Handling the situation of sand and stagnant water on National Highway 1 and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway

Heavy rain caused red sand to flow down and cover Highway 1, along with stagnant water on the highway, making traffic difficult.

At about 5:00 p.m. on November 1, red sand from a high sand hill, about 150 meters above the road, followed the rainwater and flooded down, covering National Highway 1, section Km1651+100, through Luong Dong village, Luong Son commune, Lam Dong province.

Red sand from the high hills flows down to Highway 1.

At the scene, sand spilled down and covered the road in both directions. The spilled sand stretched for hundreds of meters. The mud and sand caused subsidence, making it very difficult for vehicles, especially motorbikes, to move.

Local authorities mobilized excavators and dump trucks to quickly clear the sand from the road surface, creating a lane for vehicles. Authorities also controlled traffic from a distance, signaling vehicles to slow down.

This is not the first time sand has flooded the road at this location during heavy rain. The last time was on September 15.

Vehicles are clearing red sand.

Another development related to floods, at around 2:00 p.m. the same day, heavy rain caused congestion on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway, km215 through Ham Liem commune, Lam Dong province, in the North-South direction.

Water stagnates on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet highway.

According to records, rainwater from the high ground along the road flows down the slope onto the highway. The roadside drainage ditches cannot drain the water in time.

To ensure traffic safety and handle the situation of rainwater stagnation on the road surface, the Traffic Police force, Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 6 (Department 6, Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security ) temporarily closed the North-South section of the road at Ma Lam intersection to regulate vehicles leaving the highway.

Excavators and trucks were mobilized to the scene to scoop sand and clear the flow.

The road management unit quickly put up warning signs, mobilized workers and machinery to clear the flow. Excavators were dispatched to clear the mud and dirt that had spilled from the roadside, and dumped it onto dump trucks to quickly drain the water.

A resident living near the scene said that since the afternoon of November 1st, there has been heavy rain in this area. Then the above situation occurred.

At this location, on September 2nd, there was also a situation of sand and soil overflowing onto the highway and stagnant rainwater. It is known that the rainwater overflowed from the upper part of a household. This location used to be a mineral mining site.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/xu-ly-tinh-trang-lu-cat-nuoc-dong-tren-ql-1-va-cao-toc-vinh-hao-phan-thiet-i786713/