webfact Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 End of dangerous Patong beach road woes ‘coming soon’ By Eakkapop Thongtub Many parts of the Patong beach road have dangerous raised areas where workers have been working on the cables underground. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup has announced that the long awaited completion of installing power and communication cables underground along the Patong Beach road will be ‘soon’, beginning an end to months of motorists having to negotiate dangerous bumps and raised areas on the road where workers have been installing the cables. The news came at a press conference at Patong Municipality offices yesterday (Dec 29), where Mayor Chalermluck was joined by Kittimaet Kornphatsawat, Director of the Provincial Electricity Authority’s Special Project Management Construction and Management Division. Mayor Chalermluck explained that the municipality has been unable to move ahead with resurfacing the road, officially named Thaweewong Rd, as workers have repeatedly needed to access the new cables installed underground to make final adjustments and conduct tests on the cables. Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/end-of-dangerous-patong-beach-road-woes-coming-soon-78487.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-12-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Yeh that Bangla Road sure can be a dangerous place after a few too many ???? Edited December 30, 2020 by 4MyEgo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Yup. Especially those 'dangerous bumps.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyholly Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 February/March of this year they were working on those cables already.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said: February/March of this year they were working on those cables already.... Perfection takes time..... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 hours ago, hotchilli said: Perfection takes time..... lol The world will probably come to an end before that happens with any infrastructure or building work here!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Slightly off topic but what about that new roundabout art south end Patong. At least the northern roundabout has sculpture of a dolphin. Quite nice. The one to the south seems to have snooker balls stacked on top each other. Odd. Adds no artistic value in my opinion. Sorry no photo, well maybe on dash camera ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Slightly off topic but what about that new roundabout art south end Patong. At least the northern roundabout has sculpture of a dolphin. Quite nice. The one to the south seems to have snooker balls stacked on top each other. Odd. Adds no artistic value in my opinion. Sorry no photo, well maybe on dash camera ..... Snookers have balls too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/30/2020 at 12:46 PM, dabhand said: Yup. Especially those 'dangerous bumps.' Do they use silicone on the roads now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patong2 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Slightly off topic but what about that new roundabout art south end Patong. At least the northern roundabout has sculpture of a dolphin. Quite nice. The one to the south seems to have snooker balls stacked on top each other. Odd. Adds no artistic value in my opinion. Sorry no photo, well maybe on dash camera ..... What has always puzzled me about the dolphin statues on the roundabout at the north end of Patong beach is that it is situated in the only position that you cannot access Patong beach by any of the roads emanating from it (unless you are one of the chinese drivers who just drive up Beach Rd the wrong way that I have seen.) So you only see it as you go away from the beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bloodyholly Posted January 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, Patong2 said: unless you are one of the chinese drivers who just drive up Beach Rd the wrong way To be fair.... locals are more likely to drive the wrong way on the roads 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyholly Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 So..... how’s it going? Getting anywhere near completion? ???????????????????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 goodness, is work on that road still going on. I last went there with my wife and my daughter, when she was 12 years old, (my daughter that is, not my wife) and she has just graduated from University at age 22. It had been going on for 2 or so years previous to that. Bit slow aren't they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agusts Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Lucky Karon and Kata residents, they got their beach road resurfaced and now their pavement too...! Maybe they have more money....???? From the look of things Patong beach road will be still full of putholes years from now, I saw them started digging another hole yesterday - they seem not do anything for a few weeks, then suddenly remember Oops we missed a bit, and come back, it will never end....! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nout Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 11:30 AM, 4MyEgo said: Yeh that Bangla Road sure can be a dangerous place after a few too many ???? Photo of British hen party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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