Highway 1A roadway becomes a place for parking and trading

(Baonghean.vn) - Re-encroachment of roadsides and sidewalks is taking place complicatedly in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An), affecting traffic safety and posing a potential risk of accidents. Authorities have stepped in to clear violations, confiscating hundreds of billboards and goods, but the results have not been high.

The roadway of National Highway 1A, through Cau Giat town - Quynh Luu, has become a parking lot, and the sidewalk has become a place to store goods.

The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 1A, the section through Cau Giat town, completed with a two-way lane with sidewalks for pedestrians, has created a highlight, an urban space for the face of Quynh Luu district. However, shortly after the road was put into use, the situation of businesses "occupying" all the sidewalks for pedestrians to display goods for sale.

Cau Giat Town has about 600 business households, including 400 kiosks and shops located along both sides of National Highway 1A. The traders encroach on the sidewalk to store their goods, while customers have no place to park their vehicles so they freely stop and park their vehicles right on the road, potentially causing traffic accidents.

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Encroachment on traffic safety corridor on National Highway 1A, section through Quynh Luu, is common.

"During the Tet holiday, violations become more common. Faced with this reality, the Quynh Luu District Police and other localities have mobilized to clear encroachments, but when they see the authorities leave, businesses display their goods as before" - Mr. Vo Duc Mui - Chairman of Cau Giat Town People's Committee, Quynh Luu said.

Encroachment on roads and sidewalks is not only complicated in Cau Giat town but many other roads are also "occupied". Mr. Ho Ngoc Tu, Chief of Quynh Hau Commune Police, said: During the traffic corridor clearance, the police organized the signing of commitments with households. However, after the clearance, many households, for business interests, continued to put up advertising signs and goods on the street...".

Other routes in Quynh Luu were also "occupied".

The hidden danger of traffic accidents from encroachment on corridors, roadsides, and sidewalks has been warned for a long time. However, in reality, the clearance is like "kidnapping and abandoning the plate" because if the local government is not determined, the situation of encroachment on sidewalks is like a long tragicomedy with: "Encroachment - inspection, clearance - escape and continue to encroach"./.

Nhu Thuy