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New Bangkok Airport found taxiway problem last month ’caused by water’

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) released the findings of an investigation after uneven and cracked taxiways and parking bays were found last month at the airport, which opened in September.

Excessive underground water in and outside Suvarnabhumi airport is the cause of recently-found cracks on its taxiways, says the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT).

EIT director Suebsak Phromboon said the airport’s asphaltic concrete pavement was soaked for too long and became too soft to bear aircraft weight. He attributed the problem to the airport’s failure to minimise the amount of water in the airport’s ditches. Consequently, the level of underground water surged and eventually seeped upwards to the layer of the asphaltic concrete pavement, Suebsak Phromboon said.




Noise pollution around new Bangkok Airport will be concluded

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Mr. Chalor Kotcharat, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport, said the Ministry of Transport will urgently evaluate the problems and solutions concerning the residents around Suvarnabhumi Airport. The result will be announced within November 7th.

Mr. Chalor had a meeting with the Department of Civil Aviation, the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, and all involved agencies to find the alternatives to solve the noise pollution problem around the new international airport of Thailand.

Currently, officers have been dispatched to measure the noise level in decibels during the take-offs and landings of airplanes.




Land near new Bangkok Airport can be used for logistics, expert says

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

A special agency should be set up and a new planning regime imposed to map out proper use of land near airports, especially the new Suvarnabhumi Airport, an aviation expert has suggested.

Better management would help prevent the new airport from becoming surrounded by residential areas and other businesses or activities that are not related to aviation, said Suwat Wanisubut, director of the Office of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Development Committee.

He noted that no controls existed around the old Don Muang airport and the result was a hodge-podge of land uses, not all of them compatible.




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