PWA announces yet another Phuket Town water shutoff

PHUKET: The Phuket Water Authority (PWA) has announced that water supply in Phuket Town will be shut off in some areas from 9pm this Saturday to 5am on Sunday – for the second time in one week.

Under the PWA’s plan to improve Phuket Town’s water-treatment system, supply will be cut off along several roads in the area*.

Supply was previously shut off in the same areas from October 4-5 to allow for new pipes to be laid in Suan Luang Park (story here).

The affected areas include:

Residences along Chao Fa East and Chao Fa West Roads, as well as connecting sois
Residences along Sakdidet Road from Ta Kleng intersection to Sakdidet Soi 1
Residences along Sakdidet Soi 1
Residences along Bangkok Road from Yee Teng complex at the Slaughterhouse intersection to the bridge at the Phuket Garden Hotel
Residences along Poonpon Road, including soi 1, 3, 5, 7 and 11
Residences along Patipat Road from Yee Teng complex to the Jui Tui shrine intersection

Residents in the affected areas should save water to be used during the shutoff period, said the PWA.

For more information about the shutoff call the PWA hotline: 076-211-130 or 099-487-4038.

* The original Gazette story reported that water supply would be shut off along Chalermprakiat Ror IX Road.

— Natthaphol Wittayarungrote