Risk of insecurity on Huoi Tu - Keng Du route before flood season

The district-level road connecting the center of Huoi Tu commune to Keng Du commune, Ky Son district has a total length of 47km. This is the only traffic route for people in the three border communes of Na Loi, Dooc May, Keng Du and people in the three inner villages of Huoi Tu commune to travel and exchange goods. However, this road is currently seriously degraded, causing many difficulties and obstacles for people and vehicles to travel.

Mr. Xong Ba Dia in Pha Noi village, Dooc May commune shared: "Every year, my family grows 1.8 hectares of taro, more than 2 hectares of ginger and some agricultural products, and raises livestock and poultry... However, due to difficult traffic conditions, medium and small trucks cannot come to buy agricultural products. The harvest season falls right in the rainy season, making the roads even more difficult to travel, so we have to transport small quantities by motorbike, so the quality of the products is also affected to some extent."

The district-level road connecting the center of Huoi Tu commune to Keng Du commune (Ky Son) is seriously degraded. Photo: Lu Phu

Having frequently traveled and witnessed many accidents on this route, Mr. Ly Va Chinh said: Not only on rainy days, but also on sunny days, landslides still occur on this route, the road surface deteriorates, creating many potholes, causing traffic insecurity. Many people have had accidents, even in Dooc May commune, 2 people died...

Although Ky Son district has repeatedly organized repairs and renovations to the road, due to the mountainous terrain and steep slopes on both sides of the slope, landslides often occur, with large amounts of rock and soil falling onto the road surface. The negative slope has sunk and eroded deeply into the road surface, causing damage to many sections of the road.

In particular, the road from Huoi Mu village - Huoi Tu commune to Huoi Nguoi village - Na Loi commune is 5km long, but there are 3 sections of the road surface that are deformed and often muddy.

Although it is just the rainy season, many potholes have appeared on the road, creating mud puddles along the road surface. Photo: Lu Phu

Na Loi is the locality with the longest route, with 4/6 villages located along both sides of the road, over 850 households. The commune has a lot of potential in economic development, such as Na Khuong duck, or Na Loi fragrant rice. However, partly because of the remote traffic conditions, the products of the people are difficult to sell, often being forced down in price by traders because of transportation costs.

According to Mr. Vi Van Khuon - Chairman of Na Loi Commune People's Committee, every year the commune also mobilizes people to carry out minor repairs and clear and dredge drainage ditches. As for investing in repairing and solidifying the road, the commune's budget is not enough to do so.

The rainy season is now starting. If the authorities do not promptly take measures to fix and repair the situation, the deterioration will become more and more serious, and traffic insecurity will be inevitable.