Bang Ku Underpass to open temporarily for Royal visits

[snoop1130]

Bang Ku Underpass to open temporarily for Royal visits

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET:-- One northbound lane of the Bang Ku Underpass will be open from January 14-20 to ease the flow of traffic during two upcoming Royal visits next week.

“We have received a request from traffic police to temporarily open the lane, as Her Majesty Princess Ubolratana will visit the island on January 16 and Her Majesty Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will visit on January 19,” confirmed Somkiet Yimpong, the Bang Ku project engineer from the Department of Highways.

 

Full Story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Bang-Ku-Underpass-open-temporarily-Royal-visits/66121?desktopversion#ad-image-0

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-1-12

[wakeupplease]

Now thats good news

[Psimbo]

22 minutes ago, wakeupplease said:

Now thats good news

Well it was open for a number of days over New Year for the public to use so why not?

[bokningar]

Will probably juts delay it being completed.

And this to pretend the traffic situation is better than it really is?

[schlog]

What time Her Majesty Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will land at HKT on 19th?

 

[stevenl]

Will probably juts delay it being completed.
And this to pretend the traffic situation is better than it really is?

They'll stop all traffic for them anyway.

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[Pomthai]

It made a big difference to flow when it was opened during the new year holiday period. Would be nice if they kept a lane open all the time. Finish up one side, then swap lanes and finish up the other side. I know its not as simple  as that, but the sooner the bottleneck caused by the bypass U-turn near Toyota is gone the better.

 

Next thing needed is to stop the northbound motorbikes crossing from the hard shoulder side of the southbound road at the Bang Ku intersection trying to cut diagonally across three lanes of traffic turning right onto the bypass road so they can head north. Totally illegal, crazy dangerous and really messes with the flow of traffic.

[steelepulse]

I agree with stevenl, traffic will be stopped a long time before the motorcade begins it's journey, so this won't make one bit of difference.  

[bokningar]

5 hours ago, stevenl said:

They'll stop all traffic for them anyway.

 

1 hour ago, steelepulse said:

I agree with stevenl, traffic will be stopped a long time before the motorcade begins it's journey, so this won't make one bit of difference.  

 

You guys are right, it will be RTP ever 50 meter of the way and as you say other trafic has to stop.

So the only thing that come out from this is 7 more days delay making the underpass then

 

[webfact]

Phuket underpass opens for Royal visits

The Phuket News

 

One lane northbound through the Bang Khu Underpass opened yesterday (Jan 15) while two Princesses visit Phuket. Photo: Highways Dept

 

PHUKET: -- One lane of the Bang Khu Underpass northbound opened to traffic yesterday (Jan 15) to alleviate traffic jams while two members of the Royal Family visit Phuket this week.

 

Officials opened the northbound lane through the underpass at 9am yesterday after police informed the Phuket Highways Office of the Royal visits, Highways Dept Engineer Somkiet Yimpong told The Phuket News this morning.

 

HRH Princess Ubol Ratana Rajakanya is to arrive on the island today, while and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrived yesterday and is expected to stay through to Friday (Jan 20), he confirmed.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-underpass-opens-for-royal-visits-60639.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-01-16

[Aj Mick]

What's news…..? It has mostly been in use for a couple or three weeks already, albeit with just one lane as work continues.