Proactively decentralize and delegate authority to local governments for the management of national highways.

On the afternoon of December 12th, Road Management Area I (Vietnam Road Administration) held a conference to summarize its tasks for 2024 and plan for 2025.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Road Administration Nguyen Xuan Anh highly appreciated the achievements of Road Management Area I.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Road Administration, delivered a speech at the conference.

Looking ahead, Mr. Anh said that according to the Road Law and related regulations, the management of national highways will be decentralized to the provincial People's Committees.

"In the process of decentralization and the handover of transportation infrastructure assets to localities, we request that the Zone strictly adhere to legal regulations and carefully review plans to prevent waste," Mr. Anh said.

Regarding maintenance and planning, the leaders of the Vietnam Road Administration requested that the region conduct research to implement this work according to new standards, promote maintenance, and invest in machinery, equipment, and technology to improve work efficiency. They also emphasized strengthening efforts to combat corruption and negative practices.

Responding to the directives from the Vietnam Road Administration, Mr. Dinh Trung Thanh, Director of Road Management Area I, affirmed that he will always do a good job in political and ideological work for officials and employees in the decentralization and streamlining of the organizational structure, and always strive to uphold the traditions of the transport sector.

Earlier, reporting at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Director of Road Management Area I, stated that in 2024, the Area was assigned to manage 19 national highways and expressways, including 15 national highways and 4 expressways with a total length of 1806km; 257 road management facilities and spare parts warehouses; and 1 vehicle weight control station.

Overview of the conference summarizing the tasks of 2024 and implementing the tasks of 2025 of Road Management Area I.

Notably, last year, the northern provinces under this agency's management experienced 4 typhoons, 1 tropical depression, and 6 periods of heavy rain, causing significant damage to people and property. In particular, Typhoon No. 3 ( Yagi ) caused severe damage to both lives and property.

Numerous landslides have occurred on the uphill slopes (entire hillsides) involving tens of thousands of cubic meters of soil and rocks, and many landslides have also occurred on the downhill slopes, causing road closures and paralyzing traffic on national highways and expressways...

The regional leaders went directly to the scene to provide close guidance from early on and from afar, mobilizing resources to promptly and effectively implement measures to respond to the storms and floods.

"In a short time, the national highways and expressways in the area under the management of the Zone were reopened to traffic, serving the rescue efforts of the local government and ministries in accessing and mitigating the consequences of the natural disaster," Mr. Tuan Anh informed.

In traffic safety work and vehicle load inspection, the area currently only manages and monitors data from vehicle weight control equipment at Km78 of National Highway 5, Hai Phong city, and extracts data monthly to report to the Vietnam Road Administration.

Statistics from weigh stations from January 1st to November 18th (Hanoi - Hai Phong route) show a total of 1,126,392 vehicles weighed, of which 49,180 vehicles violated regulations, representing 4.36% of the total number of violating vehicles.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/chu-dong-phan-cap-phan-quyen-cho-dia-phuong-quan-ly-quoc-lo-192241212153117005.htm