The Ministry of Construction has just reported to the Government on reviewing and handling existing problems and shortcomings in road traffic organization, including the traffic light system.

According to the Ministry of Construction, due to the large number of traffic signs and lights on the entire road network, while at the time of the general review, agencies and units were arranging their organization and apparatus, so up to now, some localities have not yet submitted reports.

Based on reports sent from 50 localities, the Vietnam Road Administration has compiled them up to March 25.

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Hundreds of traffic light clusters are malfunctioning. Photo: TK

A representative of the Vietnam Road Administration said that there are 5,209 traffic light clusters on the road network. Through the review, 586 clusters of lights with shortcomings were discovered, so far 139 clusters have been resolved, and 447 clusters are still being resolved.

On national highways and expressways under the management of the Ministry of Construction, there are 1,864 traffic light clusters at intersections. Through the review, 447 clusters were found to have problems, of which 83 have been resolved, and 364 clusters are still being resolved.

Regarding the traffic light system managed by 50 localities, 3,253 locations have been arranged and 139 traffic light clusters have been discovered with shortcomings in traffic organization. To date, 56 clusters have been fixed, and 83 clusters are still being processed.

According to the Ministry of Construction, the cause of damage and inadequacies of the traffic light cluster is due to the exploitation and use time of more than 5 years, being affected by sun, rain, wind, storms and other weather factors, leading to the green and red signals operating erratically and unstably.

In addition, there is also a situation where the power supply system is damaged, including damaged electrical cabinets, damaged components or old batteries, leading to weak light signals.

Another cause is due to exploitation, traffic accidents; burnt out light bulbs; many light clusters do not have countdown time lights.

There are also shortcomings such as: Lack of pedestrian traffic lights at intersections or there are broken and non-functioning traffic lights; some traffic light poles are placed in unreasonable positions, hidden...

Regarding the sign system , according to statistics from reports of 50 provinces and cities up to March 25, 6,962 signs were recorded as having problems. Of these, 4,386 signs have been handled, while 2,576 signs have not been fixed yet.

The reason for the problems is that since January 1, the National Technical Regulation on Road Signs has come into effect, so road signs installed according to the old standards have caused problems.

In addition, some signs are installed in unreasonable locations and need to be moved to other locations to ensure reasonable traffic organization.

Another reason is that the sign is obscured by trees or obstacles; some locations of secondary signs have too much information, making it difficult for road users to read the information.