Tan An City bypass road is degraded and unsafe for traffic

TPO - The road surface at the intersection of National Highway 1 with National Highway 62 and the Tan An bridge abutment area ( Long An ) has a deep, 5cm depression, posing a danger to road users.

Many vehicles traveling through the Tan An City bypass encountered many difficulties, especially motorbikes when turning left onto Highway 62 to go to Kien Tuong town because it is very easy to fall. In the photo, you can clearly see a depression of about 5cm, which is dangerous for motorbikes if the driver is not careful.

About 1km away, the road surface has "sawtooth" sections with speed-reducing lines, right under Tan An bridge.

On this bypass, there are also many puddles on the lanes reserved for motorbikes and scooters. Meanwhile, traffic signs and traffic safety signs are obscured from view, tilted, have peeling paint… posing a risk to traffic safety.

Tan An City bypass is quickly deteriorating because it regularly serves "oversized and overweight" vehicles.

Construction units restored the road surface on May 19. Road Management Area IV said that the National Highway 1 bypass through Tan An City is invested by Project Management Board 7. This road is under warranty.

The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 1, Tan An bypass, put into use in 2020, has a length of more than 5.8km, starting from the Long An Province Martyrs Cemetery roundabout to the end point at Ward 4 roundabout. Of which, the road section outside the urban area is about 4.56km long, according to the standard of a level III plain road, with a road surface of more than 19m, a roadbed of over 20m wide, and a design speed of 80km/h. The section inside the urban area is more than 1.3km long, according to street standards, with a design speed of 60km/h, a road surface of 9m, all paved with asphalt concrete. The project also builds a new bridge, 2m downstream from the existing bridge with a length of over 410m, 12m wide, with a total cost of 350 billion VND.

Pham Nguyen

Source: https://tienphong.vn/tuyen-duong-tranh-tp-tan-an-xuong-cap-mat-an-toan-giao-thong-post1638456.tpo