Bangkok’s ‘Beautiful Roads’ project aims to enhance cityscape
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) initiated a new endeavour to enhance the city’s traffic islands, lands under expressways, and public pavements. The project, dubbed Beautiful Roads, aims to augment the overall landscape of roads, including road surfaces, traffic lights, light poles, on-road utilities, and the reorganisation of street food vendors, and roadside surroundings.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt revealed that the project is a collaboration between the BMA, the Public Works Department, the Environment Department and the Traffic and Transport Department. The initiative will initially target three major roads in Bangkok: Ram Intra Road (the Pink Line train section), Ramkhamhaeng Road (Lam Sali-Min Buri section of the Orange Line), and Lat Phrao-Srinakarin Road (Yellow Line section).
Chadchart disclosed that beginning in January next year, the Department of Highways and the BMA will commence tree planting on Ram Intra Road and Lat Phrao-Srinakarin Road, whereas the pavements along Ramkhamhaeng Road will receive a makeover with added greenery in March.
The project plans to cultivate more trees on road islands and pavements across 14 districts, covering 34 kilometres. The initiative is slated for completion within the year, with other major roads in Bangkok expected to undergo similar enhancements next year.
In addition to this, the Public Works Department has extended the Beautiful Roads project to areas under flyovers or expressways. This includes regions under the Na Ranong Intersection flyover, Tha Phra underground tunnel, and other locations where construction is managed by the BMA.
Chadchart also noted that the Traffic and Transport Department would establish an additional traffic lane for motorbikes to ensure safety during the revamp work. The 57 year old governor expressed optimism that the project would significantly enhance the cityscape and improve the day-to-day experiences of Bangkok’s residents and visitors, reported Bangkok Post.
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