“Chatchat” urged to be vigilant prevent road collapse

September 7, 2023

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Governor Chatchat to instruct district offices and public works offices Be vigilant and prevent road collapses in concentrated areas. In case of a road collapse in the area of Lat Phrao 67/2 Road

Today (September 7, 2023), Mr. Witsanu Subsompon, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, revealed about the road collapse incident on Lat Phrao Road yesterday evening (September 6, 2023) that the incident area was a construction. underground electrical conduit manhole The clarifier is 2 meters deep, caused by soil slides along the joints of the clarifier. which has now been repaired at the accident site since about 2:00 a.m. and has been opened as usual For events like this occur many times in different areas, the problem is that when laying conduits underground, there is a chance that soil slides down. What can be done is to have a scan of the manhole left by using GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar), which the scan may not find that day must be left for a while. Mr. Chatchart Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok, said that yes Instructs the district office and the public works department to look more closely at this matter. In this case, the road has an area of a first-class concrete structure below it, supported by soil. When the well is dug and there is no soil to support the structure, it will collapse. Using a scanning machine will know if there is a cavity or not. The cavity may occur suddenly, for example, in the rain, the water erodes, causing the cavity to collapse completely. In addition, if it is another agency that works in the area both digging conduits Construction of the Southern Purple Line The construction of the pink train that has not yet been completed. And the digging of various water pipes must primarily look at the quality of the contractors as well.