Pattaya's Beach to be widened starting this October

Pattaya to extend beach in bid to lure tourists

SUPHAKORN AKKHARANANT
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- The beach at Pattaya in Chon Buri province is to be widened to about 35 metres to prevent erosion and boost income from tourists visiting the seaside resort town.

Pattaya City's sand-fill project is expected to begin in October and will take around two years, said mayor Itthiphol Kunplome.

To extend the three-km beachfront to the eventual 35-metre width, will take 36,000 cubic metres of sand at a cost of Bt430 million. The first 15 metres of the new beach would involve a sandbag wall to serve as an embankment, while the remaining 20 metres would be of sand.The new beachfront will stretch for 2.7-km and cover around 60 rai, stretching from North, Central to South Pattaya beaches, Itthiphol said.

Itthiphol, who has been the mayor for six years, initiated this beach-extension project in 2010, requesting help from government agencies and local business owners.

Apart from the Marine Department, Pattaya City has hired the Aquatic Resources Research Institute, under Chulalongkorn University, as a project adviser.

The chief of the area Marine Department office, Rewat Phoriang, said the project had passed the Environment Impact Assessment, and is undergoing a bidding process, with this year's budget already available after approval from the Marine Department.

The sand to be used would be closest to the kind on Pattaya beach, found at beaches in Chon Buri and neighbouring Rayong, Itthiphol said.

The first beach areas to undergo the project would be those most damaged or affected from erosion.

When completed, the beach extension project is expected to revamp the image of Pattaya as a resort town with clean beaches and white sand, making it more attractive and have the potential of attracting 10 million tourists, as projected in the Asean Economic Community in 2015, Itthiphol said.

The head of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association, Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn, said the extended beach would be beneficial to the local tourism industry, especially for Westerners who liked sunbathing. Vendors who will rent out beach seats and sell food at the beach also praised the project.

-- The Nation 2014-05-12

Pattaya Street Shower Installed For Song Kran day

Pattaya has erected a street shower on beach road which is 500meters long. It has been installed for people whilst celebrating Song Kran on the 13 and19th of April.

PATTAYA – April 9, 2014 [PDN]; at 15.00 Pattaya Daily News reporters were notified by the parks and environment department of Pattaya that they were testing a shower on the Northern Pattaya Rd at a length of 500. It has been installed to keep expats cool during song kran day.



The shower system testing drew a lot of attention from both Thais and foreigners. They stopped and took photos. The shower was the idea of Mr Itthipon Khumpleum- the mayor of Pattaya- and Mr.Chaowalit Praditpruek- the head of parks and environment department of Pattaya.



The shower system will be 3 meters high with a dolphin on the top of each post. It can spray water about 15 meters and they have been installed both sides of the street. The water that will be used is supported by Pattaya Waterworks Authority. In addition, the water system will also be set up on Koh-Lan.
Ms Yuwathida Jeerapat- the spokesman of Pattaya- revealed that Song Kran day in Pattaya is very popular among Thais and foreigners and this year they need to add more highlights to attract more people. She also added that they will be using the shower system next year and up and coming years.



The shower will be available on April 13th and the 19th from 8.00am to 16.00pm.

Article from Pattaya Daily News

On this first day or April pattaya seems to have a sense of humor

Shocked Residents as Toll Booths Appear Overnight

 

PATTAYA: -- During the night City Hall have introduced a new tollbooth at the start of Beach Road, as you enter from Dolphin Round about. 

 

Thai double pricing standards apply with Thai Nationals entering free with foreigners paying a minimum 30 baht. Pattaya City Hall have assured Inspire eMagazine that all Expats that produce a valid Thai licence will be entitled to the Thai pricing. 

 

There will be no costs for pedestrians, and it is unclear whether motorcyclists using the walkways rather than the road will be tackled. Local expat, Steven Sparkle, was there at 2am to witness it. "There were hundreds of workers that literally turned up and it was all done within a matter of hours. 

 

I can't believe it, no one was told about this. It's awful". pattaya-tolls Discount for Beer Bar Patrons If you buy two or more beers at any of the venues on Pattaya Beach Road do get your card stamped, as you will get a full refund on your toll charge when you get to the end of Beach Road from one of the Tollbooths on exit. Dave Trevors who was one of the first to use the toll at 9am this morning was livid. 

 

"I had a meeting at 10am but had to stop and drink two beers along Beach Road so I could get my toll money back, I am not sure this is a good thing for Pattaya that drivers start drinking so early.

 

Needless to say I was late for my meeting". It is believed that the money back initiative for drinking a couple of beers, which was introduced as a strategy to help local bar business in Beach Road, may need to be rethought as City Hall has questions over the effect it may have on drink driving. 

 

Will not Impact Tourism Numbers Thailand Tourism Authority (TAT) are confident this will have no impact on tourist visitors to Pattaya and in fact believe the new revenue will ensure an even more pleasant Pattaya Beach Road as monies can be used to beautify the area. 

 

They also plan to build 10 minute parking areas for drivers wanting to take advantage of the two beer offer that will ensure they get their toll money charges back; but it is thought this money could be raised by sponsorship for these parking zones by one of the beer companies.

 

-- Inspire Pattaya 2014-04-01

Governments new plan to reduce traffic on Pattaya Beach Road

Baht Bus Pattaya Beach Parking Zones opened by Provincial Governor 

Traffic on Pattaya Beach to be reduced by limiting where "Baht Buses" can legally park.

 

   As Pattaya continues to grow as a city so does the traffic problem. The recent widening of Pattaya's Beach Rd has been one step in attempting to reduce the problem. It has been long discussed that one of the major problems is just way too many baht buses " sorng taews" on the streets. They seem to stop and park where ever they want, well it looks like things are about to change on Beach Rd. check out this article from Pattaya One

On Wednesday the Governor of Chonburi Province, officially opened 17 dedicated pick-up and drop-off zones for Baht Buses along Pattaya Beach, which has been done to reduce traffic congestion along the Beach Road.

In a colorful and melodic ceremony, which included a Marching Band, long speeches and the ceremonial cutting of a ribbon, 17 new parking areas for Baht Buses were opened, which culminated in a demonstration of how a Baht Bus is expected to conduct itself in the future.

For many years the Baht Buses, which currently number 712, have been able to park where they want, regardless of any parking restrictions. Police have been seen to issue parking tickets to the Baht Bus Drivers but overall the influential Baht Bus Cooperative members have been able to stop where they want.

The Governor claims this is about to change and any Baht Bus who stops outside of a parking area will be fined and clamped which the Governor hopes will alleviate the traffic jams at peak times on Pattaya Beach Road.

Many are skeptical and believe the zones will largely be ignored by the drivers who are unlikely to ignore tourists who flag them down, especially those who need transportation off of the main routes which normally commands a higher fee than the standard 10 or 20 Baht you would pay if the Baht Bus is running along a designated route.

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Latest rain storm pounds Pattaya Beach

Pattaya has seen huge down pours and flash flooding in the wake of Typhoon Wutip

 

On Tuesday Morning Pattaya City officials toured the city to survey the damage caused by the rains. Check out this article from Pattaya One News.

Sections of Pattaya Beach have disappeared following the heavy rainfall on Monday Night.

 

After 2 hours of sustained and heavy rainfall, much of Pattaya experienced flash floods with water depths of up-to 1 meter in places.

On Tuesday Morning Pattaya City officials toured the city to survey the damage caused by the rains and found that sections of Pattaya Beach, especially the Northern end of the Beach had been swept into the ocean as the rainwater flowed down to the beach taking sections of the beach with it.

Concrete walls and drainage channels had been destroyed and sections of the beach had disappeared after the sand, some of which had recently been placed there to artificially build-up the heavily eroded sections of beach, had been lost to the sea.

Pattaya Officials are now counting the cost of the damage to the beach and questions are being asked as to why recent expansion work to Beach Road, which is one of many known flooding hot-spots in the City, did not incorporate an upgraded storm drain system to ensure that rainwater could be dispersed into the ocean without damaging the beach.

On Tuesday Morning Pattaya City officials toured the city to survey the damage caused by the rains - See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/104451/pattaya-beach-disappears-places-heavy-rainfall/#sthash.7a9hcfgo.dpuf

On Tuesday Morning Pattaya City officials toured the city to survey the damage caused by the rains - See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/104451/pattaya-beach-disappears-places-heavy-rainfall/#sthash.7a9hcfgo.dpuf

 

On Tuesday Morning Pattaya City officials toured the city to survey the damage caused by the rains - See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/104451/pattaya-beach-disappears-places-heavy-rainfall/#sthash.7a9hcfgo.dpuf