The Ministry of Transport and the People’s Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho on December 21 started the construction of the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C to replace the old one, which collapsed as a result of Typhoon Yagi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 9 signed a dispatch asking for urgent measures to settle the collapse of Phong Chau bridge in the northern province of Phu Tho, as well as efforts to respond to and overcome consequences of flooding, landslides in the northern mountainous and midland region.