Road in ruins, people of 'Nam Nam' are tired of waiting for 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 Nam Nam dike road, 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 tens 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 and muddy, that is the current state of the road along the dike in Nam Nam. The worst is on rainy days, when water stagnates into puddles, and on top of that, the road is small, with the dike on one side and the garden of a house on the other, so when encountering cars or bulky trucks, passersby cannot avoid it. The deterioration of the road along the dike has become a nightmare 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 difficult to travel. 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-lying areas, but after a while, everything goes back to the way it was.”

As the road runs through many communes in the Nam Nam region, it is heavily traveled by people and vehicles 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, driving 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 are continuing to struggle with the "miserable" muddy road with many "buffalo and elephant holes". 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