'Build bridges across rivers, fill fields with soil, go over mountains and carve mountains' to build highways
Reporter group•October 19, 2023 06:54
(Baonghean.vn) - The North-South Expressway project is 2,063km long and is a key national project.
During the construction process, there were many difficulties and problems, but with the strong direction of the Prime Minister: "only discuss progress, not retreat", "cross rivers to build bridges, cross fields to fill soil, cross mountains to dig mountains" to build highways; the construction units with the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain, working through Tet, through holidays"...By September 2, 2023, over 1,000 km of the North-South Expressway had been completed and put into use (the entire route is expected to be completed by 2025), helping to shorten travel time, reduce the load on National Highway 1A, promote socio-economic development, and maximize the potential and advantages of provinces and cities across the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directly inspected the construction progress of Than Vu Tunnel, which has complex geology and strongly weathered rocks, and is considered the most difficult and complicated project among the mountain tunnels on the North-South Expressway.The complex items on the North-South Expressway were all designed and directly constructed by Vietnamese workers and engineers. In the photo: Construction of the Xuan Duong overpass (Nghe An) through complex mountainous terrain, with some piers having to be bored to a depth of 40m and a height of +50m.The North-South Expressway section through Nghe An is over 87km long, passing through 37 communes and towns, divided into two component projects including Nghi Son-Dien Chau and Dien Chau-Bai Vot. Many sections pass through fields with weak soil, requiring the foundation to be raised more than 10m above the field surface.Construction units mobilized modern machinery and concentrated human resources to work in "3 shifts, 4 shifts".Construction of Hung Duc Bridge across Lam River connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. This is the longest river-crossing bridge on the North-South Expressway, 4,036m long with 90 spans.The North-South Expressway cuts through mountainous areas, the Truong Vinh tunnel on the Nghi Son - Dien Chau route connects Nghe An - Thanh Hoa.Ribbon cutting ceremony for the North-South expressway section of National Highway 45-Nghi Son and Nghi Son-Dien Chau, helping to shorten the travel time from Hanoi to Nghe An from 6 hours to 4 hours. It is expected that by April 30, 2024, the Eastern North-South expressway will connect to Vinh City, Nghe An.
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