Absolutely do not let watercraft anchor near river bridges.

According to forecasts, the flood in the downstream of the Red River and Thai Binh River systems will continue to rise and remain at high levels for many days. On inland waterways, vehicles have drifted due to the impact of rain and floods, causing unsafe conditions for road and railway bridges.

The Ministry of Transport requires units to urgently overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 and the rain and floods after the storm, ensuring safety of waterway traffic, river bridges and key routes affected by rain and floods after storm No. 3 (Photo: Ta Hai).

To ensure traffic safety on waterways, roads, railways and river bridges as directed by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Transport requests agencies and units to organize the implementation of tasks assigned in Official Dispatch No. 36/CD-BGTVT dated September 11, 2024 of the Minister of Transport on urgently overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3 and rain and floods after the storm.

The Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration is required to review, inspect, and request that vehicles not anchor near river crossings. At the same time, regularly monitor and grasp the situation. If a vehicle is found drifting, it must promptly notify the authorities for handling.

At the same time, direct units to deploy plans for natural disaster prevention and search and rescue, traffic regulation and guidance, anti-collision, ensuring safety for people, vehicles and river crossing bridges at key locations on national inland waterways, coordinating to handle cases of inland waterway vehicles drifting or sinking on inland waterways to limit the impact on road bridges and railway bridges to promptly issue traffic restriction notices.

The Waterways Administration is also responsible for directing functional forces to coordinate with relevant local agencies to inspect regulations on operating conditions of vehicles, the provision and use of life jackets and life-saving buoyancy devices at cross-river passenger wharves in the management area; requiring wharf owners and vehicle owners to anchor their vehicles during periods affected by rain and floods to ensure safety for people and vehicles.

The Ministry of Transport assigned the Vietnam Road Administration to direct units to inspect and review to find solutions to restore traffic as quickly as possible on key routes, congested routes, especially routes serving rescue and relief work, and routes connecting isolated residential areas.

At the same time, the above agencies and units are required to organize 24/7 duty and regularly report to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of the Ministry of Transport at phone number 0989642456 and email: banpclb@mt.gov.vn.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tuyet-doi-khong-de-phuong-tien-thuy-neo-dau-gan-cau-vuot-song-192240912175441513.htm