Two arterial roads, namely
Nguyen Tat Thanh and Tran Phu – Pham Van Dong in Nha Trang City, will be
repaired soon as urban road improvement to facilciate travel and assure
traffic safety.
Nguyen Tat Thanh Road, more than
30.5km, has opened to traffic since 2005. This is a key link between Nha
Trang City and Cam Ranh International Airport. The road is damaged in
many sections due to a long time of use with heavy traffic volumes.
A high number of heavy trucks carring
building materials has caused serious damage to the road, espcially the
section running through Cam Lam District. Some vehicles sometimes leave
load scattered along the road, causing traffic unsafety. Remarkably,
vehicles running from project sites on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street are the
most blamed for the road damage with potholes, fatigue cracking and
heavy dust.
 A damaged section of Pham Van Dong Street.
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The same thing has happened to Pham
Van Dong Street, which is also damaged because of heavy trucks carrying
building materials. The most damaged site at the junction with the road
access to Champarama Resort & Spa. The access is a dangerous curve
with a high volume of heavy trucks. Over 1km is strewn with potholes.
After a long time of use, the streets
have been damaged in many sections with cracking and potholes. The
repair work is essential to facilitate travel and maintain traffic
safety, says Nguyen Van Thuc, Director of the Rural Traffic Project
Maanagement Board, Khanh Hoa Department of Transport.
Reportedly, Khanh Hoa Department of
Transport has made a project to repair the two streets, starting with
the most damaged sections to facilitate travel. Khanh Hoa Department of
Transport has given approval to the economic and technical report and
contractor selection. The Department of Transport is making preparation
for signing a contract with contractors. The repair work is expected to
begin in late October. The repair packages will be completed in late
2018. Besides, the traffic inspectors will enhance inspection and give
fines to cases of overloaded vehicles in Nha Trang City, says Nguyen Van
Dan, Head of Khanh Hoa Department of Transport.
Reportedly, the repair will be done
with 50,700m2 patching to fill 3,500m2 of cracked surface on more than
6.2km of Nguyen Tat Thanh Street; 1.8km of Tran Phu – Pham Van Dong
Street. The estimated expenditure of the two repair packages is some
VND13.5 billion.
Thanh Nam
Translated by N.T