PHUKET: A new roundabout is being built in Phuket City, thanks to a 2.86 million baht gift from the British-based Safer Roads Foundation.
The organisation's chairman, Michael Woodford, and director Anunciation Somavilla announced a grant to build the roundabout at an intersection where five people have died in crashes in the past year.
Ten years ago, 200 people died on the holiday island's roads in a year.
Phuket still ranks as the fifth most dangerous province in Thailand, a country with roads among the most dangerous in the world.
The roundabout, in aluminium and designed to represent a turtle's shell and imply long life, will hopefully reduce the risks at one of Phuket's top 20 ''black spots.''
Phuket Governor Jamleran Tipayapongtada and other digintaries greated the team from the Safer Roads Foundation at Phuket Provincial Hall today.
The roundabout will go near the administrative centre, at the intersection of Narison Road with Surin Road.
Construction will take two months and begin in April next year, with Mr Woodford and Ms Somavilla, who are married, moving on to Hanoi next to make another contribution to road safety in the region.
The organisation's chairman, Michael Woodford, and director Anunciation Somavilla announced a grant to build the roundabout at an intersection where five people have died in crashes in the past year.
Ten years ago, 200 people died on the holiday island's roads in a year.
Phuket still ranks as the fifth most dangerous province in Thailand, a country with roads among the most dangerous in the world.
The roundabout, in aluminium and designed to represent a turtle's shell and imply long life, will hopefully reduce the risks at one of Phuket's top 20 ''black spots.''
Phuket Governor Jamleran Tipayapongtada and other digintaries greated the team from the Safer Roads Foundation at Phuket Provincial Hall today.
The roundabout will go near the administrative centre, at the intersection of Narison Road with Surin Road.
Construction will take two months and begin in April next year, with Mr Woodford and Ms Somavilla, who are married, moving on to Hanoi next to make another contribution to road safety in the region.
Well done to the SRF for trying to be proactive- what a pity funding for such a basic issue has to come from outside the country. Roundabouts, breathalyzers- what else has to be funded from abroad?
I hope this will include training in 'roundabout etiquette', which seems to be lacking from my day to day observations of other roundabouts on the island. heroines has ceased to be functioning as a roundabout for months due to the traffic delays and collisions that were occurring there.
Posted by Mister Ree on December 9, 2015 18:42