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About 118.3 million USD needed to repair national highways damaged by typhoon

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) estimates that about 2.9 trillion VND (118.3 million USD) is needed to repair highways from Thanh Hoa central province to northern provinces, which were damaged by typhoon Yagi.

A landslide on Highway 70 in the northern province of Yen Bai. (Photo: VNA)
A landslide on Highway 70 in the northern province of Yen Bai. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) estimates that about 2.9 trillion VND (118.3 million USD) is needed to repair highways from Thanh Hoa central province to northern provinces, which were damaged by typhoon Yagi.

In the latest report sent to the Prime Minister on overcoming the consequences of the typhoon – the third one this year – the MoT said that along national highways from Thanh Hoa to northern provinces, a total of 4,177 locations were damaged, including road signs, toll stations and pontoon bridges.

Of these, 3,924 were seriously damaged by landslides and subsidence.

The transport sector has overcome 555 out of 567 landslides to clear all or a partial road surfaces, to allow traffic.

Currently, only 12 locations were not cleared because they are located in terrain areas that are difficult to access for construction machinery.

The transport sector also has to fix 246 out of 253 locations due to flooding.

Units in the sector have actively coordinated with local authorities to urgently restore road infrastructure to help search and rescue teams and clear routes to allow the transport of essential goods to serve the people.

As for the waterways, as many as 753 out of 763 ports are inactive.

They are in Hanoi, Phu Tho, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, Yen Bai, Vinh Phuc, Thai Nguyen.

They are expected to re-open after the rivers’ water level is safe, traffic restriction notices are removed, signalling systems are deployed on the routes and any damage to ports are repaired./.

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