Why are all vehicles banned from using the elevated road on Ring Road 3 at night?

TPO - Starting tonight (March 23), the elevated road of Ring Road 3 from Mai Dich to the intersection of Thang Long Avenue will be closed to all vehicles at night for repairs, and half of the roadway will be closed during the day. A representative of the Department of Construction said that the elevated road of Ring Road 3 will be closed to vehicles for more than a month to repair many important items.

TPO - Starting tonight (March 23), the elevated road of Ring Road 3 from Mai Dich to the intersection of Thang Long Avenue will be closed to all vehicles at night for repairs, and half of the roadway will be closed during the day. A representative of the Department of Construction said that the elevated road of Ring Road 3 will be closed to vehicles for more than a month to repair many important items.

Speaking with Tien Phong reporter, a representative of the Traffic Works Maintenance Board, Hanoi Department of Construction said that the elevated Ring Road 3 section Phap Van - Mai Dich has been in use for nearly 20 years. Due to the large traffic volume and long-term use, many infrastructure and safety items have deteriorated and are in need of replacement.

The Maintenance Board said that on the 11.4 km length of the Phap Van - Mai Dich section, there are three important safety items including: Expansion joints (176 joints); bridge piers (403 piers); bridge bearings (7,140 bearings). Many of these devices have been damaged.

Specifically, through inspection and field survey, it was found that many bridge bearings were misaligned and had poor contact with the bottom of the pier.

The expansion joint has broken concrete, the rail is warped, the rubber stabilizer is torn, making the vehicle pass unevenly.

Based on the above reality, the Department of Construction has just announced a plan to divide and organize traffic on the elevated Ring Road 3, including banning all vehicles from circulating at night from Mai Dich overpass to Thang Long Avenue for 1 month to repair bridge bearings, expansion joints, and maintain some bridge piers, starting from the night of March 23, 2025.

During the day, this road section is also closed to traffic on half of the roadway for repairs.

During the above vehicle ban period, vehicles are instructed to follow the following plan: Ring Road 3 elevated down to Mai Dich overpass (parallel urban overpass branch), Pham Van Dong street changes direction to Pham Hung street (lower Ring Road 3) - through Pham Hung - Khuat Duy Tien intersection, then onto Ring Road 3 elevated at the entrance on Khuat Duy Tien street (opposite Thang Long Number One building) to go to Phap Van.

However, with heavy traffic, the elevated road of Ring Road 3 is half-blocked during the day and all vehicles are banned at night, many people are concerned that traffic will be difficult and prolonged congestion may occur. Photo taken on the afternoon of March 22

According to records, normally before the road is banned, the elevated road of Ring Road 3 is congested and overloaded with traffic both day and night.

Reporter Group

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