Electric pole in the middle of the road when widening the traffic road

Responding to the new rural development program, in recent times, people throughout the province have actively participated in donating land, moving walls, moving fences, cutting down trees, dismantling auxiliary structures, etc. to expand rural roads. However, when the roads were expanded, many electric poles that were previously located close to the edge of the road are now located right in the middle of the road, which is very dangerous for road users. However, moving electric poles before expanding rural roads is currently a difficult problem for localities.

According to the regulations of the Provincial People's Committee, when constructing roads in villages and hamlets, if electric poles are moved, the People's Committees of communes and towns will take the initiative in funding the purchase of materials and arranging construction machinery; the electricity sector will only support technical safety, cut off electricity during construction, remove meters, provide technical guidance on digging holes to bury poles, conduct technical acceptance, and reconnect electricity to the people. Based on that, when expanding roads, the People's Committees of communes and towns will notify the electricity sector to have a plan for coordination. The electricity sector of districts, towns, and cities will send staff to support the localities to ensure the project is implemented as quickly as possible.

Electric pole in the middle of the road when widening the traffic road — **An electric pole blocks a traffic route in Tien Ngoai commune (Duy Tien).** Photo: Tran Thoan

However, not all localities have the budget to relocate electric poles when expanding rural roads, so many electric poles are still "blocking" the middle of the road. In Tien Ngoai commune (Duy Tien town), Lam Ha ward, Phu Van commune, Tran Hung Dao ward (Phu Ly city)... although the road has been expanded, electrical works such as transformer stations and electric poles are still located in the middle of the road and have not been relocated, causing traffic obstruction, loss of urban beauty and frustration for the people.

Mr. Luu Dai Nghia, Director of Phu Ly City Electricity, shared: Electric poles located in the middle of the road not only affect people's travel but also directly affect the electricity industry. Because, when electric poles are located in the middle of the road, if unfortunately traffic participants do not pay attention and an accident occurs, we will also be implicated. However, moving the electric poles according to the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, we are ready to arrange workers to coordinate, and communes and wards must arrange vehicles, machinery, materials and construction sites. During the implementation process, localities need to calculate and estimate funding sources, hire workers to carry out the work, and the electricity industry will coordinate to support in terms of technology, ensure safety to work with localities to move electric poles, contributing to ensuring aesthetics and safety for people participating in traffic.

Mr. Phan Cong Toan, Director of Binh Luc Power Company, said: There were peak years when Binh Luc Power Company coordinated to move nearly one hundred low-voltage power poles. However, in many meetings of the District People's Council, voters of communes proposed to quickly move power poles when expanding roads. Binh Luc Power Company also responded very clearly about the responsibility of the locality and the electricity sector. In my opinion, the sectors and localities need to carefully calculate and have plans to move power poles before expanding roads.

Tran Huu

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