Heavy rains plus water from the upstream of Bach Ma National Park flowed downstream quickly, causing flooding on National Highway 1A, the section through Loc Tri Commune, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien - Hue Province, making it difficult for people and vehicles to participate in traffic.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the Central, South Central regions, and the Central Highlands will have isolated showers and thunderstorms, with heavy rain in some places with a rainfall of 20-40mm and over 70mm in some places on the night of November 13 and the day of November 14.
Many sections on the National Highway 1A were congested on February 6 (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year) as a large number of people have come back to Ho Chi Minh City from the Mekong Delta provinces and cities after Tet.
Hai Van pass is approximately 20km long and 500m above sea level. It is on National Highway 1A, some 80km from the heart of Hue to the south and over 20km from the centre of Da Nang to the north, running across Bach Ma mountain which stretches from the Truong Son range to the sea, creating a natural boundary between Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the North-South Expressway yesterday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized the strategic importance of the national expressway which connect cities, provinces to major economic regions, contributing to the country’s growth and people’s living condition.
Holidaymakers from the Mekong Delta have streamed back to HCMC since the morning on Febuary 10, the sixth day of the lunar new year, after Tet holidays, causing several kilometers and hours long traffic jam in National Highway 1A.
Tens of thousands of people from HCMC and southeastern provinces returned to their hometowns in the Mekong Delta to celebrate the Tet holidays on February 11, overloading National Highway 1A and other routes such as Highway N2 and Highway 50 and causing badly traffic jam.
The controversial tollbooth Cai Lay BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) has resumed operation since 9 a.m. today after three month halt in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, announced National Highway 1A Tien Giang Investment Company.
The HCMC People’s Committee has approved electronic toll collection projects at three BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) tollbooths in An Suong-An Lac stretch in National Highway 1A, Phu My Bridge and Hanoi Highway.
