On September 22, the Traffic Safety Committee of Quang Tri province confirmed that it had requested relevant localities and units to increase regular inspections and promptly repair damaged bridges to ensure traffic safety in the area during the 2024 storm season.
Accordingly, relevant agencies, units and localities must conduct surveys to assess the current status, inspect damaged bridges to determine the value and place appropriate warning signs. From there, timely measures must be taken to ensure safe operation of weak bridges, bridges with inconsistent load capacity, and bridges crossing important waterways in the province.
The Traffic Safety Committee of Quang Tri province notes that rural traffic bridges and residential suspension bridges that have been damaged for a long time but have not been repaired or maintained; immediately repair damage, deterioration, risks of construction incidents, and traffic safety loss during the 2024 storm season, such as Dakrong suspension bridge, Hieu river suspension bridge, pontoon bridges, etc.
Mr. Tran Ngoc Son - Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Quang Tri province said that, following the direction of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, the Department of Transport has requested units and localities to urgently inspect and review the safety of bridge works on the routes under their management.
In particular, there are 11 weak bridges on national highways and provincial roads under local management. The Department of Transport has requested inspection of the erosion of riverbeds, cones, abutments, piers, bridge bearings, bridge girders, expansion joints, joints, etc. to promptly detect any unusual signs and incidents on the bridge in order to have a plan to ensure traffic safety of the bridge project.
It is known that after storm No. 3, Road Management Area II also increased the inspection of bridge pier erosion and bridge structure inspection on national highways under the management of Road Management Area II in Quang Tri province. Accordingly, this unit inspected 49 bridges on National Highway 1; 16 bridges on the West branch of Ho Chi Minh Road; 46 bridges on National Highway 9.
