Vinh city residents use tires to 'patch' the road surface

Mr. Pham Van Kien - a resident with a house on Duc Thiet Street, section through Hamlet 10, Nghi An Commune (Vinh City) expressed his indignation: "For many years now, people in Nghi An Commune, especially students, have had to travel every day on a road full of potholes; have to endure mud when it rains, dusty when it's sunny, and always be afraid when dozens of heavy trucks run loudly from morning to night."

Standing on Duc Thiet street, Mr. Bach Long Ngu - Head of Hamlet 10, Nghi An commune, "introduced" the "potholes" of the road and the old motorbike tires that people left on the road to "patch".

Mr. Ngu said: “Duc Thiet road has been opened for a long time, helping to connect the traffic between National Highway 46 and many roads through the communes of Vinh city and Nghi Loc district, creating convenience for people to travel. However, for nearly ten years now, the road through hamlet 10 has become increasingly degraded. People have petitioned many times but it has not been repaired or upgraded. The commune and hamlet occasionally only support dumping soil and crushed stone to limit erosion, but only for a short time."

“Duc Thiet route is the general name for the entire route connecting communes and hamlets. Currently, the road name passing through each hamlet and commune is given a different name. The Duc Thiet route section passing through hamlet 10, Nghi An commune (formerly Kim Tan hamlet) is now named Tran Van Quang street,” Mr. Bach Long Ngu further explained.

Ms. Ngo Minh Luong, who lives opposite Mr. Pham Van Kien's house, also expressed her frustration: On this road, there are often heavy trucks running day and night. In addition to the dust, when it rains, water is also splashed into the yard and house. The road has no drainage ditch, the road surface has become more and more bumpy, muddy, and dusty for many years. We have to stretch more canvas and fabric curtains to prevent dust from entering the house. Students going to school when passing this road often slip and fall, living in fear.

Direct field observations at the Duc Thiet road section passing through hamlet 10, Nghi An commune as well as many communes and hamlets of Vinh city and Nghi Loc district show that most of the sections have been firmly paved with asphalt. For example, the Duc Thiet road section passing through Nghi Duc, Nghi Phong communes (Vinh city), Nghi Thiet, Nghi Thinh (Nghi Loc)...

Currently, only the section through hamlet 10, Nghi An commune remains. Some roads connecting to Duc Thiet road through hamlet 5, Nghi Thinh commune are seriously damaged and have not been upgraded.

“Through meetings and voter contacts, we have also made recommendations and reports to the higher authorities many times. However, for more than 3 years now, more than 90 households of Hamlet 10 have been waiting for too long, hoping that the road will soon be repaired, ending the rough and muddy situation that affects the lives of families living on both sides of the road; threatening the safety of people and vehicles traveling on this road”, Hamlet 10 Chief Bach Long Ngu expressed.

Regarding the damaged and degraded state of this road, Mr. Chu Van Mai - Chairman of Nghi An Commune People's Committee affirmed that the people's reflections are accurate. The leaders of the Commune People's Committee have also reflected many times to Vinh City People's Committee. In 2022, Vinh City announced that Tran Van Quang Road is included in the planning of Vinh Airport Expansion Project, the locality is not allowed to arbitrarily repair or renovate. The upgrading and renovation will be implemented by Vinh City.

“However, up to now, in March 2025, there has been no announcement from Vinh City about repairing or upgrading the road. To help people limit difficulties, the Commune People's Committee has supported funding for people to pour a layer of crushed stone to improve the muddiness and temporarily fill in the sunken and peeling areas,” said Mr. Chu Van Mai.