Highways are places where vehicles travel at high speeds, just a small mistake can lead to serious accidents.
Therefore, letting mud and soil spill onto the road surface, dust obscures visibility on the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon expressway cannot be considered a matter of "normal construction".
That is a direct threat to traffic safety.
At the construction area of Dinh Cuong rest stop, according to records of the Traffic Police Department, construction motorbikes and vehicles transporting materials pulled mud and soil onto the expressway surface.
The transportation process also generates dust, affecting the driver's vision.
On the highway, cars run at high speed, if the driver is obscured from view for a few seconds or the wheels lose grip due to mud, the consequence may be a chain collision.
Especially, when it rains, even a small rain, the layer of dust and soil on the road surface will turn into slippery mud like a wheel trap.
Accidents on highways usually do not stop at minor collisions. A wheel slip can drag many vehicles behind into each other.
Therefore, the control of hygiene and safety in the construction area on the expressway must be considered a mandatory requirement, and cannot be done perfunctorily.
It is worth mentioning that the situation of trucks carrying soil and rocks spilling materials and pulling mud and soil onto the road is not uncommon. If it happens on people's roads, it is already dangerous, but on highways, the level of risk is much greater.
Therefore, measures such as regularly cleaning the road surface, washing wheels before leaving the construction site, covering materials, watering to prevent dust or arranging warning signs must be strictly implemented every day, not just done when reminded.
In particular, it is necessary to specifically check the responsibility of the construction unit if the mud and dust situation is allowed to recur for a long time.
A noteworthy point is the timely response of the traffic police force when detecting unsafe risks and quickly requesting remediation.
But in the long term, it is necessary to tighten the supervision of projects under construction near high-speed traffic routes.
The expressway is not an open construction site where you can do whatever you want. All construction activities must put traffic safety first.
People traveling on the expressway have the right to travel on clean, airy and safe roads.
We cannot let drivers bear risks due to sloppiness in construction or irresponsibility of contractors.
