Darasamut Underpass on Phuket will close every night from 9pm to 5am through Oct. 30 while the Phuket Highways Office repairs concrete barriers inside the tunnel.
Drivers on Phuket’s Darasamut route should expect the underpass to be unavailable overnight for three weeks. The closure began on Oct. 8 and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 30, according to the local highways announcement reported by The Phuket News and reproduced by local outlet YOUPHUKET.
Nightly closure hours
Traffic through the underpass will stop from 9pm until 5am each night. The restriction applies during the overnight work period, rather than throughout the day. Drivers who normally use the tunnel will need to account for the closure during those hours.
The published notice does not identify an alternative route or estimate how much delay motorists may face. It also does not describe a daytime restriction. Drivers should therefore distinguish the confirmed overnight closure window from any other traffic arrangements, which were not specified in the notice.
Repairs inside the tunnel
The Phuket Highways Office is repairing concrete barriers inside Darasamut Underpass. The available announcement identifies the barriers as the focus of the work but provides no further engineering detail, timetable by work stage or explanation of the barriers’ condition.
The closure is the practical consequence for road users: the tunnel cannot be used between 9pm and 5am while the nightly work period is in effect. The stated end date is Oct. 30. The notice does not say whether the schedule could change or whether crews expect to finish earlier.
Reporting road problems
The Phuket Highways Office lists 076-212179 for reports about road problems during office hours. For issues including damaged road surfaces, potholes, lighting or electrical failures, malfunctioning traffic signals, hazardous trees and damaged signs, the Department of Highways hotline is 1586. The report says the hotline is free and available around the clock.
These contacts are for reporting road and infrastructure problems; they are not described as a live traffic-information service. The confirmed information for this closure remains specific: Darasamut Underpass is closed nightly from 9pm to 5am, from Oct. 8 through Oct. 30, for concrete-barrier repairs.
