Nearly 40-year-old bridge in Nghe An at risk of collapsing after flood
(Baonghean.vn) - Bau Dai Bridge on the inter-district road, through Lang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) was built in 1982, seriously degraded, at risk of collapsing at any time after the recent flood.
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| The commune has put up a sign saying the bridge is weak to limit heavy trucks from crossing this bridge. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
In the days after the recent flood, people in Lang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, are even more worried because the Bau Dai bridge, which crosses Bau Sung on the main road of the commune, has been degraded and is now even more severely damaged.
The worry and insecurity is because every day, hundreds of people and vehicles pass through the bridge, especially students. If they are not careful, vehicles and people can fall off the bridge because the railing system is broken. Meanwhile, the water in Bau Sung is quite deep.
Observations show that Bau Dai bridge is about 20 meters long and 4 meters wide, many railings are broken, hanging under the bridge; under the foot of the bridge and the bridge abutment, many places are cracked, exposed steel... at risk of collapsing at any time. More dangerously, when a truck passes by, the bridge shakes terribly.
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| Bau Sung Bridge is seriously degraded. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Mr. Nguyen Ho Son - Chairman of Lang Thanh Commune People's Committee said: Bau Dai Bridge was built in 1982, on the inter-district road, which is also the main road of the commune, so the daily traffic volume is very high. The biggest concern is that someone will fall off the bridge, because many railings have broken, which is very dangerous.
The phenomenon of damaged and degraded bridges has been going on for many years, especially after the recent flood, when the water level in Bau Sung rose, along with a large amount of water hyacinth, causing congestion, causing the bridge abutment to sink, revealing many cracks in the bridge's foot, and the risk of collapse at any time.
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| Damaged bridge railing system. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
To avoid the bridge collapsing and endangering people, the commune has put up a "weak bridge" sign restricting heavy trucks from crossing the bridge.
"This is the main road of the commune, the bridge is near the commune center and schools, so the commune wishes that the superiors will soon pay attention to investing in rebuilding this bridge so that people can feel secure when crossing the bridge" - Mr. Nguyen Ho Son suggested.