The Ai Nghia intersection is where the DT609 and DT609B roads meet, with a high volume of mixed traffic, including thousands of heavy trucks carrying sand, cement, and other goods passing through daily. Recently, hundreds more trucks carrying ore (vehicles with more than 5 axles, total weight approximately 48 tons) have been traveling from Nam Giang down to National Highway 14B, turning onto DT609B, and then turning left at the Ai Nghia intersection onto DT609 to join National Highway 1 and then to Chu Lai Port (Nui Thanh).
The road surface at the Ai Nghia intersection is peeling and deteriorating rapidly, riddled with potholes hidden beneath rainwater, creating dangerous traps for drivers, especially motorcyclists.
Local residents have expressed concern for their children's safety when crossing the Ai Nghia intersection to get to school. Besides the damaged road surface making traffic difficult, the area is also heavily trafficked by long trucks, which occupy almost the entire width of the road whenever they turn right or left. These heavy trucks create many blind spots, making it easy for motorcycles traveling alongside them to have accidents.
According to local residents, in the past three months, two serious traffic accidents involving motorcycles and heavy trucks have occurred at the Ai Nghia intersection. In one case, the motorcyclist died on the spot. On the afternoon of November 29th, a retired teacher riding a motorcycle fell into a truck's blind spot and was run over, crushing both his legs. Due to the severity of his injuries, he later succumbed to his wounds.
On December 13th, the Road Management Area III (Vietnam Road Administration) officially issued a document regarding traffic diversion to ensure smooth traffic flow during the repair of the new Cau Lau bridge at kilometer marker 953+340 on National Highway 1 in Quang Nam province. The ban on automobile traffic across the new Cau Lau bridge and traffic diversion during the repair period (expected total time of 60 days) are as follows: Phase 1 starts from 12:00 PM on December 23rd, 2024 and is expected to last until 12:00 AM on December 31st, 2024 (December 1st, 2024 according to the lunar calendar), and Phase 2 starts from 12:00 PM on February 13th, 2025 (January 16th, 2025 according to the lunar calendar) and is expected to last until 4:00 PM on April 5th, 2025.
Specifically, vehicles with a payload of 5 tons or less and passenger buses with 30 seats or less will be diverted to travel from Provincial Road 609, towards the Ai Nghia intersection, then turn onto Provincial Road 609B, across the Giao Thuy bridge, and vice versa. It is predicted that the already complex traffic situation at the Ai Nghia intersection will become even more prone to unpredictable risks.
Given the above situation, it is suggested that the Quang Nam Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and relevant agencies should promptly coordinate to survey and assess the situation and implement appropriate measures to reduce the risk of traffic accidents at the Ai Nghia intersection.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/nguy-hiem-rinh-rap-o-nga-tu-ai-nghia-3146119.html
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