On May 19, the leader of the People's Committee of Dinh An commune, Dau Tieng district, Binh Duong province said that this unit had reported to the district leaders about the situation of the abutment of Cau Lo 23, in Dinh An commune, which had suffered serious subsidence, causing serious subsidence. traffic difficulties for people to find ways to overcome.
Earlier, on the afternoon of May 18, Bridge Lot 23 on DH 701 route suddenly subsided right at the bridge abutment, causing large pieces of asphalt to collapse into the stream. The subsidence section is about 13m long and 7m wide. People have to take a detour to move from the center of Dau Tieng district to Dinh An commune.
The bridge abutment Lot 23 suffered serious subsidence while reinforcing
The leader of Dinh An Commune People's Committee said that the Lot 23 Bridge was built over 40 years ago and has a length of about 23m. In recent days, functional forces were reinforcing the bridge abutment when an incident occurred. At the time the bridge collapsed, there was no traffic passing, so there was no loss of life and property. However, the incident brought traffic through the area to a standstill. The locality has sent forces to install notice boards and ban vehicles from passing.
The bridge abutment collapsed causing traffic to stop
The People's Committee of Dau Tieng district said that it is determining the cause of the subsidence at the abutment of Cau Lo 23 and working out a plan to overcome the problem. In recent days, this locality has seen heavy rains with tornadoes causing heavy damage to houses and crops of people in 3 communes Dinh An, Dinh Thanh, and Minh Tan. It is believed that this may be the cause of the collapse of the bridge abutment.