Drivers 'cry out' because the main road in the South of Ho Chi Minh City is full of potholes

TPO – The section of Nguyen Van Linh Street through the underpass at the Nguyen Van Linh – Nguyen Huu Tho intersection (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) is severely damaged but is slowly being repaired. This road section is full of potholes, roughness, and ruts, becoming a nightmare for drivers when traveling through the southern part of Ho Chi Minh City.

The surface of Nguyen Van Linh Street, passing through the construction site of the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho underpass project, is full of potholes, rough and rutted.

Recently, many drivers have reported that the Nguyen Van Linh section through the underpass at the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) is severely damaged, with a bumpy road surface, rutted lines, and many potholes.

According to the reporter's records, the volume of container trucks, large trucks, and super-heavy vehicles passing through Nguyen Van Linh Street is relatively large. However, when reaching this section of the road, drivers must reduce speed to move, so traffic congestion and congestion often occurs.

Scene of vehicles moving up and down on Nguyen Van Linh street. Video: Huu Huy

Mr. Le Tam Long (from Long An, driver) shared: “This road has been damaged for the past few months, and recently it has been raining a lot, so the damage has gotten worse. Cars passing by are afraid of being scratched under the road, trucks carrying goods are afraid of falling into potholes and damaging their vehicles. Anyone driving through this section has to drive very slowly to observe. The scariest thing is when it rains, the water pools, making it difficult to observe how deep the road is to avoid it.”

Many people living in the area are very concerned about traffic safety issues.

“Road repairs need to be done immediately, but they should not be patched because this is a road that is used by a lot of container trucks and large trucks. If we just patch it, it will be damaged again after a few rains and potholes will appear again. There must be a solution to repair the entire road so that vehicles can travel conveniently and safely,” said Mr. Lam Thanh Sang (residing in District 7).

Many road surfaces have sunk deeply, causing traffic insecurity.

Sharing with reporters, many drivers said they were fed up with having to go through this road.

On September 19, the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting to inspect the implementation of traffic safety and order at the construction site of the underpass at the Nguyen Van Linh-Nguyen Huu Tho intersection (District 7).

Accordingly, the Department of Transport requested the Management Board of Traffic Construction Investment Projects (abbreviated as the Traffic Board, the project investor) to urgently repair the damage to Nguyen Van Linh Street (from Vivo City to Nguyen Huu Tho Street) no later than September 20. At the same time, urgently repair damaged areas and potholes in other sections...

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport requested the Department Inspectorate to handle violations of the responsibilities of the investor and related units for causing damage to the Nguyen Van Linh road surface.

Many road surfaces are severely damaged and need to be repaired soon.

On September 23, Traffic Inspection Team No. 6 (Inspector of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport) coordinated with other units to inspect the actual repair work. However, the working group recorded that the damaged road surface, potholes, unevenness, and ruts had not been repaired by the project investor.

The Inspectorate of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has drawn up an administrative violation record against the investor for not taking timely measures to repair the damage to the road works that caused traffic safety problems. At the same time, the investor is required to repair the damage to the road works within the scope of the project.

Vehicles passing through the area have to move slowly, so traffic jams often occur.

In the minutes of the meeting with the Traffic Inspectorate on September 23, a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Department said that since September 19, the unit has sent a document requesting the construction units to review and organize the repair. However, recently, the weather has been bad (storms and tropical depressions causing prolonged heavy rain at the construction site), so the work of restoring the road surface to ensure traffic has encountered many difficulties and has not been completed. The Traffic Department said that it will request the construction units to continue to repair and restore the road surface to ensure traffic before September 29.

Huynh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/tai-xe-keu-troi-vi-duong-huet-mach-phia-nam-tphcm-chi-chit-o-ga-post1676487.tpo