Contractor arbitrarily dug traffic island on National Highway 1 without permission

Without being licensed by the competent authority managing National Highway 1, the contractor arbitrarily used mechanical equipment to dig up a traffic island at Dung Quat intersection on National Highway 1 through Quang Ngai .

On November 13, Road Management Area 3 - Vietnam Road Administration announced that it had drawn up a record and requested to temporarily stop the excavation work at the roundabout at the intersection of National Highway 1 with the road to Dung Quat Economic Zone (Binh Son district, Quang Ngai).

Construction site of illegal roundabout height reduction.

Previously, at noon of the same day, at the roundabout at the intersection of National Highway 1 and Doc Soi - Dung Quat Road, at Km 1028+140, a unit brought an excavator and arranged many workers to the roundabout to dig a deep hole and uproot many trees.

The scene showed the construction unit dug a hole about 1 meter deep. Many trees were uprooted and left bare.

Immediately after the incident, Road Management Office III.1 sent officers to the scene, made a record of the incident and requested the construction unit to stop digging and maintain the status quo.

Road Management Area 3 has drawn up a record and suspended construction.

According to the leader of Road Management Office III.1, the contractor lowered the height of the traffic island to ensure visibility for traffic participants to ensure traffic safety and order at the above intersection.

"However, the construction unit, Dung Quat Economic Zone Management Board and Quang Ngai Industrial Parks have not asked for the opinion of Road Management Area 3 but arbitrarily dug a traffic island within the National Highway 1 traffic safety corridor, which is a violation of regulations. Causing disorder in traffic safety without a license and without organizing a plan to ensure traffic safety," said the leader of Road Management Office III.1.

The representative of Road Management Area 3 said that they have requested the Management Board of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai Industrial Parks to prepare documents and send them to Road Management Area 3 for consideration and approval of construction according to current regulations. Only when a permit is granted will construction be resumed.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nha-thau-tu-y-dao-dao-giao-thong-tren-ql1-khi-chua-duoc-cap-phep-192241113181135276.htm