On the morning of July 2nd, information from the Lao Cai Provincial Department of Construction said that from June 30th to July 1st, heavy rain in the area caused landslides and local damage on some key traffic routes.
According to the report, the inspection scope includes 9 national highways, 27 provincial roads and 17 other roads managed and maintained by the Department of Construction. Through review, the national highways did not experience flooding or prolonged congestion, while the local road system recorded 2 landslide points causing temporary traffic congestion.
At about 7 am on July 1st, at Km112+850, DT160 route (Bao Yen commune area), a positive taluy landslide occurred, soil and rocks spilled onto the road surface. At about 8 am on the same day, at Km85+700 on DT159 route (Ban Lien commune), landslides continued to occur in a similar situation, causing traffic obstruction for a short time.
Initial statistics show that rain and floods caused positive taluy landslides of about 8,814m3, negative taluy landslides of about 72m and damaged about 870m2 of roadside and surface.
On the national highway system, damage is concentrated on National Highway 4D, National Highway 4E and National Highway 279. Among them, National Highway 279 is most heavily affected with about 4,766m3 of landslide soil and rock at 3 locations; National Highway 4D recorded about 166m3 of landslide soil and rock at 4 locations, while National Highway 4E was damaged with about 420m2 of sidewalk and road surface.
For provincial roads, heavy rain caused damage on DT154, DT159, DT160, DT161 and DT162 routes. Notably, DT161 route experienced a positive taluy landslide of about 2,020m3 at 2 locations, and at the same time 72m of negative taluy landslide and about 150m2 of sidewalk and road surface were damaged. DT162 route recorded 6 positive taluy landslide points with a total volume of about 601m3.
In the total damage of more than 1.7 billion VND, national highways are estimated to have damaged about 516 million VND, and the local road system has damaged about 1.22 billion VND.
Immediately after the incident occurred, the Lao Cai Road Maintenance Management Board mobilized machinery and personnel to the scene to clear soil and rocks, clear the road surface. At locations at risk of unsafety, functional forces stretched reflective ropes, planted warning signs and organized traffic diversion.
By the evening of July 1st, two landslide points on DT159 and DT160 routes had been initially handled, temporarily opening one lane.
Road management units continue to maintain patrol forces, closely monitor weather developments, and inspect key points to promptly handle incidents when they arise.
For the rural road system and infrastructure works managed by localities, communes and wards are continuing to review and statistically assess damage to develop remedial plans, ensuring traffic and safety for people during the rainy and flood season.
