......in fact cruise ships from LAOS....will be docking....bringing TOURISTS the Swiss Navy....are also contemplating visiting.....they will be bringing cuckoo clocks to sell in the Night Market....beach road Jomtien !!!

[essox essox]

On 8/28/2020 at 11:46 AM, Henryford said:

They could use it to knock down that eyesore pictured above.

why???

it is one of the many.....tourist attractions in pattaya and area, soon many tourists will want to take photos....of derelict bars and hotels and shopping malls....many mongols will want to see how the other half live....along with north koreans!!!