The road to Cau Treo international border gate has been reopened.

(HQ Online) - Speaking with Customs Magazine, a representative of the Cau Treo International Border Gate Customs Branch said that after a landslide occurred in some areas on National Highway 8A to Cau Treo International Border Gate, road construction units actively handled the situation, and by this morning the affected areas had been reopened.

According to information, at about 10:00 p.m. on February 25, National Highway 8A, the section of the girl's waist (Km 82+300) suffered a serious landslide due to heavy rain. The amount of rock and soil falling down across the road with a volume of up to 1,000 m3 caused traffic through here to be completely paralyzed.

Landslides on National Highway 8A caused traffic to stagnate. Photo: Minh Duc

After the landslide, the authorities coordinated with Project Management Board 4 (Vietnam Road Administration) - the investor of the project "Investment in construction of the renovation and upgrading of National Highway 8A" to send forces to regulate traffic and place warning signs.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Son, Deputy Head of the Cau Treo International Border Gate Customs Branch ( Ha Tinh Customs Department), said that although many sections of National Highway 8A were eroded, making traffic difficult, all import-export and customs clearance activities at the border gate were still taking place normally. Information up to now has been released by the authorities to clear the landslide areas so that traffic can pass smoothly.

National Highway 8A is often subject to landslides, especially traffic on the Lao side since the landslide occurred in August 2023 until now has not been handled and resolved by Lao authorities, making traffic difficult. This also leads to many businesses not choosing to carry out import and export procedures through Cau Treo international border gate. Therefore, the rate of goods cleared through Cau Treo international border gate has decreased sharply since the end of 2023 until now, Mr. Nguyen Tien Son added.

Source: https://haiquanonline.com.vn/duong-len-cua-khau-quoc-te-cau-treo-da-duoc-thong-tro-lai-183378.html