PUBLISHED: 5 Mar 2024 at 04 :47
The state funds business may downgrade companies ignoring deadlines, design standards, and public health in the design of the Rama II Road expressway, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday.
Following a number of issues with the road, Comptroller General’s Department director-general Patricia Mongkhonvanit was summoned to meet with the prime minister on Monday to discuss the issue and consider penalizing accidental companies. Costs are approved by the Comptroller General’s Department for all state-related tasks.
” The issues arising from the difficulties in the design job on Rama II Road continue to have somewhat troubling effects on people. Before departing for Melbourne for the Asean-Australia conference, Mr. Srettha stated after the meeting that they must get fixed.
He claimed that any business that failed to meet job dates or whose work was subpar may get “downgraded.”
He said,” This proposed punishment will encourage them to pay more attention and assume greater accountability for their work on construction projects.”
Mr. Srettha did not specify what “downgrading” involved, nor did he specify whether the proposed consequence may apply to both big contractors and subcontractors. Building firms that win big projects typically contract large chunks of the work out to smaller ones, breaking it up into different divisions.
The Rama II Road, which connects Bangkok to the southern area, including the beach city of Hua Hin, is the main and most direct route. Both the current administration and its predecessor have come to terms with the fact that Rama II’s congestion has hurt tourism there because local and foreign tourists travel to different locations to minimize traffic jams.
Although the design of the road above the street from Bangkok to Samut Sakhon is intended to shorten travel times, delays in the construction, regular mishaps, and road closures have added yet more congestion, especially on the weekends and during long holidays.
In some design accidents, fatalities have been reported. The most recent incident occurred on January 18 when a crow’s raising box fell as a result of a rope breaking. A contractor was killed by a falling cement slab in May.
Construction of the new expressway is divided into 10 deals. Job began in February 2012, and it was scheduled to be finished in January of that year. The major contractor has already received a six-month extension.
According to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit on Monday, the work to increase Rama II Road may be finished by the new date, if not sooner, with ordinary follow-ups every two weeks.