Safety measures ordered to reduce accidents at Chalong-Kata roadworks

By The Phuket News

 

Vice Governor Prakob, under orders from Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana to make the road safer, inspected the state of the road today (Dec 10). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Vice Governor Prakob Wongmaneerung today (Dec 10) ordered for warning lights and more safety signs to be installed on the road from Chalong Circle to Kata-Karon in ordered to reduce the number of accidents being created by roadworks.

 

Vice Governor Prakob, under orders from Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana to make the road safer, called a meeting today and inspected the state of the road.

 

Present were representatives from the Phuket office of the Highways Department and the construction company that has been hired by government concession to carry out repairs and to resurface about 1.5 kilometres of the road for B12 million.

 

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They should have had some sort of warning in place on the first day, when the digging up of the road surprised everyone. I didn't see any accidents but a couple of near misses, one involving my car!

 

 

 

 

Only very short sections need resurfaced. The down slope into Kata was ok. Only some sections near the top were bad. Waste of money.

July 2005 nearly died on thatsingle lane hiill to a truck never mind it scarred me that much I can't talk about it.

Just needed the ''Thai photo opp'', that should get things sorted...

11 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Only very short sections need resurfaced. The down slope into Kata was ok. Only some sections near the top were bad. Waste of money.

Disagree with that, the road was bad for quite some time already over a long stretch.

12 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Only very short sections need resurfaced. The down slope into Kata was ok. Only some sections near the top were bad. Waste of money.

The down slope into Kata was a nightmare when it rained. Many motorbikes have lost control at that point. Hopefully they'll improve the grip when they resurface.

Same subject, different location.  I had to be in Patong last week and drove from Patong to Karon.  That road was seriously dangerous, no lighting, exposed rebar, open ditches.  I feel sorry for motorbike riders there.

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

The down slope into Kata was a nightmare when it rained. Many motorbikes have lost control at that point. Hopefully they'll improve the grip when they resurface.

 

Yes, I was thinking that the resurface could be for some sort of anti-slip material. 

14 hours ago, madmitch said:

They should have had some sort of warning in place on the first day, when the digging up of the road surprised everyone. I didn't see any accidents but a couple of near misses, one involving my car!

The wife rode over the hill on the weekend and reported there was a bad bike accident involving a farang near the roadworks. Haven't heard any reports about the outcome.