How is National Highway 1 through Ha Tinh being repaired?

Some rutted and degraded bridge surfaces on National Highway 1, from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass, are being scraped and resurfaced.

Video: The old Gia bridge road surface on National Highway 1 is being scraped and resurfaced.

These days, the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch - the unit responsible for managing and maintaining National Highway 1 (QL 1) from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City Bypass - is mobilizing machinery and human resources to scrape and resurface the old Gia Bridge, located in Thach Lien Commune, Thach Ha District.

The Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch mobilized human resources and machinery to scrape and resurface the Gia Bridge road surface.

The Old Bridge is one of the bridges on National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass. It has deteriorated, the bridge surface is rutted, and the expansion joints are damaged, so the authorities have requested repairs to ensure traffic safety. Before scraping and resurfacing the bridge surface, the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch also repaired the damaged expansion joints.

To avoid traffic congestion when repairs are carried out, the construction unit will carry out the work on the lane moving from North to South. During the construction process, signs and markers will be set up, and workers will be assigned to direct traffic.

The rutted and damaged concrete is scraped off and cleaned before a new layer of hot asphalt concrete is laid.

The damaged asphalt concrete part of the bridge deck was scraped off by machines and workers cleaned it, blew off dust, and then watered it with asphalt to increase adhesion before laying a new layer of asphalt concrete.

In the previous days, Ha Vang Bridge (Thien Loc Commune, Can Loc District) and Cao Bridge (Vuong Loc Commune, Can Loc District) - 2 bridges located on National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City Bypass, were also scraped and resurfaced by the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch.

Ha Vang Bridge (in Thien Loc commune, Can Loc district) has just had its surface scraped and resurfaced.

Mr. Lam Hoang Linh - Deputy Director of Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch informed: The repair and restoration of the above 3 bridges is part of the 2019 bridge renovation project undertaken by this unit. However, due to funding difficulties, the project implementation is behind schedule and is currently being "compensated" for progress.

According to Mr. Lam Hoang Linh, in addition to the bridge renovation project in 2019, recently, on National Highway 1, from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass, the unit has implemented a number of other projects such as road renovation in 2018, overcoming the consequences of storms and floods step 2 in 2020, overcoming the consequences of storms and floods step 1 in 2022 and handling traffic accident black spots.

National Highway 1, from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass, has degraded and is damaged in many places.

These projects aim to repair the damaged and degraded 35km National Highway 1 through Ha Tinh, where many areas have structural damage, peeling, cracking, and cracking, and often have bumps and ruts. The Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch is expected to complete the repair projects before August 30. By then, the damaged road surface of National Highway 1 through Ha Tinh will be repaired by about 60-70%.

Ben Thuy toll station located at Ben Thuy 1 bridge is one of two locations to recover capital and create profits for investors when implementing the project to upgrade and expand National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy bridge to the North of Ha Tinh city bypass.

In addition, to ensure traffic safety on National Highway 1 through Ha Tinh, the investor - Cienco 4 and the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch are developing a road renovation plan in 2022 with an estimated capital of about 61.5 billion VND. If approved, the repair and restoration of damage and degradation on National Highway 1 will be implemented synchronously, ensuring traffic safety.

“After completing the ongoing repair projects before August 30 this year and while waiting for approval of the 2022 road renovation project, despite financial difficulties, the unit will continue to carry out maintenance work on National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass as committed to the Road Management Area II - Vietnam Road Administration" - Mr. Lam Hoang Linh said.

Workers and machines are scraping and resurfacing National Highway 1 through Xuan An town, Nghi Xuan district.

The Deputy Director of the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch said that the repair of road surface damage and ensuring traffic safety on National Highway 1, from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City Bypass, will be proactively implemented by this unit with an area of ​​20,000 ^m2 and completed before September 15 - the deadline given by Road Management Area II after a recent inspection (July 27).

“Despite financial difficulties, the unit has made great efforts in the past to overcome and repair damage on National Highway 1. In the future, the unit will also allocate its own funds to continue repairing the surface of National Highway 1 to ensure traffic safety for people and vehicles passing by,” said Lam Hoang Linh, Deputy Director of Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch.

The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass, 35 km long, with a cost of more than VND 2,400 billion, is invested by Cienco 4 Group Joint Stock Company under the BOT (build - operate - transfer) form. Vinh City bypass BOT branch - the unit responsible for managing and maintaining National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City bypass.

The route is designed to the standards of a level 3 plain road, with 4 lanes for motor vehicles and 2 lanes for non-motor vehicles, and a road surface width of 20.5m. In early 2014, the project was completed and put into use. Over time, National Highway 1 has deteriorated, damaged, and peeled in many places, while repairs and restorations have not been carried out regularly and thoroughly, leading to loss of traffic safety and a high risk of traffic accidents.

The People's Committee of Ha Tinh province and the road management agency have repeatedly sent documents to investors requesting repairs, overcoming damage, and ensuring traffic safety on National Highway 1.

In March 2023, the Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Transport) issued a document directing investors to urgently organize repairs and fix damage on National Highway 1 from the South of Ben Thuy Bridge to the North of Ha Tinh City. In case of slow repair or failure to ensure quality, continue to complete legal documents as a basis for the Road Administration to consider temporarily suspending toll collection.

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