Rolling rocks, landslides, cracked roads, and a cracked hill on D'Ran Pass leading to Da Lat

D'Ran Pass on National Highway 20 connecting Khanh Hoa with Da Lat area had to be temporarily closed to traffic from the afternoon of October 29 to deal with rolling rocks, landslides and monitor a hill slide in the area.

Part of the hill has collapsed, revealing cracks (on the right side of the photo) - Photo: MV

By the afternoon of October 29, National Highway 20, passing through D'Ran Pass (Lam Dong Province) leading to Da Lat from Khanh Hoa (formerly Ninh Thuan ), had serious landslides at many locations. The most serious point was the Treo Bridge area (km262+400) which is still being repaired.

A large amount of rock and soil, along with pine trees, fell onto the road, disrupting traffic and posing a high safety risk to people and vehicles passing by.

D'Ran Pass is 10km long and located on Highway 20 with many dangerous curves. This is the route connecting Da Lat urban area with Song Pha Pass on Highway 27 to form the Da Lat - Phan Rang ( Khanh Hoa ) route.

Although the landslide only covered half of the road, the authorities agreed to block the road and redirect vehicles to Da Lat by other routes.

Rocks and soil fell down many sections on D'Ran Pass - Photo: MV

Many passersby expressed their anger at the landslide that blocked the entire road. Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Xuan Truong Ward - Da Lat, said: the scene looks simple but it has great potential risks.

According to Mr. Son, the phenomenon of rolling rocks, landslides and roadbed landslides continues to occur. At the Suspension Bridge area, the negative slope has collapsed due to the pressure of landslides from the positive slope, causing the road leading to the Suspension Bridge to crack, revealing a gap about 5cm wide in the middle of the road.

The landslide revealed a crack in the middle of the road - Photo: MV

Mr. Son said that vehicles cannot pass through without cutting down the pine trees on the embankment. At the same time, the authorities must control the phenomenon of rolling rocks to avoid endangering road users. According to Mr. Son, it is expected that vehicles will pass through D'Ran Pass on the evening of October 29, at the landslide point, vehicles will only be allowed to travel on half of the road.

Authorities are urgently clearing the road surface with thousands of tons of soil and rock - Photo: MV

At the scene, the Department of Construction of Lam Dong province and the People's Committee of Xuan Truong ward - Da Lat also recorded that the hill on the positive slope had cracked. At the crack, many pine trees had broken and fallen to the edge of the slope. The authorities determined that they had to quickly handle or lower the load in the cracked area to prevent the hill from sliding down the D'Ran pass.

Rocks rolling from the cliff on D'Ran Pass onto the road - Photo: MV

A large pine tree fell from the embankment onto the roadbed of D'Ran Pass - Photo: MV

A pine tree fell onto the road on Highway 20 in Xuan Truong Ward - Da Lat - Photo: MV

Along Highway 20, many sections of road have sunk and cracked - Photo: MV

Instructions for entering Da Lat when D'Ran Pass is blocked

The Traffic Police Department of Lam Dong Province Police has coordinated with local forces to set up barriers, temporarily stopping two-way traffic between Xuan Truong Ward - Da Lat and D'Ran Commune to ensure safety. At the same time, functional forces organized remote guidance.

According to the instructions, the car from Khanh Hoa (old Ninh Thuan area) to Da Lat follows Highway 27, turns right at Finom intersection onto Highway 20, then choose Prenn Pass or Mimosa Pass to get to Da Lat city.

MV

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/da-lan-dat-lo-duong-nut-qua-doi-nut-toac-tren-deo-dran-dan-vao-da-lat-20251029140415893.htm