As a mountainous province with fragmented terrain and steep slopes, many roads pass through culverts; many bridges and culverts cross streams, so landslides and traffic jams often occur during the rainy season. In the two recent storms, in addition to flash floods that killed and left 7 people missing in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, traffic routes (national highways, provincial roads, district roads, etc.) in the province also suffered great damage. Hundreds of locations on traffic routes have had their negative and positive slopes collapsed; drainage ditches blocked; bridges and culverts eroded; road surfaces peeled off, washed away, etc., causing hundreds of billions of VND in damage.
To proactively overcome and ensure traffic in all situations, the Department of Transport has proposed many solutions, directed road maintenance and management units in the province; District People's Committees; enterprises and contractors constructing roads to proactively provide machinery, materials, human resources, etc. to ensure traffic safety. Thanks to that, during recent heavy rains, especially at the end of July, despite the impact of storm No. 2, heavy rains occurred over a large area, and serious landslides occurred on most roads, traffic activities were still ensured. Means of transport and goods circulated normally; there was no shortage of goods or shortage of essential goods to serve the lives of people in mountainous and border areas.
In recent floods, in addition to the landslides with hundreds of cubic meters of soil and rock, which have been promptly addressed by traffic maintenance and repair units and district authorities, there are dozens of large landslides in the province (national highways and provincial roads), and emergency situations have been declared regarding natural disasters. The most serious are on National Highway 6 (Tuan Giao - Muong Lay), National Highway 12 (Muong Cha - Muong Lay); National Highway 4H (Muong Cha - Muong Nhe)... The maintenance units are Road Joint Stock Company 226; Road Joint Stock Company II... have mobilized many means of machinery and human resources to be on duty 24/7 to ensure the road is cleared as soon as possible. At the same time, propose solutions; Propose to superiors to timely supplement funding to construct solid and sturdy construction items, avoiding affecting people participating in traffic or households and hamlets living along traffic routes when prolonged rain and floods occur.
Traffic is likened to blood vessels that nourish the body. Blood vessels that are clear and unobstructed mean that the body is healthier and stronger. With “clear roads and trade”, the economy does not stagnate but develops strongly, in line with the GRDP growth scenario set out annually by the province. Therefore, in all situations, the Transport sector and district and town authorities need to have specific and clear solutions to avoid local traffic jams that occur on a large scale and last for many days.
At the beginning of the rainy season, before, during and after storms that are likely to hit and affect our province, the Department of Transport needs to properly implement the "4 on-site" motto, promptly direct relevant units and contractors to regularly manage and maintain, assign people to be on duty, stretch ropes, fences, and place warning signs at both ends of damaged sections of the route, flooded areas and immediately carry out work to overcome the consequences of natural disasters and handle traffic congestion.
For large landslides and serious damage, it is recommended that competent authorities promptly declare a natural disaster emergency; issue an Order to build emergency works to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, thereby serving as a basis for implementing the next steps in accordance with the provisions of law.
Currently, on national highways, provincial roads, district roads, etc., there are many landslides on positive and negative slopes, cracks appearing on sliding arcs; soil and rocks falling onto the roadbed and surface occur frequently. Therefore, the Department of Transport; District People's Committees; road maintenance and repair units, etc. need to proactively plan, flexibly implement solutions, promptly reserve and gather enough materials and specialized machinery, and mobilize human resources appropriately to ensure traffic safety in all situations.
Source: https://baodienbienphu.com.vn/tin-tuc/kinh-te/218293/kip-thoi-khac-phuc-su-co-giao-thong
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