The National Safety Department works with Tien Giang about inadequacies on the National Highway 1

ABO - On October 10, Vice President of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung worked with the Tien Giang provincial Traffic Safety Board about inadequacies on the National Highway 1. Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Huong, Head of the Provincial Traffic Safety Board and the leaders of functional branches attended this working session.

Vice President of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung speaks at the working seesion.

In the first 9 months of 2019, there were 272 traffic accidents in Tien Giang province, an increase of 5 cases compared to the same period in 2018. Most accidents traffic happened on the national highways such as the National Highway 1, National Highway 50, Cai Lay town bypass route, etc ...

Therefore, leaders of of the province and specialized branches requested the National Traffic Safety Committee to consider and promptly invest in repairing and upgrading road surfaces and drainage systems of the national highways. At the same time, it is necessary to have a solution for maintenance bypass routes in Cai Lay town; the Trung Luong - the National Highway 1 roundabout gateway to My Tho city often happens traffic accidents but three is no solution.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Huong, Head of the Provincial Traffic Safety Board speaks at the working session.

The functional departments of Tien Giang province also proposed to upgrade and build narrow bridges soon on the National Highway 1; renovating Dong Tam intersection because the current means of transport through this intersection are difficult to move, often congested, etc…

Vice President in charge of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung noted the shortcomings in ensuring traffic safety on the national highways, the section passing through Tien Giang province, and pledged will coordinate with the central specialized agencies to remove these shortcomings, and will require construction units on National highways to have solutions to split traffic flow, ensure traffic safety.

He also suggested that Tien Giang authorities and functional agencies should strengthen the management, preventing people from violating road traffic safety corridors, and soon planning the collection road system along the national highways, etc…

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by HUU CHI)