With commuters beginning to use the horse-shoe overpasses as they open to traffic one by one, the feedback coming in is far from favourable about this important part of the dual track railway project.
Social media posts are showing consistent criticisms of two aspects of the bridges; first the quality of the construction and secondly the design.
One common comment is that driving on the horse-shoe bridges reminds them of riding a horse.
“Driving feels like riding a horse. It’s awesome.”
“It’s not a horse-riding bridge. It’s called a horse-jumping bridge.”
“Nong Hin is the scariest, jumping like a horse.”
“It’s like riding a horse.”
The alleged inconsistency of construction standards, including the smoothness of the road surface has drawn considerable comment.
“The road is not smooth, at first, I thought it wasn’t finished.”
“It’s suspicious that the project is the same, but different contractors don’t make it to the same standard.”
“I’m not impressed with the bridge construction. Safety and construction standards should be taken into account and the contractor should take responsibility for the substandard construction.”
Finally the design of the bridges, with the need to make an entry and exit right hand turn to or from the long ramp is in question, along with negotiating the apex of the bridge, especially for motorbike riders or cyclists likely to be overtaken.
‘’I also want to know why they have to make horseshoes so close to a straight crossing?”
“Sections of raised track with a road underpass are fine, but these massive horseshoe bridges are crazy”
Of course, netcitizens are not generally railway or bridge engineers, just mere commuters, but their verdict seems unanimous, especially when it comes to safety. One commentator even suggesting the railway be closed to protest!
Have you made a bridge crossing or two yet, what’s your review?
