Phuket to get new 378 million baht bridge
PHUKET: The Sarasin Bridge, which joins Phuket to the mainland, is to be dismantled and replaced by a new four-lane structure in a construction project worth 378 million baht.
Italian-Thai Development (ITD) said it signed the contract to carry out the New Sarasin Bridge Project with the Department of Highways, Ministry of Transport and Communications, late last month.
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The work, which is expected to take two years, will include construction of the four-lane concrete bridge, approach structures and a pedestrian walkway.
The two spans of the existing bridge will be dismantled.
ITD did not announce when construction will begin.
— Dan Waites
