Digging starts at Chalong Underpass site

[rooster59]

Digging starts at Chalong Underpass site




PHUKET: Construction workers have started digging drainage ditches on each side of Chao Fa West Road for the Chalong Underpass project, the Phuket Highway Department confirmed yesterday.

Work started on December 17, closing one south-bound lane of Chao Fa West Road.

“It will only take us 15-20 days to put in the drains along a two-kilometer stretch of the road,” said Phuket Highway Department Project Engineer Chalermpol Wongkiattikun. “We will not start digging the actual tunnel itself until next year.”

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Digging-starts-Chalong-Underpass-site/62676?desktopversion#ad-image-1

-- Phuket Gazette 201512-19

[LivinginKata]

I thought new drains had just been installed last month !!!

Oh no, maybe that was the water pipes.

Zero coordination ...

[stevenl]

Has the electricity problem been fixed already?

[Somtamnication]

Note to self: Avoid everything Chalong for the next 2-3 years. Traffic cops plus construction= Complete and utter chaos!

[keeniau96]

Have to wait for the rainy season to start before can get serous about the actual construction. TIT

[chercheur888]

Note to self: Avoid everything Chalong for the next 2-3 years. Traffic cops plus construction= Complete and utter chaos!

“It will only take us 15-20 days to put in the drains along a two-kilometer stretch of the road,” said Phuket Highway Department Project Engineer Chalermpol Wongkiattikun

I believe must be an error by the journalist, I am sure he said 15-20 WEEKS as the engineer is always spot on with his predictions.

[hansgruber]

20 days for drains?

I would put my life on it that one kilometre wont be completed in that time frame.

Edited December 19, 2015 by hansgruber

[Old Croc]

Is this the same mob that still haven't finished the drains outside the International Hospital after about two years?

[hansgruber]

Is this the same mob that still haven't finished the drains outside the International Hospital after about two years?

Oh yeah that is a disgrace.

They first said labor shortage and the next excuse was sand shortage. Sand??? I kid you not.

That road work has caused numerous accidents, i even saw a BMW Z3 upside down in the ditch when he drove into it at night because its poorly lit and no barracade on that section.

It also bottlenecks the traffic even more.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843235-flying-bmw-inspires-phuket-roadworks-safety-boost/

Edited December 19, 2015 by hansgruber

[chercheur888]

Note to self: Avoid everything Chalong for the next 2-3 years. Traffic cops plus construction= Complete and utter chaos!

“It will only take us 15-20 days to put in the drains along a two-kilometer stretch of the road,” said Phuket Highway Department Project Engineer Chalermpol Wongkiattikun

I believe must be an error by the journalist, I am sure he said 15-20 WEEKS as the engineer is always spot on with his predictions.

I believe I was much too optimistic predicting that it would take 15-20 weeks. 4 weeks have past and being generous they are at around 250 meters.

[madmitch]

Note to self: Avoid everything Chalong for the next 2-3 years. Traffic cops plus construction= Complete and utter chaos!

“It will only take us 15-20 days to put in the drains along a two-kilometer stretch of the road,” said Phuket Highway Department Project Engineer Chalermpol Wongkiattikun

I believe must be an error by the journalist, I am sure he said 15-20 WEEKS as the engineer is always spot on with his predictions.

I believe I was much too optimistic predicting that it would take 15-20 weeks. 4 weeks have past and being generous they are at around 250 meters.

But they have a 30 day grace period for Songkran and New Year, if it's the same as the Samkong Underpass, so they in theory haven't even started yet!

Edited January 14, 2016 by madmitch

[sebastion]

Years of traffic hell for southern Phuket. Its already bad now so i'm not looking foward to this.

The evenings will be especially terrible when the tour buses flee Phromthep cape along Wiset Rd.