Mountain tamping to deal with 'black spots' on steep mountain pass in Con Cuong

Black spot treatment, road width expansion from 6m to 16m in Chan Nan village, Chau Khe commune (Con Cuong) to ensure traffic safety. Photo: Van Truong

On Highway 7 at km 104 passing through Chan Nan village, Chau Khe commune (Con Cuong) has long been considered a "black spot", with many traffic accidents occurring, including fatal ones. This route has steep slopes, a narrow road radius (6 m wide), obstructed visibility, frequent landslides, and a constant risk of insecurity for people and vehicles.

To ensure traffic safety, Con Cuong district is actively overcoming and handling this traffic "black spot". Up to now, the mountain roof tarpaulin has been completed, the roadway has been widened from 6 m to over 16 m. Other items such as paving the drainage ditch roof and installing traffic safety signs are being implemented, striving to complete the project by May 20.

Drainage ditch embankment to treat "black spots" at the steep pass of Chan Nan village, Chau Khe commune (Con Cuong). Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Tran Huu Vinh, a passenger bus driver on the Vinh - Ky Son route, said: Widening the roadway on the steep pass through Chan Nan village will help drivers to observe more easily, expand their vision, and limit the risk of traffic accidents when passing through here.

Graphics: Lam Tung

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