Recently, the West branch of Ho Chi Minh road, from Dakrong suspension bridge to A Bung commune, Dakrong district, has dozens of potholes, many sections are severely damaged, the road surface has turned into large mud puddles, hundreds of meters long, making traffic very difficult.
Present at this road section, the reporter recorded many potholes starting to appear from the section passing through Dakrong commune. The further you go towards A Bung commune, the more damaged and degraded the road surface becomes. Notably, the sunken and peeled road surface is mostly on the left side of the route, from A Bung commune to Dakrong bridge.
The surface of the Ho Chi Minh Road, West Branch, from Dakrong suspension bridge to A Bung commune, has turned into a swamp with thick, mushy mud, making it difficult for vehicles to move - Photo: Tran Tuyen
On the road section through Trai Ca village, Ta Long commune, the road surface has peeled off, creating many large potholes, 1-2 m in diameter. Every time a car passes this section, it has to crawl little by little and continuously steer to avoid the potholes. A group of students cycling through here tripped and fell, their clothes getting dirty. On the edge of the road, the ditch was damaged by truck tires, and the marker posts were tilted.
Not far away, at km 31 through Huc Nghi village, Huc Nghi commune, there are 2 seriously damaged sections of road, about 1 km long. Here, the road surface has been covered with a layer of crushed stone for temporary repair.
However, due to the high density of large trucks, the gravel layer is deformed and wavy, forming many high and low bumps. More worryingly, the rain turns the road surface into a quagmire with a thick, mushy layer of mud, making it difficult for vehicles to move.
According to observations, large trucks must shift into low gear and move slowly when passing this section, while low-chassis cars are easily scraped by the dense buffalo ridges and elephant holes. At other points on the route, the road surface is cracked, and the markers, railings, etc. are also deformed due to truck collisions.
Driver Nguyen Tan Hoa (27 years old), driving a truck carrying goods on the Le Thuy (Quang Binh) - A Luoi (Thua Thien Hue) route, said: “Every day, I drive here twice. The roads are badly damaged, so driving here is very difficult. Previously, it only took me about 2 hours to drive this route, but now it has increased to 3 hours, gas is also more expensive and the vehicle often breaks down.”
According to the leader of Road Management Area II, Vietnam Road Administration, the reason for the damage to the Ho Chi Minh Road West branch from Dakrong Bridge to Thua Thien Hue is due to the large volume of coal trucks from Laos and signs of overloading, which has affected the road surface structure. At the same time, some coal trucks with trailers often encroach on the lane, causing traffic insecurity and danger to vehicles traveling on the route.
Currently, Road Management Area II has reported to the Vietnam Road Administration to request investment in repairs, and at the same time directed road maintenance units to regularly level and repair potholes to ensure traffic safety while waiting for the project.
However, to avoid the increasingly damaged road surface, causing damage to the road industry as well as ensuring traffic safety on the Ho Chi Minh Highway West branch, Road Management Area II recommends that the People's Committee of Quang Tri province and the Quang Tri Provincial Police direct functional forces to regularly patrol, control the load as well as control the traffic of vehicles, especially coal trucks on this route.
Tran Tuyen
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