Heavy rainfall yesterday led to the sudden emergence of a 1.5-meter deep sinkhole on Chaeng Watthana Road in Nonthaburi, causing severe traffic disruption that extended up to the Lak Si monument. Traffic had to be redirected with the partial closure of two lanes as a safety measure at noon today.
Chaeng Watthana Road, directly affected by the sinkhole, particularly its outbound side, was dealing with a heavy flow of traffic towards the Pak Kret intersection. The considerable hole stretched to nearly 2 meters wide, and 4 meters long, abruptly appearing in the second lane from the roadside, transforming it into a cavern of significant magnitude. Only two available lanes remained for the influx of vehicles that normally traversed the path, leading to prolonged traffic congestion.
Speaking on the situation, Police Lieutenant Colonel Noppadol Panyakrakrong,…
