Close-up of seriously degraded concrete bridge, people are worried
(Baonghean.vn) - After decades of use, Nhang bridge in Thanh Lam commune (Thanh Chuong) has seriously degraded, posing a potential risk to traffic safety.
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Nhang Bridge in Thanh Lam Commune (Thanh Chuong) was built in 1987, spanning the Trieu River, 20m long and 4.2m wide. After nearly 34 years of use and restoration, the bridge has now deteriorated and is severely damaged. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Nhang Bridge is an important bridge located on the inter-hamlet road, connecting the center of Thanh Lam commune with more than 400 households and 1,500 people in hamlets 1 and 2. Currently, many structures of the project have degraded, especially the bridge surface. On the bridge surface, the concrete has broken in many places, standing under the bridge and looking up, it looks like a house with leaking tiles. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| According to local people, the Nhang bridge has been degraded for many years. The concrete has been broken and fallen down, exposing the steel bars on the bridge beams. Every time a car passes by, the bridge surface shakes violently. In 2018, local people organized repairs, building railings on both sides of the bridge, but the bridge surface was only reinforced above, the bottom is still in disrepair. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Although the bridge has seriously degraded and poses many risks, especially as the flood season approaches, people in Thanh Lam commune still have to cross it every day, despite the danger. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| To temporarily repair the severely damaged areas, four large iron plates were laid on the bridge surface to ensure safety for people and vehicles passing through. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| However, due to the increasingly damaged concrete surface, the iron plates cannot cover all the holes on the bridge. On days of heavy rain, the water under the bridge flows rapidly, making people traveling on the Nhang bridge always feel nervous and afraid. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Nhang Bridge is increasingly degraded, severely damaged, unevenly reinforced, many places are sinking, posing a potential risk of accidents for people, vehicles and livestock every time they cross the bridge. The wish for a new bridge to end the fear every time they cross Trieu Bridge is the wish of the people of Thanh Lam commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ky - Vice Chairman of Thanh Lam Commune People's Committee said: Nhang Bridge has been degraded for a long time, significantly affecting the traffic of people in the commune, especially hundreds of households on the other side of the bridge. There is currently a project to rebuild the bridge, likely to start construction in the fourth quarter of 2021. The local government and people hope to soon have a new bridge to replace this old, degraded bridge. Photo: Huy Thu |
| Severe degradation of Nhang bridge: Video: Huy Thu |