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| The Black Bridge over Thap Canal is invested by the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen District and approved by the Nghe An Department of Transport. However, after construction was completed, according to local residents, the slope from Phuong Hoang Street (the foot of the bridge) to the bridge was too high; causing difficulties for traffic participants. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| The slope from the foot of the bridge to the top is so steep that bicycles can only be pushed on foot because it is difficult to go up and very dangerous to go down. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| After a period of use, at the connection point between the road and the bridge, a fairly high step has been created because the road surface at this location is not paved, so the layer of soil and rock has gradually slid down. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Ms. Tran Thi Thanh (Block 3, Trung Do Ward) said: At the corners going up and down the bridge, accidents often occur because the corners have a large slope and a lot of gravel; making it impossible for road users to control. A motorcyclist slipped and fell while going up the bridge, photo taken on the morning of August 24. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Not only is the slope from the road to the bridge too steep, the visibility at the corner at the foot of the bridge is narrow, making the Black Bridge a black spot for traffic safety. In the project plan, 2 households at the corner of the road are currently subject to clearance. But until now, it has not been possible to do so. Photo: Lam Tung. |
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| Ms. Ha Thi Van's family is one of two households that are subject to clearance. Ms. Van shared: The family really wants to move to another place because living here is very dangerous. The road up to the bridge is steep, the traffic volume going back and forth to Black Bridge during rush hour is very high; there is a high risk of traffic accidents. Photo: Lam Tung |
Discussing the current situation and existence of the Black Bridge, Mr. Ngo Phu Han - Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen District, the investor of the Black Bridge project, said: "The biggest difficulty now is that there is no funding source to handle the existing problems at the Black Bridge. The district is coordinating with relevant units to find a solution to end this traffic hotspot."
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thang - Head of Urban Management Department, Vinh City People's Committee said: "During the bridge construction process, Vinh City People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 1869/UBND-QLDT requesting the Department of Transport to adjust the design in the direction of lowering the height of the bridge piers (similar to Cua Tien II Bridge). However, this recommendation could not be implemented because the bridge piers and piers had been completed. Regarding the construction of the connecting road to the bridge, due to the problem of 2 households not yet having compensated for site clearance, it is not possible to carry out traffic connection according to the project planning of Hung Nguyen district as the investor as well as the project of tourist traffic road combined with flood prevention dike along Vinh river bank invested by Vinh City People's Committee.
Currently, the Urban Management Department has requested the Vinh City People's Committee to consider supplementing the medium-term investment plan and allocate capital early to construct the traffic intersection in the Black Bridge area.
Lam Tung
