There was a bit of a sinking feeling in Bangkok last evening when Lat Phrao Road in the Wang Thong Lang district of the city collapsed, resulting in a 2-metre-deep gap in the left lane, causing chaos and a gridlock within the capital. The street collapse is believed to be related to the continued cable tunnel building in the neighborhood.
The Chok Chai Police Station officers along with authorities from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority officials and civil engineers yesterday at 6pm promptly responded to analyze the incident near Lat Phrao Road, specifically in the vicinity of Soi Lat Phrao 67/2.
The collapse occurred when the No. 92 public bus drove previous the spot and parked to pick up passengers. Suddenly, the highway gave means beneath it, inflicting the left rear wheel of the bus to plunge into the hole.
The traffic police rapidly coordinated with a nearby firm, which dispatched a tow truck to extricate the public bus from its predicament. Fortunately, no accidents have been reported.
Officers discovered it essential to quickly shut each lanes on the left side of the road, allowing vehicular site visitors to move only via the right lane. Stunning had repercussions on site visitors flow, inflicting congestion from the Lat Phrao Intersection to the placement of the incident which is about three kilometres lengthy.
The repair work may be carried out only after 10pm so, the authorities initiated preparations by employing a small backhoe to excavate the broken highway surface, in readiness for the filling of sand and concrete.
ThaiRath reported that the continuing construction of a cable tunnel beneath the road’s surface within the neighborhood might need contributed to the structural concern underlying this collapse. However, this information remains unverified by the related authorities.
This incident serves as a stark reminder of the collapse of a bit of the under-construction flyover on the Luang Paeng Road in Bangkok in July. The tragic incident killed two people who had been workers on the development venture.
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