In the First Week of the Campaign, Over 4,000 Vehicles Were Checked and 750 Violated Load Limits
10 April 2014, 9:32 GMT+7
The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has just reported on the results and situation of vehicle load control over the past week. Accordingly, after 7 days of simultaneous deployment of vehicle load inspections on the entire national highway network, the joint forces inspected 4,122 vehicles, of which 750 vehicles violated regulations (accounting for 18.2%).
Regarding the deployment of mobile weigh stations provided by the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, 39 out of 63 units have been put into operation (62%), while 24 localities (38%) have not yet completed procedures for vehicle registration and other legal formalities; however, these localities have deployed portable scales supplied by the localities themselves. Some localities that have deployed mobile weigh stations also additionally deploy portable scales such as Ha Noi, Ha Nam, Phu Tho, Kon Tum, Thai Nguyen and so on.
Mobile vehicle load inspection vehicles connected directly to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam are used in joint operations between transport inspectors and traffic police
According to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, 17 localities are actively implementing 24/24-hour operations, namely: Ha Noi, Nghe An, Phu Yen, Lam Dong, Phu Tho, Hung Yen, Yen Bai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Quang Tri, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen and Thanh Hoa. Among these, 6 localities have performed well thanks to the resolute engagement of the authorities and the entire political system: Ha Noi, Phu Tho, Ha Nam, Lam Dong, Yen Bai and Nghe An.
There are still 24 localities that have not yet brought mobile weigh stations into operation, namely: Bac Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Long An, Kien Giang, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, An Giang, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh and Ca Mau.
To rectify this situation, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam requests localities to immediately handle overloaded vehicles that stop and park in front of weigh stations; to deal with and disperse vehicles right from the time a few vehicles gather, and not to allow situations where vehicles stop and park for long periods forming queues. At the same time, localities are required to maintain continuous vehicle load inspections in order to completely address the situation in which vehicles “lie in wait” to see how the authorities will act; and in particular, to implement resolute controls on key national highways such as National Highway 1 (NH1), National Highway 2, National Highway 3, National Highway 5, National Highway 6, National Highway 9, National Highway 10, National Highway 13, National Highway 14, National Highway 18, National Highway 20, National Highway 51, National Highway 70 and National Highway 91.
