Project Engineer Chalermpon Wongkietkun told The Phuket News today (Mar 4), “We are about to begin phase one of our preparations for the underpass construction. There will be four phases in total.
“The first phase will see water pipes and electricity pylons moved,” he said.
“Whilst work is being carried out drivers should be careful as large trucks and cranes will be in the road, and this will also have an impact on traffic heading towards Chalong Circle, especially in front of HomePro Village.
“The electricity pylons will start to be moved either Tuesday (Mar 8) or Wednesday (Mar 9) of next week and work should take about one day. Phuket Electricity Authority will announce when the pylons will be moved as electricity in the area will have to be cut,” he added.
Mr Chalermpon went on to say that motorists should avoid the area if possible as traffic jams are likely.
He also asked for motorists not to park their vehicle close to Chalong Circle, especially close to the SuperCheap store where many vehicles park already.