Installing marker posts to reduce conflicts on Mai Dich steel overpass

After more than half a month of opening two steel overpasses for vehicles traveling in the inner city, the traffic situation at Mai Dich intersection has improved mainly on the roads under the overpass. The Xuan Thuy - Ho Tung Mau direction has reduced congestion due to the opening of new lanes under the bridge.

However, there are still conflicts between traffic from the overpass going down to the lower Ring Road 3 and vehicles from the lower road wanting to merge into the elevated lane.

To completely prevent traffic chaos, reduce conflicts and the risk of accidents, the construction and management unit of the bridge has installed additional rows of markers.

Faced with the above situation, and to reduce conflicts and the risk of accidents, the construction and management unit has installed additional rows of marker posts on both sides of the steel overpass extending to the elevated slope of Ring Road 3, about 100m long.

Reporters' records show that there are rows of cones to prevent cars and motorbikes from encroaching on the lane, helping the elevated Ring Road 3 expressway and the newly put into use steel overpass to operate as designed.

Urban traffic (Pham Hung - Pham Van Dong street) and Ring Road 3 elevated road are clearly separated.

"With the installation of this row of traffic cones, traffic on the ramp of the elevated Ring Road 3 when going down to the Mai Dich intersection is organized in the direction that cars are allowed to turn right, with cars and motorbikes traveling on the road below being prohibited from going up the concrete overpass (the elevated Ring Road 3), which has helped vehicles travel more conveniently, reducing congestion much more than before," said Mr. Nguyen Xuan Quan (Cau Giay, Hanoi).

The commander of Traffic Police Team No. 6, Traffic Police Department, Hanoi City Police said: "Up to now, traffic through the overpass has been stable, not as problematic as the first days of operation, only during rush hour the traffic density is higher but there is no congestion".

Traffic Police Team No. 6 maintains a checkpoint from morning to 10pm every day to regulate traffic flow and be ready to respond when congestion occurs.

In addition, Traffic Police Team No. 6 also assigned a patrol team on the route to handle violations, order, and traffic safety.

The project to build a steel overpass at Mai Dich intersection started in early 2023 with a total investment of about 340 billion VND. After about a year of construction, in the early morning of May 6, this project was officially opened to traffic.

Each side of the steel bridge is 7.7m wide, with a 3.5m wide motor vehicle lane and a 2.75m wide motorbike lane.

After opening to traffic, the old Mai Dich bridge was separated into an expressway axis, connecting to the elevated Ring Road 3. The new steel bridge on both sides ensures mixed traffic of motorbikes and cars that do not need to go up to the elevated Ring Road 3.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/lap-coc-tieu-giam-xung-dot-tren-cau-vuot-thep-mai-dich-192240525165217458.htm