On the afternoon of September 23, Mr. Vo Truong Giang - Head of Road Management Office 2.3 (under Road Management Area 2 - Vietnam Road Administration) - said that at 12:30 pm on September 23, the landslide on National Highway 8 was handled and leveled by the authorities, so the road was reopened.
News from the Cau Treo International Border Gate Border Guard Station also confirmed that National Highway 8 through Son Kim 1 Commune, Huong Son District has been reopened after a landslide occurred in the morning.
Previously, as Lao Dong Newspaper reported, heavy rain from the night of September 22 to the morning of September 23 caused landslides on many locations on National Highway 8 through Huong Son district.
The landslide locations on National Highway 8 through Huong Son district are Km 61+700, Km 62+00, Km 63+830, Km 66+250, Km 81+780. Among the landslide locations, the landslide at Km 81+780 caused traffic congestion.
Immediately after the landslide occurred, the road management agency coordinated with local authorities to place warning signs, erect barriers, and arrange guards to ensure traffic safety, while mobilizing machinery to level the landslide to quickly reopen the route.
