Bangkok’s famous Khao San Road, the backpacker capital of the world, will undergo a major transformation in about seven months, led by City Hall, with the aim of making this tourist mecca a full-fledged tourist attraction.

According to Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakonthee Patthiyakul, the remaking of Khao San Road will include granite repaving, raising of the road surface to the same level as the footpaths, landscaping and rezoning of approximately 240 pavement stalls.

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By Thai PBS World