Provincial Electrical
Authority workers erect a new utility pole in Naklua, one of a string of
11 leaning and crooked utility poles being replaced between Naklua sois
23 to 29.
Vittaya Yoondorn
The Provincial Electrical Authority has begun
replacing a string of leaning and crooked utility poles in Naklua.
After numerous complaints and delays about the
dangerous and unsightly electricity poles, PEA workers last week
replaced and repaired 11 poles between Naklua sois 23 to 29 and
installed a sturdier high-voltage pole in front of the Photisampan
Vittaya School.
The well-known problem of off-kilter poles is not
restricted to Naklua. Meetings on the leaning towers of Pattaya began in
October and more meetings are scheduled through March about similar
situations on Soi Nok Khao, Soi Khopai, Soi Yume and Central Road.
The PEA said installation of new poles was not only
to recover its employees’ shoddy workmanship, but to accommodate the
increasing number of cables needed to power the city. The hope is the
number of ugly, tangled wires will also be cut, helping to beautify the
city.
Besides the fact the new poles actually sit up
straight, they are 20 centimeters taller and a bit thicker. With heavy
traffic, installation was a bit risky for workers and power is cut in
areas being serviced from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.