The resurfacing of the main Road through town has finally started,
How long a stretch they will resurface is still not clear, hopefully they will do the complete section through town and fix the rough sections near the shop fronts, and the hole in front of Eddies bar.
Yet another accident happened on the 29th April which is being investigated by the Ban Dung Police , it occurred in Ban Phon Santi on the Ban Dung to Sum Sao road which is a notorious Accident Black Spot.
The car left the road & somebody was said to have been killed but the report is a little unclear, See the Openudon website for a full report.
This is what it is like to cycle through Ban Dung in the morning, with people coming & going to the market the Samlor drivers waiting for customers outside the Bus Station and then on past the government office buildings.
Yet more shop units are being built despite many empty units being available around town. This latest one is situated between Pins Cafe and the nightly food market. It is rumoured it will house market stalls but who knows.
Improvements are continuing on the roads in and around town . They are resurfacing the road opposite the Jungle Grill restaurant, and also repairing the road opposite the hospital where it has been rough and potholed since I can remember.
This is in Addition to widening all the Soi’s by putting new drains in and concreting the red din verges
Had a ride out up to Soem ( 10k short of Fao Rai), There I turned Right and onto the Kham Sa-at road.
On reaching the village some of the older signs showed it as Ban Non Sa-at – perhaps they changed its Name.
From There I continued to emerge onto the Ban Muang Road just up from Big Dons resort. Then back home via Bruce’s Village and Ban Wang Thong.
If you pass through Ban Fang you might notice quite a few CCTV cameras around the place. Apparently they were installed by the police due to the amount of yaba dealing that goes on in this one village.
Yaba is pronounced Yaa Baa in Thai and literally translates as Crazy Medicine
A TOPS superkoom shop is opening in Ban Dung on the 14th March ( which I think translates as Super Value) ; Only the second to have opened in Udon Thani province & according to their website only the 13th EVER to have opened outside of Bangkok. ( A further sign of Ban Dungs continuing growth & prominence ?) . These shops aim to provide a complete range of quality products from both local and international sources at bargain prices. They also offer a wide range of health, beauty care and personal hygiene products.
