PUBLISHED : 15 Apr 2024 at 18:19
Metropolis Corridor will give Bangkok’s pavements a facelift, in a pilot challenge to be carried out on 16 roads with a mixed pavement size of as much as 86 kilometres.
The renovation challenge begins with Rama IV Highway, at Hua Lamphong, Bangkok’s former primary prepare station, and stretching 5km to finish the place the highway meet Kasemrat Highway.
The primary 2.3km part, from Hua Lamphong to Suan Limpini Park’s gate No.3, is about 40% full, whereas the opposite part, 2.7km lengthy, is 57% full, based on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Minor restore of pavements with a mixed size of greater than 300km was carried out final yr, stated Wisanu Subsompon, a deputy Bangkok governor.
These works have but to satisfy the satisfaction of many pedestrians, contemplating the variety of complaints acquired about Bangkok’s pavements.
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt admitted that some pavements within the metropolis nonetheless want work. The mixed size of pavements within the capital is round 6,000km, he stated.
The challenge requires that work meets worldwide requirements for good pavements, he stated on the BMA’s Fb web page.
The peak of curb concrete edging shall be 10 centimetres, as an alternative of 18.5cm below the previous design, whereas the paving materials on the floor of pavements has modified to fortified concrete to make sure its sturdiness.
Asphalt concrete can also be an optionally available materials, the BMA stated. The concrete floor should now be 10cm thick and fortified with 6 millimetres thick metal.
The a part of the pavement passing the doorway to a constructing which requires a ramp will want a clean transition. Braille blocks shall be put in for visually impaired pedestrians, whereas porous asphalt was picked for tree surrounds on pavements, to develop strolling area.
A horizontal floor drainage system additionally will assist take away water on the pavement floor.
