Waterways announce safe anchorage locations for vehicles during flood season

The Inland Waterways Sub-Department of Region I has just announced the locations of anchor posts, buoys, traffic control and regulation to ensure traffic safety, and standing guard against drift during the flood and storm season in 2024 on the national inland waterway routes under the responsibility of the sub-department.

Accordingly, there are 63 locations for placing buoys and safe anchors on rivers, canals and lakes: Lo River, Red River, Da River, Luoc River, Tra Ly, Thuong, Luc Nam, Kinh Thay, Kinh Mon, Lach Tray, Van Uc, Cam, Da Bach, Thai Binh... Hoa Binh Lake.

Lo River has 6 locations for anchoring and signaling; Red River has 8 locations for anchoring and signaling, maintenance... Bai Tho - Dau Moi channel area, Lach Ngan channel belongs to Quang Ninh province.

The traffic control station ensures the waterway traffic on Dao Ha Ly river (Photo: Ta Hai).

There are also 3 permanent anti-collision positions at Ho bridge - Duong river area, Tan Phong bridge - Dao river Nam Dinh area, Trieu Duong bridge - Luoc river area.

Three traffic control and guidance locations at: Hac Tri Bridge Cluster Area - Viet Tri Lo River; Quan Lieu Canal Area - Quan Lieu Canal; Dao Ha Ly River Area - Traffic control and guidance to ensure one-way traffic.

The Inland Waterways Sub-Department of Region I recommends that, based on these locations, captains, operators of watercraft or owners of vehicles participating in traffic proactively anchor safely. At the permanent anti-collision and traffic control positions during the flood and storm seasons, proactively learn and mobilize vehicles to move to areas that ensure safety.

Informing Giao thong Newspaper, a representative of the Inland Waterways Department of Region I said that when waterway vehicles are in circulation and want to anchor, they must be at the announced location, with anchor buoys, anchor posts, and guidance signals to ensure safety because it also depends on hydrological conditions and water flow.

For the permanent anti-collision work, depending on the actual water flow situation, permanent units will be arranged during the rainy and stormy season at some locations to ensure the safety of waterway traffic through the area.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/duong-thuy-cong-bo-vi-tri-neo-dau-phuong-tien-an-toan-mua-lu-192240910221310907.htm