Removing the "spiderweb" of debris and "obstacles" from Le Hong Phong Street (Vinh City).
Nhat Lan - Tien Dong•September 25, 2024 16:19
After the city of Vinh invested in expanding and renovating the sidewalks of Le Hong Phong street, the old utility poles and countless electrical and telecommunication cables hanging haphazardly on them became "obstacles" and "spiderwebs," affecting urban aesthetics and posing a traffic safety hazard.
Due to the impact of Typhoon No. 4 causing prolonged heavy rain, the dismantling of the "spiderwebs" and removal of "obstacles" for the road...Le Hong Phong road(Vinh City), the section from the Customs roundabout to the intersection with Nguyen Van Cu Street was left unfinished and behind schedule, so as soon as the weather cleared, the construction units mobilized manpower to urgently resume work.
Below are images captured by reporters from Nghe An Newspaper on September 25, 2024.
The Le Hong Phong road was expanded, renovated, and upgraded by the Vinh City People's Committee with a total investment of over 323 billion VND (including land clearance costs). As of August 2024, the construction of sidewalk paving, road widening, drainage systems, street lighting, and telecommunications and power cable conduits in areas where land has been handed over has been basically completed... Photo: Tien DongHowever, the slow removal and cutting of old utility poles and power and telecommunication cables is affecting urban aesthetics and traffic safety. Recognizing this as a difficult task requiring coordination from many units, in August 2024, the leaders of the Vinh City Party Committee and People's Committee directly inspected the site and urged relevant units to expedite the process. The project management unit has set a schedule, aiming to complete the removal of old utility poles and power and telecommunication cables along the entire route by the end of October 2024; specifically, the section from the Customs roundabout to the intersection of Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Van Cu streets will be completed by September 20, 2024. (Photo: Nhat Lan)According to the plan, the dismantling of cables and removal of old power poles along the section from the Customs roundabout to the intersection of Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Van Cu streets was scheduled to begin in mid-September 2024. However, due to the impact of Typhoon No. 4 causing prolonged heavy rain, this work only resumed on September 25, 2024. Photo: Nhat LanOn September 25th, the weather was scorching hot, making it quite difficult for the workers to dismantle cables and cut down power poles outdoors. Photo: Nhat LanA worker is cutting down various types of electrical and telecommunication cables. Photo: Nhat LanAfter the wires were removed from the utility poles, the workers secured the poles to prevent any unexpected collapses. Photo: Nhat LanWorkers use hammers to break up the concrete base of an electric pole. Photo: Nhat LanAfter the concrete base of the utility pole was removed, workers used chainsaws to cut through the steel reinforcement. Photo: Nhat LanAfterward, a crane was used to safely lower the utility pole onto the road surface for transport to the designated collection point. Photo: Nhat LanAccording to the Vinh City Investment and Construction Project Management Board, all old utility poles along the section from the Customs roundabout to the intersection of Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Van Cu streets will be completely removed by the end of this week at the latest (September 28, 2024). (In the photo: The intersection of Le Hong Phong and Tran Huy Lieu streets in the early afternoon of September 25, 2024. Photo: Tien Dong)
