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Rubber tyre wall installed along dangerous mountain pass

A wall of rubber tyres has been installed along Lo Xo mountain pass which passes through the central provinces of Quang Nam and Kon Tum.
Rubber tyre wall installed along dangerous mountain pass ảnh 1The rubber tyre wall is installed along the Lo Xo mountain pass to limit traffic accidents (Photo: tapchigiaothong.vn)

Quang Nam (VNA) - A wall ofrubber tyres has been installed along Lo Xo mountain pass which passes throughthe central provinces of Quang Nam and Kon Tum.

The installation followed a decision by theDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam to ensure traffic safety along the mountainpass.

The project has been allocated funds of 4.5billion VND (193,500 USD).

The work started in October last year, and sofar 800m of the wall is in place. The transport sector will complete more than1,100m of the wall this year.

To build the wall, iron pillars were driven intothe ground and old rubber tyres were placed on top. The tyres were filled withsand.

The Lo Xo mountain pass stretches dozens ofkilometres, with numerous obstacles. The road is steep in parts, with highmountains on one side and cliff edges on the other.

As many as 192 traffic accidents were recordedalong the mountain pass from January 2005 to June last year. The accidentskilled 65 people and injured 333 others.

The latest accident occurred in June last yearkilling three people and injuring dozens.-VNA
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