After the time when people enjoy Spring and welcome Tet, on the followingnoon of January 25 (ie the 4th of the Lunar New Year 2023), vehicle traffic from the western provinces moves through Rach Mieu bridge to Ho Chi Minh City and the eastern provinces. The sharp increase made Rach Mieu Bridge on the side of Ben Tre local congestion.
As noted by the VNA reporter, right from 9am, the number of vehicles crossing the Rach Mieu bridge moving from Ben Tre to Tien Giang began to increase. However, from regarding 14 o’clock, vehicles are increasingly crowded, including a series of motorbikes carrying gifts from the countryside, furniture… Cars of all kinds are also “dragon snakes” one following another, waiting in long queues to inch closer to each other. Crossing Rach Mieu Bridge.
Mr. Le Tan Long from Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province said that he and his family went back to his hometown to celebrate Tet from the 29th of December, Nham Dan. On the 6th of Tet, his company in Ho Chi Minh City will reopen. I went up early to rest before starting work but the traffic was too busy, I just hope Rach Mieu Bridge 2 built as soon as possible.
In order to reduce congestion, the Traffic Police of the two provinces of Ben Tre and Tien Giang have coordinated to regulate traffic. At some point, the functional forces blocked cars from Tien Giang to Ben Tre so that Rach Mieu bridge became a one-way street to relieve traffic jams.
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At the same time, the toll booth BOT Rach Mieu Bridge had to discharge the station to avoid prolonged traffic jams. As of 19:00 on January 25, this toll station had to discharge the station four times for lanes 2, 4, and 6 in the direction of Ben Tre to Tien Giang. In which, the nearest toll collection stop was at 18:39, lasting 18 minutes (until 18:57 for toll collection).
After the New Year holidays, the density of vehicles passing through Rach Mieu bridge increased. The functional sector recommends that drivers operating vehicles crossing the bridge should comply with traffic safety regulations, keep a safe distance, avoid rush hour to avoid accidents and traffic problems. cause congestion.
In order to reduce traffic congestion during the Lunar New Year 2023, Rach Mieu temporary ferry terminal has arranged more vehicles to “divide the fire” for Rach Mieu bridge. The Road Administration of Vietnam temporarily banned trucks with 3 or more axles from traveling through Rach Mieu Bridge, National Highway 60 at the time frame from 15:00 to 19:00, from January 11 to the end of January 31, 2023.
Highway 60 is a particularly important arterial traffic route of Ben Tre province and the Mekong Delta region. Since the construction of Rach Mieu Bridge, Ham Luong Bridge, and Co Chien Bridge was put into use, connecting the traffic of the three provinces of Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh, the traffic through National Highway 60 and Rach Mieu Bridge has been increasing. Traffic jams on Rach Mieu Bridge often happen on weekends and holidays and Tet.
Chuong Dai (VNA/Vietnam+)