Pattaya —
Deputy mayor of Pattaya Mr. Manoch Nongyai led a group of workers to begin removing obstructive billboards from Walking Street today to allow a comfortable passage of fire trucks in case of a fire.
The operation followed the city’s order for business operators to relocate their billboards that were excessively protruding onto the road and blocking traffic.
According to the order, the billboards should not protrude more than 50 centimeters from the building. The billboards should also be placed at a height of 2.40 meters from the road surface.
After the directive reached its deadline, it turned out that some business operators did not comply, so the deputy mayor needed to remove the billboards by himself and his team. This was to allow a convenient passage of fire engines in case of an emergency like a fire.
Two obstructive billboards were removed from the street today. Manoch reiterated that he will inspect Walking Street on a regular basis to check for obstructive billboards.
