Billboards to go

Lat Krabang district was home to the highest number of illegal billboards with 22, followed by Bang Kapi and Prawet with 14 signs each.

Advertisers met with the city public works department to seek solutions to the threat of billboards |collapsing in storms, then Theerachon said he had instructed district officials to remove 148 illegal signs – 118 installed without permission and 30 modified illegally. The demolition orders could be appealed by the owners, but the city would ask them to make sure the signs were secure in case of high winds during the appeal period. There were 989 billboards (697 on land and 292 on buildings), including the 148 illegal signs, he said.