Villagers want truck ban, road repairs

The residents said a 10km-long stretch of road through their neighbourhood was crammed with trucks passing day and night to and from a nearby port used to ship coal, minerals and fertilisers. They said the road had deteriorated badly due to the heavy usage, combined with flood damage, resulting in clouds of dust that covered homes and caused respiratory problems. 

 

Nakhon Luang district officials said they had requested road-repair funds, and that the trucking and port-operating companies had agreed to pay for asphalt paving to mitigate the problem until the repairs were complete. The residents want the road repaired within three months, and big trucks barred from using it until repairs are finished. Further talks with truck operators were scheduled for today.