Chalong Circle Underpass

[paahlman]

Anyone think they have to move the police station...? I never thought about that before now...

[stevenl]

18 minutes ago, paahlman said:

Anyone think they have to move the police station...? I never thought about that before now...

No need at all, it is way out of the path.

[beechbum]

10 hours ago, paahlman said:

Anyone think they have to move the police station...? I never thought about that before now...

The underpass runs onto Chaofa West.

[Old Croc]

I have wondered where the train line will terminate.

(If it happens!)

[Valentine]

38 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

I have wondered where the train line will terminate.

(If it happens!)

Maybe the land next to 7/11 where they have the night time stalls is being kept for the terminus.

[madmax2]

In another 4 years you should know what is actually happening at the circle, if you are lucky and they actually start using all the machinery at the work site and the workers actually start doing some work instead of sitting around talking and sleeping on the job 

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, madmax2 said:

In another 4 years you should know what is actually happening at the circle, if you are lucky and they actually start using all the machinery at the work site and the workers actually start doing some work instead of sitting around talking and sleeping on the job 

As I said, yesterday all heavy machinery was in use, and there were many, many workers, all very busy.

 

If they keep it up that way it will be finished much faster than your forecast.

[KarenBravo]

20 minutes ago, stevenl said:

As I said, yesterday all heavy machinery was in use, and there were many, many workers, all very busy.

 

If they keep it up that way it will be finished much faster than your forecast.

Don't worry, some "problem" will crop up to slow it all down again. Don't forget, 10% completed two months after the projected completion date.

[madmitch]

No sign of any tunnel digging yet. Just a pool of water. 

 

 

[madmax2]

They need to employ someone like Valentine who knows how to dig holes safely as a supervisor, no one there seems to have a clue at present, Their own forecast completion date on a sign on Choafa west is over 4 years time

[stevenl]

Yes, as common here, any sign of optimism is shot down.

[Kopitiam]

27 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Yes, as common here, any sign of optimism is shot down.

Yes, I wonder why all those "nay" sayers are still living in Phuket.

[KarenBravo]

50 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Yes, as common here, any sign of optimism is shot down.

 

21 minutes ago, Kopitiam said:

Yes, I wonder why all those "nay" sayers are still living in Phuket.

Yes, because optimism is so often shot-down by reality here. Best to avoid disappointment, eh?

 

You think residents of towns in their own countries don't complain about stuff? Ha!

Without people complaining, problems aren't even acknowledged by officialdom here, never-mind actually fixing the problem.

Besides...........I'm British, so, have an innate talent for complaining, and by God! I'll use that talent when I see that it's warranted.

[chercheur888]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

Yes, as common here, any sign of optimism is shot down.

I am trying to remember. Did they start (making preparations) at the end of 2012, 2013 or 2014?

[madmitch]

I've been pessimistic about this particular project since they announced the same contractors who did the Tesco Lotus job. Was I right to be pessimistic? Well, judging by the progress made in the first two years, I think so. 

 

Am I right to continue to be ? Only time will tell. But I still don't reckon we'll see the opening ceremony before 2020.

 

And like KB, I reserve the right to be a whingeing Pom as and when required!

[Badrabbit]

It will get finished eventually until then just get on with daily life etc.

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[RedCardinal]

Interesting drone video of works:

Looks like it was taken a few weeks ago based on progress.

 

If you watch at about 00:30 the drone heads north towards the circle. Not sure how they are going to complete the trench/tunnel roof without demolishing some of the buildings on the Kata/Karon corner.  You can see how they construct the tunnel roof at around 01:20.  Later they'll excavate the ground under the roof and lay the road.  But it does not look like there's space for a traffic lane either side of the roof/trench with the current structures in place.  

 

Drove past the underpass at Phuket Airport this week and there was a very notable lack of heavy machinery and workers there now.  Isn't the same company responsible for work at Chalong?  Certainly work picked up pace significantly in last 1-2 weeks here in Chalong.

[Badrabbit]

Where is the video?

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[RedCardinal]

Embedded in post.  May not work in mobile app.  Here's the URL:

 

Chalong Underpass Drone Footage

 

 

[Badrabbit]

Cheers that's great, it will be fantastic once finished!

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[Valentine]

Full contingent of workers yesterday preparing the road on the hospital side back to the corner. Should help when complete but will still be a sharp left turn which could have been avoided had they not allowed construction of new building there.

[Valentine]

Not so long ago 8.30pm would see very little traffic coming into the circle yet the other night there were about a dozen large tour buses lined up on the Chao Fa West side. What hope is there?

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, Valentine said:

Not so long ago 8.30pm would see very little traffic coming into the circle yet the other night there were about a dozen large tour buses lined up on the Chao Fa West side. What hope is there?

 Traffic was lining up to get into Kata as well, almost to the view point.

[steelepulse]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

 Traffic was lining up to get into Kata as well, almost to the view point.

Are you saying traffic backed up to Kata View point trying to get down into Kata and Kata Noi at 20:30?  

[KarenBravo]

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[stevenl]

33 minutes ago, steelepulse said:

Are you saying traffic backed up to Kata View point trying to get down into Kata and Kata Noi at 20:30?  

Yes, but a bit earlier, more like 19.00

[Patong2]

Left Rawai at 6.40pm on Saturday night and got to Patong at 8.25pm. Couldn't believe the traffic including tour buses at Cape Promthep. The bottle neck seemed to be the intersection at Kata with no policeman to direct traffic. So many idiots hesitant and others charging dangerously through.

Makes you realise, Patong, with all its problems is "still a better place to be."

[KarenBravo]

5 minutes ago, Patong2 said:

Makes you realise, Patong, with all its problems is "still a better place to be."

 

Bwahahahahahaha!!!

[Badrabbit]

There was a lot of moaning and complaining about the other underpasses, same is happening with Chalong, everybody loves a good old moan!

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[beechbum]

15 hours ago, Badrabbit said:

There was a lot of moaning and complaining about the other underpasses, same is happening with Chalong, everybody loves a good old moan!

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Do you live south of the circle or close to it at all?