Strengthening traffic safety at intersections between roads and railways

Specifically, the Ministry of Construction requested the Vietnam Railway Authority to step up propaganda on ensuring order and railway traffic safety for the people; proactively coordinate with local police to analyze and verify the causes of accidents and strictly handle violations of traffic rules at level crossings and acts of encroachment on railway traffic safety corridors.

Vietnam Railways Corporation strengthens inspection and supervision of railway staff directly serving train operations; strictly handles organizations and individuals who allow accidents to occur due to subjectivity. Continue to implement the plan to build service roads and isolation fences; narrow and eliminate self-opened paths; organize the installation of railway traffic safety corridor boundary markers...

The Ministry of Construction also requires localities to consider traffic safety measures when carrying out procedures for granting land to businesses and people. When planning residential areas, it is necessary to pay attention to not violating the railway traffic safety corridor. Strengthen inspection, prevent and strictly handle violations of ensuring railway traffic safety; drivers of road vehicles deliberately crossing railway crossings when there are warning signals of an approaching train, the barrier is closed, not reducing speed when crossing the crossing...

It is known that in the first 5 months of the year, there were 8 railway traffic accidents nationwide, killing 4 people and injuring 2 people. Compared to the same period last year, there was an increase of 6 cases, a rate of 300%, an increase of 2 deaths, an increase of 100%. In Phu Yen province, there were no railway traffic accidents in the first 5 months of the year, a decrease of 3 cases, a decrease of 4 deaths due to railway traffic accidents.

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/an-toan-giao-thong/202506/tang-cuong-bao-dam-giao-thong-tai-vi-tri-giao-cat-giua-duong-bo-va-duong-sat-72414cf/