Nhat Tan Bridge across the Red River officially closed

Nhat Tan Bridge is expected to open to technical traffic on October 10, 2014, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital.

This morning (April 15), Project Management Board 85, Ministry of Transport held the closing ceremony of Nhat Tan Bridge across the Red River.

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and Mr. Fukuda Hiroshi, Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam, attended the ceremony.

Nhat Tan Bridge across the Red River, with Project Management Board 85, Ministry of Transport as the investor representative, started construction in April 2009. Up to now, the construction packages at the Nhat Tan Bridge construction site have completed about 90% of the work volume and are entering the finishing stage.

The bridge is 9 km long, with the main bridge section being 3.7 km long and the approach road being 5.2 km long. The bridge surface is 33.2 m wide, divided into 4 lanes for motor vehicles, 2 lanes for buses, 2 lanes for mixed vehicles, with a median and a pedestrian path.

Nhat Tan Bridge is one of 7 bridges across the Red River, the main structure is in the form of a cable-stayed bridge with 5 diamond-shaped towers and 6 cable-stayed spans. This bridge is expected to be a highlight for the landscape on the Red River with its beautiful architectural style.

Nhat Tan Bridge is one of 7 bridges across the Red River.

Nhat Tan Bridge has an investment capital of 13,600 billion VND, deployed synchronously with Nhat Tan - Noi Bai road, creating a modern inner-city expressway, shortening travel time from Noi Bai International Airport to Hanoi city center. Nhat Tan Bridge is expected to be technically opened to traffic on October 10, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital./.

According to vov