Tan Ky: National Highway 15B was destroyed by overloaded trucks before it was accepted.
(Baonghean.vn) - After many years of waiting, National Highway 15B (Tan Ky town route to Nghia Dung and Nghia Hop communes) was basically completed in 2022. However, people were upset because the road was damaged right after it was completed, partly due to oversized and overloaded vehicles.
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| According to local residents, oversized and overloaded vehicles traveling on this route are the main culprits causing damage to the road surface. Photo: QA |
National Highway 15B, locals often call it the town routeTan Kygoing to the communes: Nghia Dung, Nghia Hop, approximately 15 km long. This route was invested by the State, started construction in 2012, but then stopped construction for a long time, until 2021, construction continued, with a total investment of 110 billion VND.
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| Trucks with extended beds loaded with sand travel on National Highway 15B. Photo taken at noon on March 30, 2023. Photo: XH |
By the end of 2022, this route was basically completed. However, before people could be excited about the newly paved road, the road was damaged in many places. According to people's reflection, the road was damaged because of the daily number of cars carrying sand and gravel from the river, causing water to flow onto the road, along withoversized, overloaded vehiclesrun a lot, so the road surface is sunk and cracked
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| On National Highway 15B, dozens of road surfaces have been damaged, even though the asphalt was only completed in 2022. Photo: QA |
Ngoc, a student in Nghia Dung commune, said on her way home from Tan Ky town high school: "Only on sunny days do we dare to take this road, because on rainy days the road is often muddy and difficult to travel, forcing us to take another, far away and unsafe road."
Mr. Chu Van Thuan - Secretary of the Party Committee of Nghia Dung commune said that not only is the road damaged in many places, but the abutments of some hard bridges on the road have not been paved yet, so on rainy days, they are muddy, affecting traffic, especially children going to school.
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| Oversized and overloaded vehicles run freely on National Highway 15B every day. Photo: XH |
According to the reporter's records at noon on March 30, it shows that along the route from Nghia Dung commune to Tan Ky town, there are dozens of locations on the asphalt road that have been dug up, many places have cracks. The situation of cars loaded with sand and gravel on oversized, overloaded trucks is blatantly traveling.
According to information from the Tan Ky District Project Management Board, this road is being constructed by two contractors. The reason why some sections of the road on both sides of the bridge abutment have not been paved is due to the capacity of one contractor.
Mr. Nguyen Tat Hai - Director of Tan Ky District Project Management Board said: In the near future, the District People's Committee will allocate a part of the capital, along with the coordination between the two contractors to complete the remaining road surface, creating conditions for people to travel easily. As for the damaged asphalt road surface locations that have been dug up, the construction unit will handle it, because this project has not been accepted yet.
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| Roads that have not been paved with asphalt, when it rains, become muddy, making it difficult for people to go out. Photo: QA |
People in Nghia Hop and Nghia Dung communes in particular and Tan Ky district in general hope that Tan Ky district authorities and relevant agencies will have a solution to handle oversized and overloaded vehicles running on this route to limit road damage. Otherwise, National Highway 15B will be a danger to people living in the area./.