Phuket road closures and areas to avoid Sunday morning

Sunday, December 15, Phuket locals and officials will gather to celebrate the arrival of the holy Buddha’s relic alongside other highly respected monks’ religious relics.

There will be parades and road closures in and around the Phuket Town area.The Phuket Municipality will close down the road from the the Phuket Post Office intersection all the way to Thalang Road – Yaowarat Road intersection.

The official announcement also mentioned that people should not park their vehicles on both sides of the road. The parade will take place from Dragon Park (72nd Anniversary Queen Sirikit Park), then move to Thalang Road, Yaowarat Road then turn right into Dibuk Road, and go straight heading towards Luang Poh Road, then turn left to Surin Road before heading to the destination which is the Charoen Samanakij Temple at Toh Sae Hill.

Officials and police passed on information about the religious ceremonies and parade around Phuket Town yesterday.