Chỉ thị 09/1999/CT-TTg

In order to protect the people�s life and the State�s property, and ensure the uninterrupted traffic, the Prime Minister urges the Ministry of Communications and Transport and the People�s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to promptly carry out the following tasks:

- To conduct urgent inspection and statistics of weak bridges under their respective management and classify them into the following categories: those must be immediately replaced; those must be promptly repaired or reinforced for continued, safe and limited use before they are rebuilt in the future; and those must be repaired, reinforced or replaced in the 2000-2005 period.

- To apply measures for enhancing the management so as to prevent bridge collapses and make the work of ensuring bridge safety a routine activity.

The Ministry of Communications and Transport shall summarize, review then report to the Government in April 1999 the results of inspection, statistics, classification and handling of weak bridges by the entire communication and transport service.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance shall base themselves on the sum-up report of the Ministry of Communications and Transport to additionally allocate funds so as to satisfy the investment, repair and replacement requirements in 1999; and at the same time to balance the allocation of plan capital commensurate to the requirements for the year 2000 afterward.- (Summary)