"death frog Hammer" on Provincial Road 624B
The flood at the end of November last year caused serious landslides on Provincial Road 624B, at Km14+500, through Nghia Hanh District (Quang Ngai Province). However, after 7 months, this landslide has not been invested in for repair, causing difficulties and potential risks to the safety of people and vehicles participating in traffic.
Reporter's records show that at Km14+500, floodwaters have eroded deep into the roadbed, forming a large frog's jaw. The landslide section is about 70 meters long, occupying nearly 1/4 of the road surface. The remaining road surface is also in a state of serious degradation: Cracked, subsided, peeling concrete patches falling into the riverbed. Many new cracks continue to appear and the remaining half of the road is at risk of collapsing completely if there is heavy rain, which can cause traffic jams and serious traffic accidents.
What is worrying is that Provincial Road 624B plays a key role in traffic, connecting the coastal route Dung Quat - Sa Huynh in Duc Minh commune, Mo Duc district with National Highway 1 and the districts of Nghia Hanh, Ba To, Minh Long, National Highway 24. This is also an important route connecting Quang Ngai city with mountainous districts and Kon Tum province. The traffic volume on this route is very large, especially during the rainy and stormy season. The appearance of a serious landslide but has not been repaired is making people extremely worried every time they travel here.
Mr. Dinh Tan Thanh (residing in Hanh Thinh commune, Nghia Hanh district) expressed: "The State needs to urgently repair and reinforce the landslide area before this year's storm season so that people can travel with peace of mind. If not repaired, floods will continue to ease, the road section may be completely cut off, people will not dare to travel anymore".
Risk of road closure on Provincial Road 624B if heavy rain continues
According to the Department of Construction of Quang Ngai province, in the face of serious landslides, this agency has coordinated with contractors and local authorities to carry out temporary border and traffic diversion work, while arranging fences, danger signs, night warning lights and limiting the load on this road section. However, these measures are only temporary.
Through on-site inspection, the Department of Construction noted that the area of negative slope landslides continued to develop, with frog's jaw eating deep into the roadbed. Currently, half of the road surface on the negative slope has appeared many cracks, with the risk of subsidence and total landslides, especially in the upcoming rainy and flood season.
Mr. Mai Van Ha - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Quang Ngai province - said: "If not promptly repaired, heavy rain will continue to erode, seriously threatening the road structure and possibly causing complete road disruption at this location. The Department is coordinating with relevant departments and branches to advise the Provincial People's Committee to allocate funds for final repairs and solutions to ensure long-term traffic safety".
The solid handling of the landslide at Km14+500 on Provincial Road 624B is very urgent, not only to protect the project but also to protect people's lives and property. However, while waiting for funding and construction plans, traffic participants still have to worry every time they travel through this landslide site - a worry that cannot be prolonged.
