Road to the airport

[Can samui]

Anybody been up the road to the airport from Bandon Hospital lately, heard it was closed for roadwork a few weeks back.

Cheers

[PJ71]

No, sorry.

[Tropicalevo]

It was closed when I rode by 4 or 5 days ago.

[Tropicalevo]

They are putting in drainage - it always floods there and it looks like they might be making a direct road to Chaweng??? We can but dream.

 

The area marked in red is/was the closed section.

 

[Can samui]

Cheers evo, do you know if the route to the airport is open or if the entire intersection is closed?

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, Can samui said:

Cheers evo, do you know if the route to the airport is open or if the entire intersection is closed?

When I rode by, just the road next to the Chinese graves was totally closed. That's where it floods if we ever get any rain again.

The road from Bandon to Chaweng was open.

Best to go up to Cocoon if coming from Chaweng or go via the arrivals hall if heading to departures.

[Tropicalevo]

Quick update - I rode by there again this morning - the road works are more extensive but the road is still clear coming from Bandon to the temple/Chaweng. You just cannot get to the airport via the road with the Chinese graves.

 

Definitely extending that road to probably come out by the roundabout near Tops.

[steelerian]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Definitely extending that road to probably come out by the roundabout near Tops.

This has been the obvious solution to traffic for years. Lets hope the go ahead with it.

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, steelerian said:

This has been the obvious solution to traffic for years. Lets hope the go ahead with it.

I would say that is a yes. They are doing it.

Excavators working on both sides of the Bandon road clearing the land.

To get to the airport from the Bandon road, you have to go back into Chaweng (past the temple school) and out towards Choengmon and then turn back down at Cocoon

[Can samui]

Was out there today and went down Ghost Road at the 7/11 intersection to Bangrak, into arrivals and down the service road to departures.

Thanks all for the updates.