By late afternoon on 12 July, China’s National Meteorological Center downgraded Bavi to a tropical storm as it moved northwest into Anhui, allowing authorities to lift traffic controls on key coastal bridges and resume limited rail and bus services. Zhejiang’s Taizhou Sanmen County reopened the Puba and Jiantiao bridges at 07:00, restoring the road corridor that carries a significant share of freight between Ningbo port and inland factories. China Railway Shanghai Bureau said 37 out of 52 suspended high-speed services were back on schedule, though trains are running at reduced speeds due to wind-monitoring protocols. Airlines have begun repositioning aircraft; Shanghai Pudong’s first post-typhoon international departure—a China Eastern A350 to Paris—took off at 16:20 local time. Passengers were advised to arrive four hours early as check-in could take longer while ground crews clear backlog. Businesses shipping components or samples should still expect residual delays: trucking companies report congestion near Hangzhou as diverted freight makes its way back to normal routes. Nevertheless, the phased reopening signals that supply chains could normalise within 48–72 hours if no secondary flooding occurs.
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