[Photo] Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway has a frog's jaw

Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway (section passing through Lam Dong province) has many locations with frog jaws, posing a safety risk to vehicles participating in traffic.

On September 13, reporters recorded that on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet highway (Trung Liem village, Ham Liem commune), many places had cracks. The small cracks were covered by grass, making them difficult to see; the large cracks had many cracks, some nearly 1 meter long and more than 0.5 meters deep.

The frog's jaw position "eats" deep into the asphalt layer, so the edge of the road is only a concrete slab. This is very dangerous if a heavily loaded vehicle is traveling at high speed.

Vinh Hao Expressway section through km213+750 has a long frog jaw.

The location of the frog's jaw is at km213, mainly on the edge of the highway and in both directions. It is known that in the past few days, heavy rain in Ham Liem commune has caused the frog's jaw to appear.

The sand layers cracked open.

The representative of the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway Project Management Board said that the erosion incident on the traffic safety corridor could be due to heavy rain. Currently, the unit is coordinating with the contractor to review the damaged locations, place warning signs and immediately fix the frog-jaw locations.

The sand layer drifted away, revealing a bare brick.

After more than 2 years of operation, the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet expressway has had many incidents with the risk of traffic safety. In June 2025, the expressway had damaged and cracked road surfaces and bridges; potholes. In September, there were two incidents of sand spilling onto the expressway.

The frog's jaw is about 1 meter deep.

The frog's jaws dig deep into the asphalt.

Inside the frog's jaw there are many separate concrete blocks.

The frog's jaw is nearly 1 meter deep.

Above the frog's jaw is just a concrete slab which would be very dangerous for heavy vehicles.

Position 213+850 also shows a cleft palate.

The grass clumps that have cracks in the sand will have frogs but they will be small.

Small frog appeared behind the grass

The grass clumps that have cracks in the sand will have frogs but they will be small.

The cracked sand grooves will have frog jaws.

The highway appeared with many long cracks.

THANH HAI

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