Patong power pole works cause monster traffic tailback

By The Phuket News

 

The works to change a power pole has restricted the coastal road north of Patong to one lane, and caused a traffic tailback all the way to Kamala. Photo: Patong Police
 

PHUKET: Patong Police are urging motorists to not use the Kamala – Patong road as workers install a power pole near Loma Circle.

 

The works has left only one open on the coastal road just north of Patong.

 

Work started at 9am, but traffic tailbacks now extend all the way back to Kamala, a Phuket News reader has reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-power-pole-works-cause-monster-traffic-tailback-72535.php#3BHUeifTD8QKbHX0.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-08-17

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Sh*t happens..

This is the second time work has happened at the same location and caused massive traffic issues .

Neither time was any announcement made in advanced.

People would have missed flights over this.

Not good enough.

4 hours ago, mok199 said:

Sh*t happens..

Not to people affected by it unlike you. Why do people post in threads that have nothing  to do with them?

 

I WAS affected by this (no I don't need counselling) and as pointed out above there was no warning to allow people to take alternate routes. 

 

Not sure why this thread was posted 5 hours ago as the works were cleared by 2100 and had already been mentioned to the people who WOULD have been affected by it in the other section of the PHUKET forum.

 

Thank you for your 'constructive input' though.

Thailand still using the square wheel.

8 hours ago, Psimbo said:

Not to people affected by it unlike you. Why do people post in threads that have nothing  to do with them?

 

I WAS affected by this (no I don't need counselling) and as pointed out above there was no warning to allow people to take alternate routes. 

 

Not sure why this thread was posted 5 hours ago as the works were cleared by 2100 and had already been mentioned to the people who WOULD have been affected by it in the other section of the PHUKET forum.

 

Thank you for your 'constructive input' though.

Understood sir...and I agree , hope your delay wasn't serious ..have a better day

cant miss a flight if you show up 3hrs early. Worse case scenario u end up there 2hrs early.

 

There's many reasons why you are told to show up 3 hrs early. That's one of them.