The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is responsible if there is an incident with the suspension bridge.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed an official dispatch on April 24, 2025 on urgently reviewing, repairing and immediately fixing the suspension bridge system nationwide, ensuring traffic safety and people's daily life.

The telegram stated: In recent years, the suspension bridge system across the country, especially in mountainous areas, remote areas, border areas... has made an important contribution to connecting traffic, serving the needs of travel, transporting goods and ensuring the lives and social security of the people. However, many suspension bridge works are now degraded, do not meet technical requirements, pose potential safety risks, directly affecting traffic and people's lives, especially during the rainy season.

In order to promptly repair and fix suspension bridges, improve the quality of infrastructure, serve daily life, ensure traffic safety, and ensure people's lives and health, especially in the upcoming rainy and flood season, the Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct a comprehensive review of suspension bridges in the area, assess the current situation, promptly repair, fix, and strengthen safety solutions (installation of signs, warning signs, etc.) to ensure the ability to serve people's traffic safely and conveniently. The task must be completed before May 30, 2025, and the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces/cities will be responsible if any incidents occur.

At the same time, it is necessary to urgently develop a plan to build new solid bridges for people at locations where suspension bridges are no longer repairable or in areas with high traffic demand. Proactively prioritize capital allocation, and coordinate with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and local organizations to mobilize support, mobilize social resources from people and businesses, mobilize local forces (army, police, youth, women, etc.) to participate in supporting the repair and construction of new suspension bridges to serve the people, striving to complete before September 2, 2025.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to strengthen inspection, supervision and coordination with the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to review, promptly repair, overcome and build new suspension bridges to serve people's needs; provide guidance, technical support and sample designs for localities to speed up the process of repairing, overcoming and building new suspension bridges.

Assign the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to direct the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels to strengthen advocacy and mobilize resources to participate in supporting the repair and construction of new suspension bridges in local areas.

Minh Trang

Source: https://baophapluat.vn/chu-tich-ubnd-cac-tinh-chiu-trach-nhiem-neu-de-xay-ra-su-co-ve-cau-treo-post546491.html