Xiangtan Highway: Highway Management and Maintenance Departments at City and County Levels Respond Quickly to Eliminate Potential Safety Hazards

On the morning of November ninth，Affected by heavy rainfall，Yuhu District, Xiangtan CityX147 Bihua Bridge is in danger of collapse due to water damage，Form a greater security risk，But there were no casualties.。After receiving the report message，Xiangtan Highway Maintenance Center immediately organized Yuhu District Transportation Bureau to carry out closed traffic treatment.，Avoid secondary accident，The person in charge of the rural highway office went to the site for reconnaissance.，Find out the cause of the disaster，Organize traffic closure of the bridge and install safety protection measures such as flash lights.。Yuhu District Transportation Bureau timely dispatches Heling Town Highway Maintenance Station。Arrange special personnel to be on duty 24 hours a day，Protect the safety of residents along the line。

According to the bridgeCBMSSystem data shows，Bihua Bridge in 1997-10-12 completed and opened to traffic，Design load is automobile-Over level 20，The center chainage isK3+772，The current management and maintenance unit is the Transportation Bureau of Yuhu District, Xiangtan City.（Farm Road）。The bridge consists of one bridge.，Among them, Bihua Bridge（Left line）Is a plate arch（1-8.5），No pier，The bridge deck pavement type is cement concrete.，The total length of the bridge is 22.0 meters。The cause of the disaster was the erosion of the roadbed by rainwater.，Causing void at the base of bridge pavement，Eventually causing the collapse。

In order to completely eliminate this potential safety hazard,，xXiangtan Highway Maintenance Center will continue to urge Yuhu District Transportation Bureau to do a good job in the reconstruction of Bihua Bridge.，The provincial highway affairs center actively strives to incorporate the bridge into the rural dangerous bridge reconstruction plan in 2024.，The demolition and reconstruction of dangerous bridges will be completed before the flood season of 2024.，Ensure people's safe travel。

The person in charge of the rural office of Xiangtan Highway Maintenance Center said that since November，Light to moderate rain fell several times in Xiangtan City，Local heavy rain，As a result, highway facilities are seriously threatened.，In order to fully guarantee the safety of residents' travel，Notice of Multi-frequency Forwarding of Meteorological Information by Xiangtan Highway Maintenance Center，Highway management and maintenance departments in counties and cities are required to start contingency plan ahead of schedule.，Arrange emergency rescue team to stand by urgently，Increase the intensity of inspection，Focus on disaster-prone risk points，Close contact with the township government，Guiding residents to actively participate in the maintenance and management of rural roads，Always pay attention to the disaster situation of highways in their respective jurisdictions，Timely reporting of similar disaster events。

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