BMA fixes underground hole on Charoenkrung Road
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Officials were busy fixing a spot on Charoenkrung Road in Bangkok's Bang Kho Laem district with the hope of allowing normal flow of traffic by today.
Repairs began yesterday after Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) detected a 50centimetre hole under the road’s surface in front of Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital.
“We have already cordoned off the spot,” Deputy Bangkok Governor Thirachon Manomaipiboon said, adding that the hole had caused the road surface there to subside gradually over the past few years.
“There’s no sinkhole here because it’s a reinforced concrete road,” he added.
Dr Sawitri Sutwilrong, the owner of Sawitri Clinic, said she had noticed that the footpath in front of her clinic had started subsiding a few years ago.
“I alerted the district office three times, and it was repaired twice. But last month, they checked and found a hole underneath,” she said.
Sawitri said that her clinic had sustained some cracks and the floor was starting to tilt. “I am not sure if these problems are related to the hole under the road surface”.
Thirachon said the area would be further examined to see if other spots on Charoenkrung Road needed repair.
“We will also check other roads that are located near waterways and major infrastructure pipes,” Thirachon said.
An informed source confirmed that the GPR would be used to check 20 roads including Rama IV, Rama III, Rama VI and Naradhiwas Rajnakharin.
Thirachon said from now on, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and other relevant agencies would consult each other before fixing piping systems or road surfaces. He believes that such cooperation would prevent or at least reduce problems.
