Underground cabling

[GWR]

Hat-Yai Municipality started talking up such a project about two years ago, but I believe that nothing has actually been done to date:

26 April 2007 Phitsanulok kicks off
Phitsanulok (พิษณุโลก) has launched a project “Phitsanulok the Wireless Town” by constructing electrical network system within the public utility underground.

Phitsanulok Mayor Premruedee Charmpunoch (เปรมฤดี ชามพูนท) and Deputy Governor of Phitsanulok Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the project of “Phitsanulok the Wireless Town”. The project is aimed to improve public utility in areas thickly-populated.

Phitsanulok is one of 18 cities devloping an underground cable project, adding three main roads will be used as pilot roads of the project. The three main roads are Naraysuan (นเรศวร) Rd, Aekatossarod (เอกาทศรฐ) Rd, and Baromtrilokkanart (บรมไตรโลกนาถ) Rd. The construction is expected to complete within the next two years, and its budget is set at 235 million baht.

http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/previewnews.php?news_id=255004260025&news_headline=Phitsanulok

[GWR]

Hat-Yai Municipality started talking up such a project about two years ago, but I believe that nothing has actually been done to date:

http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/previewnews.php?news_id=255004260025&news_headline=Phitsanulok

NEPC
Bangkok electric wires go underground
The National Energy Policy Committee yesterday approved the Metropolitan Electricity Authority's master plan to put electric wires underground.

Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand said that the National Economic and Social Development Board will review the investment budget of Bt77.7 billion and the Finance Ministry will handle the financing.

The project will run from 2008 to 2022.

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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/10/18/business/business_30052946.php

See previous post for a similar project in Phisanulok, and other subforum posts for details of the long-awaited Hat-Yai project::rolleyes:
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showpost.php?p=6502&postcount=56
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showpost.php?p=6265&postcount=45

[GWR]

I'm told that the Hat-Yai City Municipality underground cabling project has actually started. One visitor spoke of the main streets looking like a warzone as a result of all the excavation in progress. And the road surfaces and sidewalks are now even more perilous than previous. I'm also beginning to think that this might also partly explain the terrible internet service in the district in the last three months:

Hat-Yai Municipality started talking up such a project about two years ago, but I believe that nothing has actually been done to date:

http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/previewnews.php?news_id=255004260025&news_headline=Phitsanulok

[GWR]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/10/18/business/business_30052946.php

See previous post for a similar project in Phisanulok, and other subforum posts for details of the long-awaited Hat-Yai project::rolleyes:
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showpost.php?p=6502&postcount=56
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showpost.php?p=6265&postcount=45

Translated & summarized by Pook, edited by Snailholt:

Sensible project
Komchadluek - Editorial, page 4, November 3, 2007
Summary
The Cabinet has approved a plan by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to spend over 70 billion baht on a project to place all its Bangkok electricity trunk cables underground. The project’s objectives include making the city more livable, and allowing more space for trees to grow on roadsides. It is hoped that this latter objective will also contribute to the easing of global warming, and reduce the city’s air pollution.

Many consider the MEA project to be a highly sensible one, in spite of the very large amount of money involved. The project will hopefully also have a beneficial effect on Bangkok’s tourist industry - which is one of the most important in the region.

Bangkok currently has less vegetation than other cities of approximately the same size.

It is quite surprising that the government has made such a rapid and definite decision on this project, as it is generally perceived to have been very slow in making decisions on other large projects.

It is imperative, however, that the project is run in a systematic and non-corrupt manner.

[GWR]

I'm told that the Hat-Yai City Municipality underground cabling project has actually started. One visitor spoke of the main streets looking like a warzone as a result of all the excavation in progress. And the road surfaces and sidewalks are now even more perilous than previous. I'm also beginning to think that this might also partly explain the terrible internet service in the district in the last three months:

See pictures of the first street in Hat-Yai to receive underground cabling:

http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?p=18916#post18916

[turbo]

There is a similar project in Pattaya to put all the electric wires on beach road underground. It has been plagued by delays, problems with contractors, and a host of other problems. It started around 3 years ago and still isn't complete. I hope they have better luck in Bangkok.