Previously on September 10, the railway industry announced to stop trains running across the Duong River Bridge in Hanoi.
In a document sent to the Hanoi People's Committee, Vietnam Railways Corporation requested the capital's authorities to control the load capacity of vehicles passing through Duong Bridge.
The unit requested the authorities to strictly handle the situation of oversized and overloaded vehicles passing through Duong bridge, because in this area (km 9+667 of Hanoi - Dong Dang railway line).
Previously, Vietnam Railways Corporation stopped running trains across Long Bien Bridge; at the same time, it requested Hanoi to ban all people and vehicles from participating in traffic on Long Bien Bridge until the water recedes to safe conditions.
Currently, the Railway Corporation has tested the load through Duong Bridge and Long Bien Bridge. If all goes well, the train can run again on the afternoon of September 13.