Officially closed Cua Hoi bridge over Lam river connecting Nghe An - Ha Tinh

This is a key project to welcome the 19th Congress of the Party Committees of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, term 2020-2025.

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, there were comrades: Nguyen Nhat - Deputy Minister of Transport; Nguyen Huu Long - Director of Project Management Board 6.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.On the side of Ha Tinh province, there were comrades: Le Dinh Son - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Trung Dung - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Tien Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.Photo: Thanh Duy

The Cua Hoi Bridge project across Lam River connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces was approved for investment and construction by the Prime Minister in Document No. 1093/TTg-KTN.

The total length of the route is 5.27 km; the bridge section is 1.728 km long; the main span is 18.5 m wide; the approach bridge is 16 m wide. The special-grade bridge has the longest EXTRADOSED span of 153 m in the country.

The total investment of the project is 950 billion VND, of which the central budget is 450 billion VND and the local budget is 500 billion VND (Nghe An and Ha Tinh, each province 250 billion VND).

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat gave the order to close Cua Hoi bridge over Lam river connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. Photo: Thanh Duy

Upon completion, the project will contribute to the completioncoastal routethrough Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, improving the traffic system in the North Central region, creating conditions to promote socio-economic development, ensuring regional security and defense, connecting with National Highway 8B, National Highway 1 and reducing traffic on National Highway 1.

Giving the order to close Cua Hoi bridge, comrade Nguyen Nhat - Deputy Minister of Transport emphasized that after 8 months of construction, the project has been basically completed. The Ministry of Transport commended and highly appreciated Project Management Board 6 and relevant parties for implementing a large volume of work from design, site clearance, construction direction; ensuring the goals of quality, progress, safety and efficiency, worthy of being a project of the Party's will and the people's heart.

Leaders of the Ministry of Transport, Nghe An and Ha Tinh attended the closing ceremony of Cua Hoi Bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

Leaders of the Ministry of Transport, Nghe An and Ha Tinh congratulated after the closing ceremony of Cua Hoi bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

In that success, there is effective coordination between the Central and local levels, valuable support and cooperation from the State management agencies of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces and people in the project area.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Transport requests Project Management Board 6 to continue completing the remaining work of the project to hand over and put the project into use before December 30, 2020.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and Comrade Le Dinh Son - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee exchanged at the closing ceremony of Cua Hoi Bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

Local people happily witnessed the closing ceremony of Cua Hoi Bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

In particular, to preserve, protect and effectively exploit the project, the Ministry of Transport hopes that the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh and local people will continue to support the Ministry of Transport more by strictly and legally managing the road protection corridor and ensuring traffic safety and order.

Cua Hoi Bridge before its closing day. Photo: Dang Khoa - Quang Dung