This morning, September 11, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) announced that at 6 a.m. today, the Pháp Vân – Cầu Giẽ highway between Km191 and Km192 was flooded in both directions.
Two-way flooding on the Pháp Vân – Cầu Giẽ highway. Photo: NHSTA
NHSTA advised motorists, especially those with low-clearance vehicles, to avoid this area. They suggested the following detours: For vehicles traveling from Hanoi, exit the highway at National Highway 1A and re-enter at Thường Tín interchange. For those coming from Ha Nam province toward Hanoi, exit at Vạn Điểm (Km204) or Thường Tín (Km193) interchanges.
On the morning of September 10, due to flooding between Km191 and Km191+500 on the same highway, NHSTA’s Road Patrol Team No. 3 took immediate action by blocking the highway in both directions to ensure safety. After an hour of closure, they reopened the road to ease the traffic congestion on National Highway 1A.
All vehicles prohibited from using Duong Bridge from 10 p.m. on September 10 due to rising water levels and a request from Vietnam Railways. Hanoi’s Department of Transportation has issued a traffic plan for Duong Bridge (Km9+667 on the Hanoi – Dong Dang railway line) and its two connected branches in Long Bien district and Gia Lam district.
As per the plan, the Hanoi Department of Transportation has banned all pedestrians and vehicles from using Duong Bridge in both directions.
Alternative routes for those wishing to cross the bridge: Ha Huy Tap – Dang Phuc Thong – Provincial Road 179 – Hanoi – Bac Giang highway – Phu Dong Bridge – Thanh Tri Bridge and vice versa; Ha Huy Tap – Dang Phuc Thong – Provincial Road 295 – National Highway 18 – Vo Nguyen Giap – Nhat Tan Bridge or Thang Long Bridge and vice versa; Ngo Gia Tu – National Highway 5 – Ly Son – Dong Tru Bridge – Truong Sa – National Highway 3 or Truong Sa – Hoang Sa to Nhat Tan Bridge, Thang Long Bridge and vice versa; Ngo Gia Tu – National Highway 5 – Ring Road 3 – to Thanh Tri Bridge or Hanoi – Bac Giang highway.
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