Cars and motorbikes flocked to National Highway 6, lining up for kilometers to get through Mai Linh Bridge.

Cars and motorbikes flocked to National Highway 6, lining up for kilometers to get through Mai Linh Bridge.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 08:27 AM (GMT+7)

Mai Linh Bridge is located on National Highway 6, considered a vital route connecting Hanoi with the Northwestern provinces. Recently, this vital traffic intersection has often experienced prolonged traffic jams, especially after storm No. 3 made landfall.

Mai Linh Bridge (Ha Dong) is nearly 20km from the center of Hanoi. After storm No. 3 made landfall causing heavy rain, many major roads connecting suburban districts such as Quoc Oai, Chuong My, My Duc were flooded, vehicles rushed to National Highway 6 to enter and exit the center of Hanoi, causing traffic congestion from early morning until late afternoon.

Mai Linh Bridge is located on National Highway 6, considered the main route connecting Hanoi with the Northwestern provinces. Before Thang Long Avenue was built, this was almost the only route connecting Hanoi with provinces such as Hoa Binh, Son La... In recent years, traffic volume has increased rapidly, people's travel needs are high, while the bridge is quite narrow.

Mai Linh Bridge was built in 1985, completed and put into use in 1986. Previously, this bridge was managed by the Ministry of Transport, until 2008 when it was handed over to the Hanoi Department of Transport. The bridge is now seriously degraded, unable to meet the needs and urban development.

Mr. Trinh Van Thang (My Duc, Hanoi) is a small truck driver, he goes back and forth through Mai Linh bridge intersection twice a day, said: "In the morning around 6am I leave home, when I get to Mai Linh bridge intersection it is around 7am. Before there were times when there were traffic jams but it only took about 15 to 20 minutes to get through. Now there are days when it takes an hour to get through."

In recent days, many vehicles traveling in the directions of Hoa Binh, My Duc, and Chuong My have had to choose this route because other routes have been flooded and impassable. (Image of the 5-way intersection at the beginning of Mai Linh bridge in Yen Nghia and Dong Mai wards, Ha Dong district, on the morning of September 16).

Although functional forces such as traffic police and local police were mobilized to ensure safety and prevent traffic jams, they were only able to partially resolve the problem due to the large volume of vehicles. The scene of jostling and refusing to line up to follow the instructions of functional forces caused traffic chaos.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lanh (Yen Nghia, Ha Dong) said: "I have been selling vegetables at the market right at the beginning of Mai Linh bridge for decades. Every year the traffic situation here is different. Recently, local traffic jams have occurred frequently, especially when there are no police officers present. To limit traffic jams, many signs prohibiting and directing vehicles to move by time have been implemented, but to no avail. There is always serious traffic jams in the early morning and late afternoon."

Many trucks traveling from Ha Dong to the suburbs had to line up in long lines on Yen Nghia embankment. On the morning of September 16, it took drivers an hour to get through this intersection.

"There was a day when I had to queue from Lan Chi supermarket in Chuc Son town, "crawl" for a long time to reach Mai Linh bridge. After crossing the bridge, I had to crawl again until I was near Yen Nghia bus station before I could escape. All roads were crowded, no matter where I went, there was congestion," Mr. Tam - a technology driver complained.

In the days after storm No. 3 made landfall, this route often saw vehicles traveling in the direction of Hanoi's suburbs lining up for 1km from Chuc Son town in Chuong My district. In the opposite direction, vehicles had to line up from the section passing Yen Nghia bus station (Ha Dong).

Nhat Minh

Source: https://danviet.vn/phuong-tien-giao-thong-do-ve-quoc-lo-6-tai-xe-xep-hang-ca-km-moi-qua-duoc-cau-mai-linh-20240917075520153.htm