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Purple Line tunnel leak sparks urgent inspection after Bangkok downpour
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Wongwian Yai late on Wednesday night after heavy rain caused water to leak into an underground section of the southern Purple Line project, prompting an urgent safety inspection by transport officials and en
Key facts
- The leak was reported inside a construction shaft beneath the tunnel area of the Tao Poon–Rat Burana, or Kanchanaphisek Ring Road, section of the Purple Line extension near Wongwian Yai
- The construction area is part of Contract 4 of the southern Purple Line project, covering the Saphan Phut–Dao Khanong section
- The contract, worth 14.982 billion baht, is being carried out by Unique Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited, or UNIQ
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Summary
The leak was reported inside a construction shaft beneath the tunnel area of the Tao Poon–Rat Burana, or Kanchanaphisek Ring Road, section of the Purple Line extension near Wongwian Yai. The incident followed heavy rainfall in Bangkok on July 8, with water levels inside the worksite rising during the day.
Anutin arrived at the area around midnight, after Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Deputy Transport Ministers Siripong Angsakulkiat, Phattharaphong Phatraprasit and Sanphet Boonyamanee, and Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit had also gone to the site to follow the situation.