BANGKOK, Nov 30 (TNA) – Roads will be closed to traffic for a rehearsal of the Un Ai Rak mass bicycle ride this Sunday before the actual event on Dec 9.
Public members are invited to join the event as part of the winter festival “Un Ai Rak Khlai Khwam Nao,” or “Love and Warmth at Winter’s End,”under the theme “The River of Rattanakosin”
During the two days of the activities, 36 sections of roads in Phra Nakhon and Thonburi sides will be closed from noon to 8 p.m. while in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng, six routes will be closed from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Each section of roads will be reopened immediately when the bike activity finishes in each area.
On Dec 9, His Majesty the King will preside over the opening ceremony of the Un Ai Rak Khlai Khwam Nao winter festival. On this occasion, he will lead the bicycle ride event from the Royal Plaza to Lat Pho Park in Samut Prakan province.
Then, he will return to the Royal Plaza, for a total length of 39 kilometers.
Similar mass bicycle ride events will be held simultaneously across the country. (TNA)
