Following the opening of the Canal Road dual carriageway extension last year, we knew the authorities were considering either an under or over pass to speed up that very busy junction. The problem with an underpass being that the canal itself flows right where an underpass would go.

 

Now it seems work on whatever they decided has started. Right now they are digging a big trench adjacent to the Canal Road, right in front of the "Lazy Farang" pub, for those who know the area, and huge concrete water pipes have been delivered presumably to go inside the trench. Now, I m no expert at all, but it looks to me like the plan might be to divert the canal water off to the side to flow underground for a distance of what looks like about half a kilometre, therefore leaving the existing area where the canal is now dry and able to install an underpass? Anyone have any more definitive knowledge about this?

 

They also appear to be installing extra street lighting concrete polls in the area, also presumably to brighten the area for passing traffic.

 

Just a "nosy neighbour", local resident who passes by there ten times a day and intrigued as to whats going on?

Providing an underpass at this junction is a good idea. Even more urgent is the need for the same where the 108 and 121 cross.

At the very least let's have some smart programming of the lights in this area.

Hope they get different contractors to those that put the new roads on that section, breaking up after just a few weeks