Incident on Bien Hoa - Vung Tau highway due to crane skidding
On January 1, the Cai Mep - Thi Vai Regional Traffic Project Management Board, the contractor and the supervising consultant made a record of the incident, determining the cause of the incident that occurred during the construction of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Component 3 project (section through Ba Ria - Vung Tau province).
Through verification, this was an incident during the beam installation process, there were no human casualties. The incident occurred when the crane's tire-mounted crane slipped, reversed and hit the edge beam, causing the entire beam system to shift, damaging 9 I33 beam slabs.
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Construction across holidays on key traffic projects
To speed up progress, on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, workers on many key traffic projects in the North Central provinces will still focus on construction.
In Quang Binh province, on New Year's Day, contractors organized 75 construction teams for the North-South Expressway project; mobilized about 635 pieces of equipment and machinery of all kinds. The total number of officers, engineers and workers participating in the construction was 1,455 people.
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Waiting in line for hours to take Metro Line 1 on the first day of 2025
On January 1, a large number of people and tourists flocked to Metro Line 1 to experience and travel to entertainment venues.
On the first day of 2025, a large number of people were present at Ben Thanh station, lining up, waiting for their turn to experience Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien. At the stations, long lines of people were waiting to take Metro Line 1.
Trains departing from Ben Thanh station are always packed. By noon, the number of passengers still pouring in here is increasing. Many families and groups of young people have to wait for more than an hour to get on the train.
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