Bangkok’s Victory Monument getting facelift

BANGKOK, 8 November 2012 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has disclosed a plan to revamp areas around Victory Monument in order to improve infrastructure and ease traffic congestion.

Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday presided over the launch of the effort, aimed at bringing order to congestion around the monument.

The BMA’s plans for the busy public-transport hub includes the installation of 28 security cameras, 33 vertical gardens, additional street lights, new law-enforcement booths and a multi-purpose space. Thirty existing restrooms in the area will be demolished and replaced with 40 new facilities.

Read more: NNT

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