Surat Thani PAO President Orders Road Rebuilt Due to Substandard Construction

Matichon•Society•86d ago

Reader Briefing

Surat Thani PAO President halts substandard road construction and orders it rebuilt after resident complaints.

•Surat Thani Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) President, Mrs. Sopha Kanjanaphan, inspected a road construction project.
•The project, located on the Ban Nakae-Ban Nasang road in Chaiya district, was found to be substandard.
•Residents had complained about dust and poor construction quality.
•The contractor has agreed to demolish and rebuild the affected section of the road.

Overview

•On April 30, Mrs. Sopha Kanjanaphan, PAO President of Surat Thani, inspected a road construction site.
•Mrs. Sopha Kanjanaphan, PAO President of Surat Thani, visited the road between Ban Nakae and Ban Nasang.
•Residents complained about extensive dust and concerns over the road's construction standards, such as cement thickness.
•The road is a concrete construction project, 6.00 meters wide and 2,779 meters long, with a project completion date of May 19, 2026.
•The road construction was found to be not up to standard in terms of thickness.
•Local residents experienced distress from excessive dust during construction due to a lack of watering.
•Mrs. Sopha Kanjanaphan, PAO President of Surat Thani, previously inspected the site and found irregularities in construction standards.
•The contractor has agreed to demolish the existing substandard construction and rebuild the road.

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Key Quotes

นางโสภา กาญจนะ

"It is good that the people have helped act as eyes and ears to monitor for the benefit of the villagers and have informed the PAO. I want everyone to see the villagers in the area as an example. If the PAO is aware and it is under the PAO's care, we will take immediate action for the benefit of the villagers."

เป็นเรื่องที่ดีที่ทางพี่น้องประชาชนได้ช่วยกันเป็นหูเป็นตาสอดส่องเพื่อผลประโยชน์ของชาวบ้านและได้มีการแจ้งมายังอบจ. อยากให้ทุกคนเห็นชาวบ้านในพื้นที่เป็นตัวอย่างหากอบจ. รับทราบและอยู่ในความดูแลของอบจ. ก็จะดำเนินการแก้ไขเพื่อประโยชน์ของชาวบ้านโดยทันที

Key Entities

Person

Mrs. Sopha Kanjanaphan(นางโสภา กาญจนะ)

President of the Surat Thani Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) who ordered the inspection and rebuilding of a substandard road.

Organization

Surat Thani Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO)(อบจ.สุราษฎร์ธานี)

The administrative body responsible for the substandard road construction project.

Phum Riang Subdistrict Municipality(เทศบาลตำบลพุ่มเรียง)

A connecting administrative area to the substandard road construction project.

Place

Ban Nakae-Ban Nasang Road(ถนนเส้น บ้านนาแคร์-บ้านนาสร้าง)

The road construction project that was found to be substandard and ordered to be rebuilt.

Thung Subdistrict(ต.ทุ่ง)

The subdistrict where the substandard road construction is located.

Chaiya District(อ.ไชยา)

The district in Surat Thani province where the road construction issue is occurring.