On the morning of July 14, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Pham - Director of Road Joint Stock Company 232 (the unit that maintains and manages National Highway 2) said that the unit is coordinating with the authorities according to the law. Closely monitor the crack condition and post landslide warning signs in the area.
"Currently, the road has sunk about 5cm in one direction and 10cm in the other direction. Vehicles can still pass through at a limited speed. Yesterday (July 13), the Road Department sent a working group to take stock of the situation to determine the situation. As a solution, tomorrow (July 15) the consulting unit will come to the scene to survey and evaluate," Mr. Pham informed.
Also according to the leader of Road 232 Joint Stock Company, at the site of the subsidence and landslide, above is a high hill, below is a pond. Currently, the soil from the hill side has slipped and pushed the road bed out of alignment. If heavy rain continues in the near future, there is a possibility of complex subsidence and cracks on the road surface, forcing traffic to be separated from afar.
Before that, on the morning of July 13, on Highway 2, section Km 13+900, in Tan Tien village, Dao Duc commune, a crack appeared about 10cm wide, about 30cm deep, stretching from one side of the road to the other about more than 12m long. There has been heavy rain in this area for many days.
National Highway 2 is a vital traffic route from Hanoi through Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang provinces to Thanh Thuy International Border Gate, Ha Giang province with a length of more than 300 km.
