Bangkok sinkhole: Repairs ‘progressing well’, two lanes set to reopen on Oct 8


The sinkhole, measuring about 30m by 30m wide and 20m deep, appeared on Sept 23. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced on Monday (Sept 29) that repairs to the massive sinkhole on Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital were progressing well and that the road would be partially reopened to traffic by Oct 8.

The BMA’s road collapse command centre reported the update on the morning of Sept 29, following a night visit to the site by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and national police chief Police General Kitrat Phankaew on Sept 28. The two were briefed by the engineer in charge of repairs, along with officials from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and the BMA.

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