Two 'death' bridges in Yen Thanh district have been invested with more than 35 billion VND to replace them.
(Baonghean.vn) - Before the information published by Nghe An Newspaper "Potential dangers from 3 old bridges in Yen Thanh" and "Bridges of death", recently these 2 bridges were invested more than 35 billion VND to build new ones.
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The "death" bridge Yen Dinh in Ma Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district is seriously degraded. Photo: Van Truong. |
The two bridges invested in are Yen Dinh bridge in Duc Thanh commune and one bridge in Ma Thanh commune crossing Vach Bac river.
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Yen Dinh Bridge is being newly built, the temporary bridge has been completed. Photo: Van Truong |
Through surveys, it is shown that both bridges were built in the 1970s and earlier, and are now seriously degraded, with high potential for traffic accidents. Therefore, the Japanese JICA project has invested in replacing the two bridges.
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Workers are casting the girders of Yen Dinh bridge. Photo: Van Truong |
Construction of the two bridges began on August 1 and is expected to be completed by the end of April 2020, facilitating traffic flow for the people.

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