Workers have been removing power poles along Krabi Rd, Dibuk Rd, and some portions of Phuket Rd and Thepkrassattri Rds over the past few months.
Phuket Town municipal workers are also working on the project, which aims at “restoring the beauty of Phuket’s old town” as has been done already, in Phase 1, along Thalang Rd and Soi Romanee.
Twenty six million baht of the budget for Phase 2 was provided by the Regional Electricity Authority, and the remaining B13 million by the city. Krabi and Dibuk roads are already finished. Work along Phuket-Thepkrassattri continues.
On Saturday (August 11), a section of Thepkrassattri Rd was closed so that cranes could lift power poles from the ground.
Phuket mayor Somjai Suwanasuppana said that some poles were removed, but that not all could be taken out “because they are large and difficult to deal with. Instead of removing them, some must be cut.”
She said that the section of road from Dibuk Rd to Phuket Rd is expected to be finished soon.
“As soon as the Regional Electric Authority completes removal of the poles, the road will be repaved by the city,” she explained.
When the project is complete, she added, “We’ll see no more wires and power poles in the old town.”
The project’s third phase will see underground utility cables installed along Yaowarat Rd. – Source: Manager Online