Nghe An: Adding warning signs at potential traffic accident locations on Lam River road

(Baonghean.vn) - Voters in communes along the Lam River road requested that authorities check and consider the construction of traffic safety signs and carry out maintenance work on this route to limit road damage and environmental pollution.

Regarding this issue, the competent authority responded as follows:

The Lam Riverside Road (DT.542) is managed and operated by the Department of Transport. Currently, the route has been inspected and basically installed with a complete system of signs, markers, etc.

People want to install more warning signs at potential traffic accident locations on the Lam River road.

The locations that voters have reported needing to install signs are at Km40+720 and Km40+980. The Department of Transport has directed the management unit to install additional dangerous curve signs at the above two locations, expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2016. At the same time, continue to review and summarize locations with potential risks of causing traffic safety to install remote warning signs, and replace damaged signs on the route that do not comply with the new standards.

Many cracks and knots appeared on the road along Lam River, illustration photo, Thanh Tam

Recently, the Provincial People's Committee has directed the Department of Transport to strengthen management and regular maintenance on Route 542. From 2012 to present, regular maintenance has been carried out with a total cost of 6.5 billion VND, from the Road Maintenance Fund.

Lam River tourist route, photo by Cao Dong

To ensure convenient and safe exploitation and use of the route, in the coming time, the Provincial People's Committee will direct the Department of Transport to strengthen management, maintenance and repair work on the route; Attract resources to carry out management and maintenance work on the route.

PV (TH)