Dongtan Beach road / path renewal - Phase 2

[tallguy 1,479]

I think Bazle started a topic on phase 1 of this project but I could not find it so will open a new topic.

 

Phase 1 of the project from Jomtien to about 100 metres south of Rabbit Resort was completed at the beginning of December last year. Work on phase 2 commenced during June and runs from the end of Phase1 to the Sea Rescue centrenear Pattaya Park.

 

I haven't been down that way for a while so a walk last week provided a good opportunity to take some pics of the progress that has been made so far.

 

Fot my own convenience I will divide this report into 4 separate posts.

 

To start with I thought it might be useful to post a few pics of work done on Phase 1.

 

The sign at the start of Dongtan Beach, (apologies for not getting the whole sign in).

 

 

The new car parking area.

 

 

The start of the pathway, still traffic free between10 am and 5 pm.

 

 

 

I am not sure if this work was part of the project or if it was commissioned by the hotel.

 

 

.Further along the path.

 

 

 

[tallguy 1,479]

The work started near the Sea Rescue Centre by Pattaya Park.

 

The border line of the end of Phase 2 and Phase 3 which will go around the bend in the path towards the bottom of Pratumnak Soi 5.

 

 

 

The work in front of the Sea Rescue Centre is pretty much completed.

 

[tallguy 1,479]

In front of Pattaya Park they have completed the road and drainage along about half of its length.

 

 

There's still a lot of work to do in front of the rest of Pattaya Park although they have dug up the original path but haven't made much progress with the drainage.

 

 

Further along they have made more progress with the drainage. I also noted that they have not destroyed the mature trees on the beach this time.

 

 

They are using some of the vacant land between Pattaya Park and Rabbit Resort to store materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tallguy 1,479]

This is the final post for today and covers the stretch up to Rabbit Resort.

 

In some parts they have done virtually nothing although they have dismantled the toilets on the beach.

 

 

 

 

Getting towards Rabbit Resort they are at least working on the drainage.

 

 

I wouldn't recommend booking a room at Rabbit Resort in the early part of high season. I doubt it will be very pleasant sipping a cool beer overlooking a construction site.

 

 

[BigusDicus 9,881]

Well done report TallGuy. It is interesting to see the progression of the project. Look forward to seeing the completed project on my next trip.

[chippendalesam 37]

Super great report tallguy. Thanks for all your time and effort bringing it to us.

[cbrib 354]

Nice report Tall Guy. Hope they keep up the work they have done along Dongtan all the way to Pratumnak soi 5, it needs the work

[maipenrai 476]

Yes, thanks for the update - I walk this beach regularly on my trips to Pattaya and will be staying adjacent to it for several weeks this coming season...

[jacko 8,822]

Well done report TallGuy. It is interesting to see the progression of the project. Look forward to seeing the completed project on my next trip.

It seems to be going better than the Pattaya Beach reclamation project.