About $118.3 million needed to repair national highways damaged by typhoon

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) estimates that about 2.9 trillion VND (118.3 million USD) is needed to repair highways from Thanh Hoa central province to northern provinces, which were damaged by typhoon Yagi.

In the latest report sent to the Prime Minister on overcoming the consequences of the typhoon – the third one this year – the MoT said that along national highways from Thanh Hoa to northern provinces, a total of 4,177 locations were damaged, including road signs, toll stations and pontoon bridges. Of these, 3,924 were seriously damaged by landslides and subsidence.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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