Overcoming landslides on National Highway 16

(Baonghean.vn) - Continuous heavy rains in recent days have caused many sections of National Highway 16 to have serious landslides, causing difficulties for traffic participants. Currently, authorities are coordinating with localities to overcome the landslides to clear the road.

National Highway 16 (West Nghe An road) is more than 200 km long, connecting Thanh Hoa province through Tuong Duong, Ky Son and Que Phong districts. After the recent heavy rains, there were many landslides on the negative and positive slopes.

Of which, the section passing through Dong Van commune is the most severely damaged, currently there are over 20 large and small landslides, estimated at over 60,000 m³landslide

Traffic management unit leveled the road at km 204+00 in Dong Van commune, Que Phong. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Phan Hai Ha, a technical officer of Nghe An Bridge and Road Construction Management Joint Stock Company, said: The unit manages 49 km of National Highway 16. We have mobilized 7 excavators to level the ground at various locations. Up to this point, we have leveled about 25,000 m.³soil and rock, by the end of today (October 18) will open 1 lane at weak locations.

To completely handle the above locations, we continue to use excavators to level the landslides and compensate for the negative slopes. After the rainy season, we will carry out the construction of rock cages on the negative slopes and the embankment of landslides.

Van Truong