Many highways and national roads in the North have been opened to traffic after the storm and flood.

The Vietnam Road Administration has sent working groups to directly inspect the scene, deploy prevention and overcoming of consequences caused by storms and floods to clear the road as soon as possible.

A national highway in Thai Nguyen province has been reopened to traffic after a landslide was cleared.

As of 12 o'clock today, October 9, according to the leader of the Vietnam Road Administration, with the efforts of road management units, they have mobilized maximum human resources, equipment and construction materials throughout the night with the highest determination to clear the road to ensure travel and provide relief to people in flood-affected areas.

“Basically, national highways and expressways in the North have been reopened after storms No. 10 and 11; only a few points on national highways managed by localities are still blocked due to deep flooding or large landslides that are being actively repaired. At these locations, there are plans to organize traffic from a distance to ensure safety and avoid congestion," affirmed the leader of the Vietnam Road Administration.

Specifically, the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen expressway, National Highway 3, BOT Thai Nguyen - Cho Moi route, Ho Chi Minh road to connect with Thai Nguyen province and Cao Bang province have now been opened to traffic. Particularly at 2 locations Km120 + 700 Ho Chi Minh road has opened one lane and vehicles can choose to go along National Highway 3 through Ngan Son town (old) to continue to Cao Bang; Km200 + 903 on National Highway 3 has opened one lane for cars, passenger cars, trucks under 3.5 tons to circulate, it is expected that today it will be completely opened for all types of vehicles to pass through.

On the national highways managed by the locality, there are still some locations where traffic is still blocked due to large landslides or deep flood water that has not yet receded.

Thai Nguyen province still has 7 traffic jams including: 4 points on the section Km116+300-Km122+800 on National Highway 3B (Tan Ky commune), Km52+230 (Ba Be commune), Km 275+600-Km276+660 on National Highway 279 (Hiep Luc commune), Km116+330 on National Highway 3B (Tan Ky commune).

Cao Bang province still has 9 traffic jams due to landslides at Km124+100 on National Highway 34 (Bao Lac), Km52+600 on National Highway 34B (old Cao Bang city), Km162+200 (Ha Lang), Km314+550 (Ha Quang), Km316+100, Km316+300, Km332+100, Km317+280 Km340+800 on National Highway 4A (Bao Lac) and 2 traffic jams due to flooding at Km83+150 on National Highway 34 (Bao Lam) and Km3+600 on National Highway 34B (Thach An).

Lang Son province still has 2 traffic jams due to flooding at Km50 and Km52 on National Highway 3B (Tan Tien commune), the water is gradually receding.

Tuyen Quang province still has a traffic jam at Km63+710-Km63+900 on National Highway 34, which is the Bac Me hydropower plant area. It is expected to open to the positive slope to temporarily clear the road before October 15.

Immediately before, during and after storms No. 10 and No. 11, the Vietnam Road Administration sent working groups to directly inspect the scene and issued many documents directing and implementing work to prevent, combat and overcome the consequences caused by storms to the Department of Construction of localities and related units with the goal of minimizing damage and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, and opening routes to serve traffic safety in the soonest time./.

According to Vietnam+

Source: https://baohaiphong.vn/nhieu-tuyen-cao-toc-duong-quoc-lo-tai-phia-bac-da-duoc-thong-xe-sau-bao-lu-523063.html