On August 2, information from the People's Committee of Lam Dong province said that the unit had just given instructions to fix the cracked road surface at Prenn Pass.
Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee assigned the Provincial Traffic Project Management Board to direct the construction unit and supervision consultant unit to continue monitoring, inspecting and repairing the cracked road surface.
In particular, the Traffic Project Management Board must request the construction unit to carry out monitoring work when the project shows abnormalities according to regulations. Thereby, to evaluate, determine the cause and propose remedial measures.
The Lam Dong Province Traffic Project Management Board must report and propose a plan to handle the road surface crack to the Department of Transport before August 15, 2024.
While determining the cause of the road surface crack at Prenn Pass, Lam Dong Provincial Traffic Project Management Board must continue to coordinate closely with construction units, design consultants, supervision consultants and other agencies. Relevant authorities monitor daily monitoring results.
The unit regularly arranges people to respond and monitor unusual developments of the project to promptly detect the risk of construction incidents.
In addition, the People's Committee of Lam Dong province requested the Department of Transport to coordinate with relevant units based on the survey results, assessment of the causes by experts and proposed solutions of the construction unit to indicate the cause. Direct the implementation of remediation plans.
In addition, the Department of Transport will act as the focal point to monitor, inspect and urge the above-mentioned inspection and remediation of the Traffic Project Management Board, and promptly direct handling according to its authority.
Prenn Pass is more than 7km long and connects to Highway 20. This is the vital gateway from the Southeast provinces to Da Lat city. In February 2023, the Prenn Pass route was invested 552 billion VND to double, up to 4 car lanes.
In early 2024, the Prenn Pass route was opened and put into use. However, on July 27, 2024, many people discovered many cracks in the road surface at Preen Pass.
The location of the cracked road surface is about 200m from the beginning of the pass towards Da Lat city. The crack in the road surface on the negative slope is 1 - 3 cm wide and lasts about 20 m.
