Hanoi bans many types of vehicles from crossing Chuong Duong bridge; diverts traffic from Hanoi to Phu Tho

Specifically, from Hoan Kiem to Long Bien: passenger vans, contract vehicles, and tourist cars with more than 9 seats are prohibited; trucks over 0.5 tons are prohibited; buses are allowed to run normally.

From Long Bien to Hoan Kiem: passenger vans, contract vans, tourist vans with more than 9 seats are prohibited; trucks over 0.5 tons are prohibited; buses are allowed to cross the bridge.

Passenger cars, contract cars, tourist cars with more than 9 seats and trucks over 0.5 tons if passing Chuong Duong bridge, travel via the following bridges: Thanh Tri, Nhat Tan, Vinh Tuy, Thang Long.

Implementation time from 8:30 a.m. September 10 until further notice.

According to the Department of Transport, the ban on some vehicles is to ensure safety for people and vehicles. The impact of Typhoon Yagi, hydroelectric plants are releasing flood water, leading to high water levels in the Red River, strong currents, affecting the bridge structure.

Chuong Duong Bridge was built in 1983 and has been in use since June 1985, so far it has been 39 years. From 1985 to 2010, this was the only bridge for cars to travel from the center of Hanoi to Gia Lam, connecting with the northern provinces. Currently, the bridge has about 95,000 vehicles passing through every day, more than 8 times the design.

On September 9, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Transport Tran Huu Bao affirmed that Chuong Duong Bridge has degraded but still ensures its load-bearing capacity and is basically operating normally. Since the city took over management, the Department and related units have inspected the bridge twice in 2013 and 2021. The results showed that the main bridge is still able to withstand the load. However, the bridge surface has potholes and peeling concrete in some locations; the upstream and downstream wings are damaged, the peeling concrete exposes the steel; rust in many locations...

On the evening of September 9, the Hanoi Department of Transport announced a ban on vehicles passing through Trung Ha Bridge Km64+639, National Highway 32 and a traffic diversion plan for vehicles traveling from Hanoi to Viet Tri city, Phu Tho town and districts of Phu Tho province.

The Department of Transport of Phu Tho province has issued an official dispatch banning all motor vehicles from traveling through Tu My bridge at Km26+500, National Highway 32C; Trung Ha bridge at Km64+639, National Highway 32 and Phong Chau bridge at Km18+200, National Highway 32C.

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Previously, at around 10am on September 9, Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho collapsed, leaving about 10 cars, 2 motorbikes and 13 people missing. Fearing the risk of bridge collapse, the provinces of Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Tuyen Quang banned vehicles from crossing 9 bridges.