Samkong Tunnel Construction Project Engineer Chalermpon Wongkietkun told The Phuket News yesterday (Nov 18) that another reasons no one has been seen working on the construction of the new drains along the bypass road is because workers have run into a leveling problem.
“This problem must be fixed before we can install the pipe. Levelling the the area ready for the pipe installation could take some time, it requires precision and if we are not precise we will have problems in the future.
“I think once we level the area out, workers can start laying the pipe. I believe it should finished as scheduled, if not the contractor will face a fine,” said Mr Chalermpon.
“The drain construction in front of IndexLiving Mall has been delayed due to a lack of workers as they have been taken to work on the underpass project.”
The construction of the drains is now expected to be completed in February 2016. Once complete, potholes will have to be filled and the road resurfaced before the underpass opens in 2016.
Back in June, delays in completing the drain construction was blamed on a lack of sand. (See story here)
In September, Chalermpon stated that the drains would be completed by the end of October, weather permitting. (See story here)