Repairing Can Tho bridge causes long traffic jams

On the evening of November 15, a part of Can Tho Bridge was barricaded for repair, causing serious traffic congestion on National Highway 1, from the My Thuan - Can Tho Expressway intersection to Can Tho Bridge.

Traffic jam on Vinh Long side due to repair and upgrade of Can Tho bridge

According to SGGP reporters, from 6pm to 8pm, the line of cars just exiting the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho Expressway had to line up, inching forward on National Highway 1 towards Can Tho City.

Long line of cars under Can Tho bridge on Vinh Long bank

On weekends, traffic on Highway 1 is heavy, and the bridge upgrade construction makes traffic jams even more serious.

According to records, until about 20:00, the traffic jam still continued.

Vehicles lined up, inching forward.

Agricultural transport vehicles "suffer" due to traffic jams

Some drivers saw the traffic jam and pulled over to the empty road under Can Tho bridge (Vinh Long bank) to wait for it to clear.

Traffic jam on Can Tho bridge on Vinh Long bank

Construction location for upgrading Can Tho bridge deck

Mr. Tuan, a truck driver, said: "National Highway 1 from the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway intersection to Can Tho bridge is about 5km long, but I have been traveling for more than an hour and still haven't passed this section. I don't understand why the bridge repair unit does not have a plan to divert and regulate traffic to avoid traffic jams."

The upgraded location only has one lane left for cars to move, leading to congestion.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Director of Road Management Area IV, said that because the Can Tho bridge surface is degraded, the unit is upgrading and repairing the main span of the bridge's steel girder, which is more than 200m long.

The upgrade officially started today (November 15) and is expected to be completed in 5 days.

Before construction, Road Management Area IV coordinated with local authorities to organize traffic flow and regulation.

At the construction site of the bridge deck (main span), there was only one worker sitting holding a signal baton.

However, according to the reporter's actual records, from 6 p.m. to about 8 p.m. today (November 15), although the traffic jam lasted for a long time, there was still no traffic control or traffic flow control force.

At the construction site on the main span of Can Tho bridge, there was only one person sitting holding a signal baton.

TUAN QUANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/sua-chua-mat-cau-can-tho-gay-ket-xe-keo-dai-post823659.html