Chalong underpass to open this Friday

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Workers vehicles stand parked at the entrance to the Chalong Underpass this morning as the final works are completed inside the tunnel. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: More than four years and 11 months in the making, the 350-metre long Chalong Underpass is now scheduled to open to motorists this Friday (May 31), The Phuket News has been told.

 

 

The final electrical systems are being installed, with the contractor promising to have the work done by midnight Thursday (May 30), in line with the extended contract, Phuket Highways Chief Somwong Lohanut explained to The Phuket News.

 

“We will not open the tunnel after midnight on May 30 because it would be too dangerous for drivers,” he said.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/chalong-underpass-to-open-this-friday-71584.php#oFqWItxDsRBRUQ03.99

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-05-29

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Hallelujah

Traffic jams then everybody want to go down the new tunnel

Why do they have posts in the bike lane?

After heavy rain will it be open for submarines?

Good, finally.
 

After confirming that each lane is 3.5 metres wide, lanes Chief Somwang assured that the lanes are wide enough for tour buses to pass in each in opposing directions.

 

From the picture, the lanes don't seem to be 3.5m wide but I'll wait to see it.

 

 

Roll the drums Phuket. Prepare the balloons. Chalong Underpass opens Friday.

By The Thaiger

 

 

But it’s not Friday yet and there have been plenty of other delays. Chalong Circle’s 350 metre underpass should be open on Friday according to local highway officials.

 

The roadworks have profoundly changed business and movement of locals in the southern part of the island for nearly four years. Many businesses were forced to move, others went broke, some residents had to move. Getting through the mess has certainly changed the way people moved around and through Chalong and Rawai.

 

Electrical systems are now being tested and are the final part of the underpass’s systems to check before the all-clear is given to open to long-awaited two-lane road.

 

But it take months, if not years, for the local community to recover from the redirections, delays, blocked traffic and extended journeys that could take hours to get through the construction mess.

 

The underpass will open on Friday, one lane in each direction. The two 3.5 mete lanes will be divided by orange plastic poles.

 

The Highways Department is assuring drivers that the lanes will be wide enough for large trucks and buses.

 

The underpass is the longest of the four already constructed around the island. At 350 metres in length, curved along the way, it is longer than the Darasamuth, Samkong, Airport or Bang Khun underpasses.

 

The new clock tower sitting on the original ‘Chalong Circle’, called the Golden Lotus Tower, cost 3 million baht and is also set to be ready by the opening date. As of 5pm on Wednesday afternoon the clocks had stopped on the new tower – perhaps part of the electrical works underway. Or perhaps not.

 

 

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/roll-the-drums-prepare-the-balloons-chalong-underpass-opens-friday

 

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-05-30

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3 mill for the clock? Swiss quartz?

40 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

3 mill for the clock? Swiss quartz?

Yes, and it's presently about 15 minutes slow.

2 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

3 mill for the clock? Swiss quartz?

There's good money to be made in concrete and clocks.

Was not open at 11.30 today Friday. Electric trucks still working.

South-bound lane only was open yesterday. Now closed.

Clock is now 50 minutes slow.

To paraphrase the article 'We have built a new underpass and it's dangerous;- classic!

On 5/29/2019 at 7:17 PM, monkeycu said:

After heavy rain will it be open for submarines?

Well its not as if it would have any effect on you anyway is it? Any new construction in Cha Am I can comment about?

On 5/30/2019 at 6:43 AM, Somtamnication said:

3 mill for the clock? Swiss quartz?

I would suggest that's not the REAL cost. ????

That was quick.

Did I miss anything?

Off topic removed

How many minutes was it open for?

 

Both lanes open now.

Had a drive through today going south. Seemed wider than the photo looked. Although in the middle the high kerb jutted out for a short distance. Easily could cause accident.