Highway Department Clears Roadside Encampment Littered With Condoms
The Department of Rural Roads cleared an overgrown highway median in Pathum Thani that had become a rendezvous site littered with used condoms and other intimate items, with plans to install fencing to prevent future illicit use.
The Department of Rural Roads has sent staff to demolish a barrier and clear overgrown vegetation along a highway median in Pathum Thani after discovering hundreds of used condoms, lubricant gel, wet tissues, insect repellent, and women's undergarments scattered across the area. The site, located near the Department of Rural Roads' Ratchaphruek branch along Ratchaphruek Cut New-Kanchanapisek Road in Bang Dueao, Mueang District, Pathum Thani Province, had become notorious and drew widespread public criticism.
On July 30, 2569, Pariwat Rotnual, director of maintenance operations for Bangkok and its metropolitan areas, led more than 10 department staff with tractors to cut trees and clear dense vegetation covering the abandoned site in order to open up the landscape. Pariwat explained that the operation involved removing overgrown grass and cutting down trees that blocked views, as the area had become overgrown with dense vines and vegetation.
Following this cleanup, the department will allocate budget to construct fencing similar to that found along motorways to seal off access and prevent the area from being used as a gathering point for illicit activities in the future.
