BMA gears up for bad traffic when schools reopen
Bangkok City Hall is gearing up for particularly bad traffic once schools reopen next week.
“We’re worried about traffic congestion, especially on the first day of school, because this year more than 100,000 vehicles bought under the first-car buyer scheme will be travelling on Bangkok’s streets. Plus Skytrain extensions are being constructed in many areas,” Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after inspecting a school’s traffic and safety plans for the beginning of the new academic year.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Metropolitan Police are planning to work together to manage the traffic flow.
The BMA will station its law-enforcement officers, BMA inspectors and civil-defence volunteers outsides schools during commuting hours.
In addition, fare on the extension of the BTS Sukhumvit line will be reduced to Bt10 from next Friday.
The Traffic and Transportation Department will be handing out some 100,000 crash helmets to student motorcycle drivers to improve safety.
Schools are required to check the condition of their security cameras, electric systems and educational equipment and complete all repairs.
