The road is in ruins, the people of 'Nam Nam' are tired of waiting for an upgrade.

(Baonghean.vn) - The Chairman of Nam Trung Commune said: "When Yen Xuan II Bridge was inaugurated, we heard about the project to upgrade the road along the Nam Nam dike, but we have been waiting for a long time and still haven't seen any movement."

The Nam Nam dike road, stretching from Khanh Son commune to Nam Cuong commune, is over 10 km long and has seriously degraded, especially the section passing through Nam Trung and Nam Cuong communes. There are many “buffalo and elephant potholes” on the road surface, many sections have sunk and are damaged for dozens of meters, even forming large “fish ponds” in the middle of the road.

On sunny days it is dusty, on rainy days it is muddy, that is the current state of the road along the dike in Nam Nam. The worst is on rainy days, water stagnates into puddles, moreover the road is small, one side is the dike, the other side is the garden of the people, meeting cars, meeting bulky trucks, passersby can not avoid anywhere. The deterioration of the road along the dike has become an obsession for many people.

A section of road along the dike in Nam Trung commune. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Tran Thi Huong in Hamlet 1, Nam Trung Commune said: “The road in front of my house has been degraded for a long time. Every time it rains, it gets muddy and makes traveling very difficult. Many tragic accidents have happened here. Because we live close to the road, every year our family often carries soil and rocks to fill in the low spots, but after a while, everything goes back to the way it was.”

As the route runs through many communes in the Nam Nam region, the number of people and vehicles passing by is large every day. The severe damage to the road not only makes it difficult for people to travel, poses many potential risks of traffic accidents, but also affects the economic development of the region.

According to local people, the road was damaged before, but not significantly. Only since the construction of the new Yen Xuan bridge, with heavy material transport vehicles traveling more frequently, has the road deteriorated as badly as it is today.

A dilapidated road in Nam Cuong commune. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Tran Van Hung (58 years old) in hamlet 3b, Nam Cuong commune shared: "When it rains, traveling on the road is like walking in the middle of a field, especially the section past the small gas station. People in my commune in particular and the Nam Nam region in general, always hope that the road will be upgraded soon. Because the road is in such bad condition, traveling is so miserable."

The rainy season is coming, and people in Nam Nam region are continuing to struggle with the "miserable" muddy road with many "buffalo and elephant potholes". Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Chairman of Nam Trung commune, said: "When Yen Xuan II bridge was inaugurated, we heard about the project to upgrade the Nam Nam dike road, but we have been waiting for a long time and still have not seen any movement".

Huy Thu