Extensive tests underway following appearance of large hole on the Sukumvit Road

Last week we reported on a hole in the Sukumvit Road which appeared and was lucky not to have claimed any victims. We can now report that the hole has been repaired and extensive tests are now underway in conjunction with the Pattaya Water Station to understand why the hole occurred and the possibility of another hole appearing in the future. Using radar equipment to analyze the foundations of the road, it was determined that the installation of water drainage pipes across the Sukumvit Road had caused the influx of water around the space created by the pipe. The sand layer of the road was weakened to the point where the hole was created. Because of this, checks of the entire area are now underway and further roadworks will occur if similar problems with the sand layer are found elsewhere. The work is being personally overseen by the Pattaya Mayor, Khun Itipon, who assures motorists that the checks will be made as quickly as possible and the man who was slightly injured in the original incident last week will have all his medical expenses covered by the private company who were contracted to re-construct the original road.

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