Nghe An: Spring comes to new bridges

Nghe An is a province with a dense network of rivers and streams. The terrain of some mountainous districts has steep slopes, so in the rainy and stormy season, the water flows rapidly and is very dangerous. In places where there are no solid bridges or the bridges have been built for a long time and are degraded and unsafe, people's travel, agricultural product transportation and traffic face many difficulties.

Dien Kim Bridge (Dien Chau) put into use to meet the travel and trade needs of people in the region and neighboring areas. Photo: Van Truong

Since 2020, with the attention of the State as well as programs and projects, Nghe An has been building many key bridges.

Typical example is Dien Kim bridge, district.Dien Chau, is a vital bridge serving coastal communes but is seriously degraded and at risk of being unsafe. Faced with this situation, since 2021, the State has supported Dien Chau district to build this bridge. This is a permanent bridge built of reinforced concrete with a width of 9m and a length of about 285m.

The road at both ends of the bridge has a total length of about 600m, invested in construction with the scale of a level V plain road, the roadbed is 7.5m wide; the road surface is 5.5m wide, the curb on each side is reinforced 0.5m with the same structure as the road surface. The total investment of the project is 125 billion VND, from the beginning of 2022, Dien Kim bridge has been put into effective use.

Mr. Tang Van Luyen - Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee said: The construction of the new Dien Kim bridge will contribute to completing the transportation network system, meeting the travel and trade needs of people in the region and neighboring areas. It is convenient for attracting investment, connecting key economic zones, promoting the strength of the marine economy.

Also in 2022, Dien Van commune (Dien Chau) will put into use Van Dong bridge. Van Dong bridge is located in Dong Phu hamlet connecting the two banks of the Le canal. It was built in 1990. After more than 30 years of use, the bridge has been damaged and seriously degraded.

In 2021, with funding from the enterprise, a new Van Dong bridge was built. The Van Dong bridge is 15m long, 5.5m wide, and has a load capacity of 5 tons, with a total construction cost of 3 billion VND.

Dong Ruong Bridge, Long Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) has just been completed and put into use. Photo: Van Truong

In recent years, by combining priority capital sources for building bridges for people, Yen Thanh district has been building and upgrading many new bridge systems, relieving most of the travel needs of local people. Typically, Dong Ruong bridge and Son Tinh bridge in Long Thanh commune have just been completed, worth over 50 billion VND.

The representative of the People's Committee of Long Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) said: The completion of Dong Ruong Bridge and Son Tinh Bridge is very important, not only serving the travel of local people and students, but also helping Long Thanh Commune gradually complete the goal of eliminating and replacing weak bridges. Helping to connect neighboring communes, connecting traffic between the district center, creating convenience for people to travel.

According to the report of Yen Thanh District People's Committee, from 2020 to now, the district has built 8 new bridges concentrated in Long Thanh, Lang Thanh, Van Thanh communes. Currently, it is continuing to integrate programs and projects to build over 10 bridges across the Dao River system through Trung Thanh, Cong Thanh, Ly Thanh, Nam Thanh, Tho Thanh communes...

Thanh Nam Bridge across Lam River, connecting the town with the left bank of Lam River, Bong Khe Commune, Con Cuong District, is currently 60% complete. Photo: Van Truong.

According to the report of Nghe An Department of Transport, from 2018 to present, with combined capital sources, such as capitalWorld Bank (WB), new rural capital, resourcesWith the capital of the Vietnam Road Administration, Nghe An has 220 bridges built, completed and put into use. The completed bridges have created favorable conditions for people to travel, produce, and transport goods and agricultural products.At this time, Nghe An is actively implementing the construction of a series of key bridges, such as the construction of 5 large bridges on the coastal route including: Hoang Mai Bridge, Lach Quen Bridge: 15 spans; Cua Thoi Bridge: 20 spans; Lach Van Bridge: 17 spans; Nghi Quang Bridge; Thanh Nam Bridge across Lam River, connecting the town with the left bank of Lam River in Bong Khe Commune, Con Cuong District, the above bridges have all achieved progress of over 60% of the volume.

About a month ago, Nghe An started construction of Do Cung bridge across Lam river, connecting Thanh Chuong and Do Luong districts, the project has a total investment of 150 billion VND.Do Cung Bridge ProjectThe bridge has a total length of about 420m and a width of 9m. The starting point of the bridge is in Cat Van commune, Thanh Chuong district; the ending point is in Trung Son commune, Do Luong district. The total length is about 1.5km, designed according to the standard of a level IV plain road, and is planned to be put into use in the next 4 years.

The project's objective is to create an important connection between the upper Thanh Chuong district including 8 communes with Do Luong town and many communes of Do Luong district.

The recent use of new bridges has met the needs of people traveling and trading goods with high density as well as ensuring traffic safety, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of localities in Nghe An.