According to the Traffic Police Department, the section from Km123 to Km244 on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway, belonging to Lao Cai province, is in the process of widening lanes. Due to construction, the road surface for vehicles to run is narrowed, posing many risks of traffic unsafety.
Functional forces recommend that vehicle drivers strictly comply with the allowed speed, carefully observe vehicles in front, maintain a safe distance and absolutely do not encroach on the lane when moving through this area.
In case the vehicle encounters problems, the driver needs to quickly move the vehicle into the emergency stop lane, turn on the danger warning light and place a warning object behind the vehicle at a distance of at least 150m. At the same time, you can contact the phone number 1900. 8099 for support.
Currently, the construction area only arranges two lanes for traffic, one lane in each direction and no hard median strip in the middle. Although the emergency stop lane is still maintained, the maximum speed allowed has been adjusted down to 50 km/h, instead of 80 km/h as before.
According to the road management unit, the construction site warning sign system and speed limits have been fully installed. However, many vehicles are still traveling at high speeds, leading to unfortunate collisions.
Most recently, on March 3, a pickup truck running in the direction of Noi Bai when reaching Chau Que commune (Lao Cai province) crashed into a corrugated iron fence protecting the construction site and then rushed into the construction area. The truck overturned, heavily damaged; the driver died on the spot after being pierced through an iron bar from the construction fence.
Also on March 3, in Bao Ha commune (Lao Cai province), about 10 km from the scene of the accident in the direction of Noi Bai, a 4-seater car continued to crash into the corrugated iron fence protecting the construction site. The iron bar pierced the windshield, causing minor injuries to people in the car.
Previously, on February 26, another car also crashed into the roadside corrugated iron fence and then skidded into the construction area, causing one person to be hit in the chest by an iron bar from the fence.
The continuous accidents are the reason why functional forces must quickly issue recommendations to drivers.
Vehicle drivers need to be especially careful when passing through the construction area on this expressway, proactively reduce speed and comply with the sign system to ensure safety.
