Risk of road closure on National Highway 16 through Ky Son
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the impact of prolonged heavy rains and weak ground, Highway 16, the section passing through Huoi Tu and Pha Danh communes (Ky Son district - Nghe An), has suffered serious landslides. Many sections are at risk of being cut off, causing difficulties for people and vehicles traveling through here.
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| National Highway 16, the section through Pha Danh and Huoi Tu communes, is seriously degraded. The road surface has sunk and the slopes have collapsed in many sections, putting this section of the national highway at risk of being cut off. Currently, the road management unit has set up markers at the landslide sites. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Information from the regional road management unit shows that there are more than 10 serious landslides on the Muong Xen - Huoi Tu route. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Landslides are getting bigger and bigger, threatening the safety of Highway 16. In particular, many negative slope landslides have encroached deep into the heart of the road. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| The section from Muong Xen town to Huoi Tu commune (Ky Son) has more than 10 landslides, mainly concentrated on negative slopes. In the photo is the landslide section of KM 401, passing through Pha Danh commune, Ky Son district. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| The road's railings have been severely eroded, leaving exposed iron posts, precariously positioned, and at risk of being swept away if not promptly repaired. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Not only landslides, many sections of National Highway 16 have also sunk very seriously. Many road users said that they have fallen many times at these subsidence points. In the photo, the subsidence point of the road section passing through Pieng Pho village, Pha Danh commune, Ky Son district. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Hong Thieu, Head of the Huoi Tu Road Management Department, said that as soon as the landslides appeared, the department sent people to put up warning signs to warn traffic participants to ensure safety, and at the same time sent a report to the company to promptly come up with a solution. However, according to Mr. Thieu, because the landslides were too severe, they had to wait for higher-level authorities to handle them. In the photo, the cracked road section through Pieng Pho village, Pha Danh commune. Photo: Phuong Tho |
| Clip of landslide on National Highway 16. |
