Work to move electric cables underground takes off
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The Metropolitan Electricity Authority, in collaboration with TOT and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, has started its ambitious project of moving overhanging electricity wires underground around the Victory Monument area to remove what has been d
One traffic lane along the footpath on Rajavithi Road around Victory Monument will be closed between 10pm and 5am every day starting from July 1 to facilitate the 43-day operation.
Meanwhile, relevant organisations have also been working on a plan to move telecom cables in inner Bangkok underground with a budget of Bt48.7 billion. The implementation will take about 10 years in the hope of making Bangkok one of the best metropolis in Asean.
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