Rail-link
contractor blamed for city's horror traffic jams -
The Nation, July 7, 2005
The State Railway's failure to inform the public about road closures
due to construction of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link has caused
traffic paralysis on city roads since Tuesday, traffic police said.
The State Railway of Thailand is closing Kamphaengphet 7 Road to
enable contractors to position tractors and materials along the
28-kilometre-long construction site...
The closure forced commuters to detour using the parallel New Phetburi
and Rama IX roads. These routes were also affected by severe congestion,
which in turn spread to Rajprasong, Rajdamri, Sukhumvit, Sathorn
and Rama IV roads, where vehicles queued on the expressway all the
way to the Bang Na tollgate.
Other deadlocked areas included Ramkhamhaeng, Lat Phrao, Bang Kapi,
Praditmanutham, Srinakarin and Pattanakarn. Also the traffic trap
at Phetburi Road affected Rajdamnoen, where vehicles were stalled
on the Rama XIII bridge on the way to Talingchan...
Rail-link contractor blamed for city’s horror traffic jams
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