Plastic bottles, soda cans, cookie boxes, nylon bags… were left behind by people celebrating the Lunar New Year along both sides of the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressways.
In the days following the Lunar New Year, the volume of traffic on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressways is very high. Many drivers stop to rest and use the restroom at emergency stops after eating and drinking, leaving behind a large amount of trash.
According to reporters' observations, along the two expressways through Binh Thuan province, a large amount of empty bottles, cans, biscuit boxes, plastic bags, etc., were discarded by people on both sides of the highway, especially in the emergency stopping areas of the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway.
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Plastic bottles and nylon bags were left behind by people celebrating the Lunar New Year along the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway (Photo: Hoang Binh). |
Mr. Le Van Thuong (32 years old, residing in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) was returning to Ho Chi Minh City from Phu Yen province, traveling on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway. When he stopped for a break at the emergency rest area in Ham Thuan Bac district, he was frustrated by the enormous amount of garbage.
"It's not just plastic bottles and nylon bags; the stench from wastewater rising from rest areas in the hot sun is very unpleasant. In the absence of proper rest stops and with low public awareness, littering continues to occur," Mr. Thuong shared.
Speaking to Dan Tri newspaper, Mr. Pham Quoc Huy, Director of the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway project, said that a shortlist of investors who will participate in the PPP bidding for the rest stop project has been compiled. Binh Thuan province is also accelerating the handover of land for the construction of the rest stops. However, the project is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2025.
When asked why there was such a large discrepancy between the opening date of the expressway and the operation of the rest stops, Mr. Huy explained that this was a common problem for North-South expressway projects in the 2017-2020 period, not just the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway. The reason stems from the investor selection mechanism and the delay in agreeing on the investment scale. For example, the rest stops on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet route were initially planned to be 1 hectare, but the Ministry of Transport recalculated and adjusted them to 5 hectares.
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People enter the highway to pick up plastic bottles at the highway's emergency stop (Photo: Hoang Binh). |
On the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet section, there are two rest stops located at Km 144+560 in Phong Phu commune, Tuy Phong district, and Km 205+602 in Ham Tri commune, Ham Thuan Bac district. Each location has two rest stops symmetrically positioned in opposite directions.
The Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway, over 100km long, passes through four districts (Ham Thuan Nam, Ham Thuan Bac, Bac Binh, and Tuy Phong) of Binh Thuan province. The main section, with four lanes, was opened to traffic on May 19th. This expressway still lacks rest stops.
Original link: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/rac-tran-ngap-doc-cao-toc-vinh-hao-phan-thiet-va-phan-thiet-dau-giay-20240220165817493.htm
According to Dan Tri
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