Train on Hai Van Pass. (Photo: VNA) According to VNR, the railway infrastructure on the Hai Van Pass area has deteriorated due to lack of investment and frequent annual rains, causing landslides and a high risk to train operation safety.
Earlier this month, a team of the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Railway Administration and VNR inspected the scene and assessed the current status of the railway infrastructure and damages in the Hai Van Pass area.
The inspection results showed that on the railway section through the pass, there were about 20 points of landslides that damaged railway infrastructure and continued to pose a potential risk of unsafe operation if not repaired soon.
In order to ensure train safety and improve operational efficiency, VNR suggested the Ministry of Transport ask the Prime Minister to consider allocating about 1.33 trillion VND (53.5 million USD) from the State Budget for repair works.
The repair works would include reinforcement of talus roofs of sections with potential risk of landslides (20 positions), and upgrading railways and stations of a total length of 16.31km, 15 bridges with total length of 358m, and three tunnels of 1.6km.
In the initial period, VNR will propose the Ministry of Transport report to the Government and the Ministry of Finance to balance capital from the State budget to prioritise investment in a number of key locations with high risk of danger, such as reinforcing talus roofs, repairing and upgrading damaged bridges, culverts and drainage systems to ensure safe operation with a budget of about 600 billion VND (24.1 million USD).
The work will be carried out by the corporation in 2023 and 2024./.
VNA
