Project behind schedule, people suffer because of muddy roads
(Baonghean) The inter-commune road project from Phong Thinh commune to Thanh Hoa, Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc (Thanh Chuong) connecting Ho Chi Minh trail, invested by Thanh Chuong district People's Committee with government bond capital, has a length of 15.8 km, including two medium bridges and four small bridges with a total investment of 57 billion VND. The project started in January 2010, expected to be completed in 24 months (January 2012), but up to now, for many reasons, the progress has been slowed down, greatly affecting production and people's lives.
(Baonghean) The inter-commune road project from Phong Thinh commune to Thanh Hoa, Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc (Thanh Chuong) connecting Ho Chi Minh trail, invested by Thanh Chuong district People's Committee with government bond capital, has a length of 15.8 km, including two medium bridges and four small bridges with a total investment of 57 billion VND. The project started in January 2010, expected to be completed in 24 months (January 2012), but up to now, for many reasons, the progress has been slowed down, greatly affecting production and people's lives.
From Giang bridge junction to Thanh Nho commune People's Committee headquarters is only 6-7 km long, by motorbike, it took us nearly 1 hour to cross. From Ba Lien bridge junction, the mud was up to the wheels, to get to hamlets 8, 9, 10, we had to park our motorbikes, wade through the stream, continue "walking" and it took us about 30 minutes to travel nearly 100m to the gate of Thanh Nho commune Kindergarten.
Students suffer on the way to school.
Mr. Vo Van Hung, hamlet 10, Thanh Nho commune, is using a wheelbarrow to transport fertilizer to the field. He is upset: "My house is more than 1 km from the field, but this road is newly built. When it rains, it is muddy and muddy. The hard ground is slippery and cannot be used for ox carts, so I have to use a wheelbarrow to transport fertilizer. Each day, I can only do a few trips. I don't know when it will be finished. The worst thing is for the students. Some days, it rains continuously for 2-3 days and they have to walk 5-6 km to school...". Mr. Tran Cong Sinh's incense root processing facility in hamlet 10 has long had to find a way to "live with the mud" on this road.
Mr. Sinh said that in the past, he only needed to use a medium-sized truck to transport raw materials, but recently, he had to buy an additional tractor to pull the truck through muddy sections on the way to transport, so the cost also increased. If it rains for a long time, his production facility has to stop because it cannot transport raw materials.
According to some people's feedback, not only is the construction progress "slow", but some sections of the road have been paved with substandard asphalt. Mr. Tran Van Binh, Chairman of Thanh Nho Commune, said: The road section passing through the commune People's Committee headquarters was completed in October 2011, but after only 1 month, it has sunk, cracked, and peeled off... creating numerous potholes, making it difficult for people to travel, live and produce. After the commune's feedback, and especially the feedback through the District People's Council, Session 3, term 2011-2016, the construction unit has made repairs but still cannot guarantee the quality.
Although the unfinished construction is causing difficulties for people to travel, Mr. Nguyen Viet Thien, Head of the District's Department of Industry and Trade, said that the project has completed 70% of the work volume, ensuring convenient traffic for people, only about 200m left to be done, must be paved with stones to clear the traffic. Some places are virgin land, the construction unit subjectively did not dig deep to survey, did not detect termite nests, so they sank. The district has accepted the stages of foundation and foundation, all are guaranteed...
People are hoping that Thanh Chuong district authorities will soon take action so that the road can be completed quickly, avoiding the misery of mud in the rainy season and dust in the dry season for the people.
Vo Van Dung