Apartment meets Elevated Road in China

[wyliepoon]

Internet forumers in China noticed this case of an elevated road built perilously close to an apartment building in Suzhou, China. The balcony of the 5th floor is right over the elevated road, while part of the balcony on the 4th floor was demolished to make way for the road. The apartment building has been condemned for demolition by the government, but due to negotiations about resettlement between the government and some of the residents, the building is still standing and occupied. The unit on the 4th floor with the half-demolished balcony is still occupied.

A foretaste what the Gardiner might look like in the future?

5th floor balcony almost touches the elevated road

4th floor balcony

 

[jenny_zhang]

Puts my complaints about living near the highway into perspective...

 

[cacruden]

Not my favourite location for an apartment, but it sort-of reminds me of staying with some cousins in Rockland(?), NY (just outside of NY City)..... There house basically had a rail line running right through the front yard (short yard, small road, then rail), 3 houses down from a railway crossing. I was warned it was loud ...... and luckily back then I was a very deep sleeper (very light now), so the first time in the middle of the night a train came through - I woke up a little - and thought to myself - this is what it sounds like when you are on the tracks waiting to be run over Luckily I slept through the rest of the trains

 

[kEiThZ]

Future of the Gardiner?

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

that's nuts!


where's this location on google maps?

 

[urbanfan89]

There are many places in Hong Kong where that seems to be the case!

 

[ricaroofers]

It is not really a common case here in our place but I know such cases in urban areas wherein the roof are close to the skyways. The government should do something about the case. There is danger both on the residents of the apartment and also to the commuters of the highway. Roofing Companies

 

[PinkLucy]

Future of the Gardiner?

Pinnacle and Panorama are pretty close ...