What a path worth billions!

(Baonghean) - People from the lowlands call our local people "remote, isolated, and particularly difficult areas." And that's quite accurate. Even the roads are difficult to travel on. Villages like Van, Manh, and Nguoc are all like that!

The government has invested in paving a section of the road with concrete, making it much more durable. People in Vi, Hieng, and other villages further inland now have much easier access to transportation. The government has also shown interest in introducing sugarcane cultivation to the Tung Nguoc and Tung Manh valleys. For the past three years, the villagers have been growing a lot of sugarcane, and their lives are gradually becoming more prosperous.

Since sugarcane was introduced, the villagers have had a harder time, but having work and money to spend makes the hard work worthwhile. However, it's not just the people's shoulders and backs that suffer; the road from Vi village through Hieng, Van, Nguoc, and Manh villages into the sugarcane valley also has to bear the weight of large trucks carrying sugarcane.

The road was a real pain; after the sugarcane harvest, it would become uneven and bumpy. The locals found it difficult to travel, and the officials were annoyed by the complaints, so they decided to repair it. As a result, since the sugarcane farming began, the locals have had to repair the road twice: before and after the sugarcane harvesting season.

It's a dirt road, full of rocks. The trucks are overloaded, so it's no surprise they break down. If we tell them to carry less, the sugarcane will arrive at the factory too late, and the truck drivers will demand higher transportation fees if they can carry less. In the end, the villagers are the ones who suffer. Well, repairing the road is the best option.

Since the beginning of this year, the government has invested in a concrete road, not very long, but I heard it's already costing billions of dong. Local and district officials say this road can only handle 13 tons. But it seems there aren't any trucks carrying sugarcane under 17 or 18 tons. Most are over 20 tons. Dozens of trucks carrying sugarcane pass through every day. It's only the beginning of the sugarcane season, but by the end of the season, there will be hundreds of trucks…

If this kind of overloading continues, the multi-billion-VND road will soon be ruined. That would be such a waste. Officials meeting with constituents advised people to ask sugarcane carriers to reduce their load. However, local officials still haven't found a way to stop this situation... So the road will continue to suffer because of the heavy loads!

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According to Mr. Luong Van Duc (Hieng village – Bac Son – Quy Hop)