Boats banned from passing under Phuket bridges as water mains installed

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The water mains will extend about one kilometre across the channel. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: All boats have been banned from passing under the bridges joining Phuket to the mainland while workers install a water mains pipe from Phang Nga to the small community of Baan Tha Chatchai on the shores of the northernmost tip of the island.

 

The Phuket Marine Office issued a notice at 4pm yesterday (May 22) announcing that the ban is in effect for three days, from yesterday through tomorrow (May 24).

 

At that time the water mains pipe, which is not being installed attached to any of the three bridges, was already blocking the waterway, known locally as the Chong Bpark Phra.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/boats-banned-from-passing-under-phuket-bridges-as-water-mains-installed-67215.php

 

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Great forward planning as usual- the crossing was blocked before they bothered t tell anyone! Chalk up another one to the Marine Office.

Under the reign of Puripat all was better at the Marine office.

We need a Puripat comeback on HKT lol.