Accordingly, at 10:30 this morning (August 25), at Km49+200, a block of rock about 100 m3 rolled onto the road, along with many small rocks that covered almost the entire road, causing traffic on the route. Avoid National Highway 4D (Provincial Highway 155) passing through Sa Pa town, which is completely paralyzed.
The landslide of the National Highway 4D bypass caused vehicles from Lao Cai city to go to Fansipan cable car station and to Lai Chau province to have to go around the center of Sa Pa town, causing traffic congestion. local.
Immediately after the landslide occurred, inspectors of the Department of Transport of Lao Cai province and the traffic police force of Sa Pa town were promptly present to divert traffic to ensure traffic safety.
Information from the Road Maintenance Department, Department of Transport of the province, because the rock has a large volume, breaking it will take a long time.
In the proposed plan, the construction unit will use a machine to drill holes in the rock, then use avalanche powder to break the rock. For small rocks, an excavator equipped with a hydraulic hammer will be used to break the rocks.
It is expected that around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, step 1 of the repair work will be completed to open the 1-lane road for people to travel.