The road from CHalong to Kata after the collapse in October last year. Photo: Phathada Sae-Lim / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- As heavy isolated downpours continue to strafe the island, the Chief of the Phuket HIghways Office has assured that the road over the hill from Chalong to Kata is safe to use, despite a 200-metre section of the road starting to collapse due to ground erosion late last year.

 

The westbound section of the road remains reduced to one lane, but Samak Luedwonghat, Chief of the Phuket Highways Department, says that motorists should not be concerned.

 

“We made emergency repairs immediately after the road started collapsing [last October]. We have made additional repairs to support the road, which is safe to use,” he told The Phuket News.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/kata-hill-road-safe-to-use-assures-phuket-highways-office-79811.php

 

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They build roads on land not modified to support heavy use heavy load road. Maybe if Thai civil engineers require complete soil analysis and refuse to sign off on construction plans without soil engineering work done first, we not see repeat of this year after year?

 

I drive by it every day. They now have new concrete barriers, but the collapsed side has YET TO BE REPAIRED. Ooooohhh Thailand.

11 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

They build roads on land not modified to support heavy use heavy load road. Maybe if Thai civil engineers require complete soil analysis and refuse to sign off on construction plans without soil engineering work done first, we not see repeat of this year after year?

 

 

But, that's not what officials want. They want it to happen every year. Wonder which official's relative will get the next contract and how much will be in those brown envelopes?

I'm no engineer but if they are spending 10 million baht to make these major repairs, I'd envisage the same happening again a short time afterwards.

 

Shoring up this part of the road is going to be a major job and that budget just doesn't seem realistic at all.

If it still looks like that photo it's not safe....!!! ????

 

 

I drive it almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day and the right lane seems okay...but I'm no civil engineer. 

2 hours ago, Agusts said:

If it still looks like that photo it's not safe....!!! ????

 

 

 

That inside lane is barriered off. Only outside lane used and that visually looks ok. 

 

I remember when they widened the road many years ago I thought then that it was a shoddy job and would never last. 

That is not the updated pic. Those cones are all gone. White painted concrete barriers in place. But you can see the other side is still cracked and falling.

3 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

That is not the updated pic. Those cones are all gone. White painted concrete barriers in place. But you can see the other side is still cracked and falling.

 

Actually I remember it now, we have something similar coming up the hill to Patong from Kathu, it's a death trap waiting to go wrong if you ask me...

 

The problem are those cracks, if they are still open, water from rain will get through the cracks and wash away the soil underneath, then the next part of the road will collapse and the next section will slide down... ! They should do a proper repair and re-enforce the underneath....

 

They are now widening a section of slope on Patong to Kamala road, looks like they are using a better plan there with concrete walls on the sides, let's see...., although the outbreak has put a stop to work now....

Yep, those cracks are the killer and they are not plugged! Hello? Rainy season, y'all!

until western civil eng standards adopted & enforced & contracts properly scoped / awarded, this will continue..... oh wait.......

yes no proper geotech ground survey done & repeated “ repair” work to generate constant contract kickbacks.......probably different budget to Permanent Works.......