Pattaya, Thailand-
The mayor of Pattaya, Poramese Ngampiches, toured a highly criticized section of Pattaya Beach sidewalks late last week and promised to expand and improve the walkways.
Pictures of the sidewalks went viral on social media shortly after being paved and “completed” on the area of Pattaya Beach near Soi 13/2 and Royal Garden Mall.
The beach has been under a construction project to expand Beach Road and provide more parking but tore up portions of the previous expansive sidewalk to do so and replaced them with what some netizens called a miniature golf course style pathway. Memes, like below, not created or endorsed by The Pattaya News, went viral on social media.
As a result, the mayor has responded to the complaints by saying the area around the trees will be heavily reduced and the sidewalk expanded to once again allow uninterrupted walking, cycling, and access for disabled visitors.
According to Mayor Poramese, this should be done by the end of the month. This statement came after the mayor personally walked the Beach Road sidewalk with contractors hired for the project and gave them direct feedback on what needed to be improved and fixed.
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