Described: 16 Mar 2025 at 15: 52
An existing Bangkok-Thon Buri freeway ramp that connects to Rama II Road, a major westbound highway, has been severely damaged by the decline of a new expressway on Saturday, and its full reopening may take about a month. Transport authorities are now suggesting detours for drivers.
Surachet Laophulsuk, the governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand ( Exat ), stated on Sunday that police anticipated very heavy traffic congestion in the area on Monday because the collapse severely impacted both inbound and outbound traffic on the Chalerm Maha Nakhon expressway ramp near the Dao Khanong toll plaza.
He claimed that dust could be removed in seven days and that the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway’s outbound part may be reopened within the next seven times.
However, one strand of the outgoing area was also damaged by the collapse. Replacement columns may become cast and installed as new columns. It will take 30 times, according to Mr. Surachet.
The Rama IX Bridge, which crosses Bangkok and Thon Buri across the Chao Phraya River, is connected to the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway, which is infected with damage. The damaged area connects to Rama II Road ( Highway 35 ), Bangkok’s main thoroughfare to the south.
The Exat government claimed that two temporary roads had been constructed for email traffic on the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway, but that he would prefer that people avoid the Rama IX Bridge. At 5:30 a.m., he advised travelers to leave their homes for function.
Mr. Surachet stated that the investigation into the origin of the collapse may commence after debris was removed from the site and that he wanted authorities to finish it in 20 days.
He said,” There could be some possible triggers, including land subsidence.”
The fresh Rama III-Dao Khanong-Bangkok Outer Western Ring Road road project, which was being constructed above the Chalerm Maha Nakhon road in the Dao Khanong place and over Rama II Road that connects with the Bangkok Outer Western Ring Road, collapsed.
The innovative expressway, which is five kilometers long, won’t collapse when finished, according to the Exat governor, who said collapses are possible during construction.
Between Bangkok and Thon Buri, travelers should use the new Thosamarachan Bridge, Bhumibol 1 and Bhumibol 2, Sathon Road, and the southeastern part of the Industrial Ring Road, according to Withaya Yamoung, assistant permanent secretary for transportation and part of Exat’s table.
Apirat Chaiwongnoi, the ex-chairman of the Exat and the Highways Department’s director general, claimed the collapse occurred along a major traffic thoroughfare and that the parties involved would make an effort to reopen it as soon as possible.
In the meantime, police advised motorists on Rama II Road to use Suksawat Road and pass through the Suksawat toll plaza to either enter or exit the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway.
Additionally, the police advised drivers to avoid Rama II Road, which connected to the collapse site, using Phetkasem and Borommaratchachonnani roads.
A Myanmar man who was reportedly a victim of an accident in the incident was reported to have been declared dead at Taksin Hospital on Sunday, leading to a six-person death toll.
A 39-year-old Thai engineer, two Thai workers, and two foreign workers were among the fatalities that have previously been reported.