Thread: Chiang Mai: Two Underpasses Proposed for Nimmanhaemin

Nimmanhaemin Underpass and Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base Underpass have been proposed.


Chiang Mai City Development Co. Ltd., is proposing underpasses for Nimmanhaemin and Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base aiming to remedy the traffic issue in the areas.

Dr Narong Tananuwat, the president of Chiang Mai City Development cited from a study revealing that the traffic issue on the inner ring road, especially in Nimmanhaemin area, could paralyse the traffic of the whole city. He added that there were over 10 million passengers arriving at the Chiang Mai International Airport each year, the highest number compared to the six million arrivals at the bus terminal and the two hundred thousand at the railway station.

The Wing 41 Royal Thai Air Force Base Underpass will also help remedy traffic bottleneck in the area. The two projects are estimated to cost about five billion baht.


Dr Narong reportedly is confident about the projects as he said to Thansettakij saying “The possibility is high as air travel is very convenient, that’s why the airport is so flooded. And the airport is planning on expansion.”

Meanwhile, he added, Nimmanhaemin is turning into a business district with many big projects established in the area including One Nimman and the approximate land value at 300,000 baht per sq wah (about 75,000 baht per sq m).

Chiang Mai CityNews - Two Underpasses Proposed for Nimmanhaemin

Underpasses are desperately needed in that area but, dear gawd, the disruption from construction would be a complete fucking nightmare.

Encountering a similar thing now on the CM - Lampang Rd. where much needed extentsions/alterations are being done but it's exacerbating and already bad situation.

First thing they need to do is fix the timing on traffic lights, there's just something not right there!

I remember being mystified by traffic light timings when I first came to Thailand.

Then I suppose eventually they seemed normal.

Probably not a good sign.

The future of traffic flow in CM does not look good.

Originally Posted by cyrille

The future of traffic flow in CM does not look good

No it doesn't.

Just thinking about it again now and I can't think of the last time that I didn't have to stop for a red light at the first set on the CM - Lampang Rd.

And that's travelling it five days per week. Evenings, OK understandable every now and then (but not every time), but at 5:30 AM in the morning it just makes absolutely no sense.

^ I travel that stretch of highway fairly often. Last week was the first time in months there were no delays.

Where will the tunnels on Nimman and Wing 41 dump the traffic? On Mahidol? Which is now a great snarl at Airport Plaza as it is. I can easily stay away from Nimmanhaemin but that junction going to the airport is unavoidable.

Originally Posted by misskit

I can easily stay away from Nimmanhaemin

That's the tactic I adopt.

Last time I was forced to I got caught at those lights by Maya for about 20 min.