ALERT......for BM's not in pattaya. do not pre pay accomodation in soi 15 till you get here and look.

[Wiley Coyote]

Thank you 

Photos help a lot 

[Snowbird99]

Walked along Soi 15 about 15mins ago past Korandos.

 

As I walked where the girl in red is the digger operator swung the bucket to within about a metre of me and started scraping.

 

I know TIT but clearly unsafe. There was a ‘security’ man notionally managing the pedestrian flow. In practice doing nothing.

 

[rickyt]

Soi 15 open at Buikow end again, concrete and scrap still sitting in the middle of the soi tho.

[Thomaz73]

49 minutes ago, Snowbird99 said:

As I walked where the girl in red is the digger operator swung the bucket to within about a metre of me and started scraping

Was there around the same time lol. Opted for the Buakhao end 7-11. Happy with the progress, though. 

[rickyt]

Starting to lay concrete on one side of the soi out front of Korando

[Bazle]

Some noticeable progress being made on Second Road near the junction with Soi 15.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Soi 15 itself at that junction. 

[Kale]

12 hours ago, Snowbird99 said:

Walked along Soi 15 about 15mins ago past Korandos.

 

As I walked where the girl in red is the digger operator swung the bucket to within about a metre of me and started scraping.

 

I know TIT but clearly unsafe. There was a ‘security’ man notionally managing the pedestrian flow. In practice doing nothing.

 

How many times has that one patch of dirt in front of Korandos been dug up, filled in, and then dug up again?  Possibly even concreted over in between digs.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Kale

[petermik]

6 hours ago, Kale said:

How many times has that one patch of dirt in front of Korandos been dug up, filled in, and then dug up again?  Possibly even concreted over in between digs.

Practice makes perfect LOL

[Thomaz73]

At last! Exiting GA, both directions are now possible. Was a pleasure walking by Korando's. 

One caveat, though. According to AJ, the recent frenzy to "finish" is a result of deadlines imposed. And may very well have lead them to take shortcuts that could result in things getting messy again after high season. But fuck all that. I'm cracking a beer and celebrating the progress. 

[Saddic]

[PGSTC776]

I was there from October 2022-January 2023, and they were basically at the same spot.  WTF have they been doing?

[kimchibob]

Quite a bit of progress on Second Rd at the Soi 15 entrance.  However, still a lot left to do on Soi 15 itself.  
I walked down the other end of Soi 15 today and, except for the “eternal spring” in front of Korando’s, the Soi is fully paved all the way to Buakeow.

[Thomaz73]

25 minutes ago, PGSTC776 said:

I was there from October 2022-January 2023, and they were basically at the same spot.  WTF have they been doing?

Have you been following the thread? Answers lie within

[keepitfun]

4 minutes ago, Thomaz73 said:

Have you been following the thread? Answers lie within

Awwwww C’mon @Thomaz73, make him a summary. 

[PGSTC776]

Haha.  Not headed back until April, so haven't been keeping up.  I'm just really surprised to see things haven't really progressed much.

[keepitfun]

1 minute ago, PGSTC776 said:

Haha.  Not headed back until April, so haven't been keeping up.  I'm just really surprised to see things haven't really progressed much.

Yep, the Thais are normally the very model of efficiency 

[Thomaz73]

27 minutes ago, PGSTC776 said:

Not headed back until April, so haven't been keeping up

Fair enough. But probably better to not make assertions then

A highlight of the process (or, well, lack of same) was an accident. While they were trying to hash out who was to blame and other assorted legal shit show stuff, things were at a standstill for a long time. 6 months, I think. They also had to find a new contractor. 

[Leo_Bia]

On the AmethystHotels facebook page, today.

Edited September 19, 2023 by Leo_Bia

[Kale]

Once they complete the 2nd road connection it will be interesting to see if Buakhao drains faster next time it floods.

Edited September 19, 2023 by Kale

[Leo_Bia]

51 minutes ago, Kale said:

Once they complete the 2nd road connection it will be interesting to see if Buakhao drains faster next time it floods.

Some say it already does.

[Kale]

On 19/09/2023 at 12:28, Leo_Bia said:

Some say it already does.

I think this is going to improve on that.  It used to take several hours for Buakhao to drain.  Now it seems to drain away a couple hours after a heavy rain.  This may reduce that even more.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Kale

[Bazle]

Work still being done outside Korando's at just after 11am today:

[nthn]

Crossing my fingers works done by next week as I stay in grand avenue been delaying coming back. 

[kimchibob]

Progress being made on the Second Road end.

[jetdoc]

 

Final pouring? 

Edited September 21, 2023 by jetdoc