Spending 40 billion VND to rebuild the bridge "waiting to collapse" in Quang Binh

(NLDO) - The Song Thai Bridge in Quang Binh has an investment of 40 billion VND, expected to ensure safety, solve traffic difficulties and promote regional economic development.

Thai River Bridge was built nearly 30 years ago.

On January 27, the People's Committee of Quang Binh province announced that it had just issued a decision on allocating 40 billion VND from the provincial budget to build the new Song Thai bridge in Quang Trach district.

This project is invested by the Department of Transport of Quang Binh, with the goal of ensuring progress and quality by 2025.

According to this decision, the amount of 40 billion VND is taken from the budget reserve of Quang Binh province to carry out the task of natural disaster prevention, ensuring national security and defense and other tasks. In particular, the project to build the new Song Thai bridge is identified as one of the top priorities.

As reported by the Lao Dong Newspaper , the Song Thai Bridge is currently located on Provincial Road 558B, connecting the communes of Quang Phu, Quang Kim and Quang Hop of Quang Trach District. This is the lifeline bridge for about 14,000 people when they want to go to National Highway 1 and the district center.

Song Thai Bridge was built in 1996 with a length of more than 100m, a structure of 6 spans, each span is arranged with 3 reinforced concrete beams. Although the management units have increased repairs and maintenance in recent times, due to saltwater intrusion, the level of damage to the structure is progressing rapidly, becoming more and more seriously degraded.

This is the lifeline bridge for about 14,000 people when they want to go to National Highway 1A and the center of Quang Trach district.

The construction of the new Thai River Bridge aims to overcome current limitations, ensure convenient traffic and promote regional economic development.

According to Mr. Hoang Dang Cuong - Director of Quang Binh Department of Transport, the new Song Thai Bridge will be designed with a modern scale, meeting higher load standards, ensuring safety and continuous traffic. The Department of Transport will coordinate closely with related units to effectively deploy capital and complete the project as soon as possible.

According to the plan, the project will conduct geological survey, design consultancy and organize bidding in March 2025.

The bridge surface is peeling and cracked, with many uneven patches, the rubber expansion joints are severely damaged, and the two ends of the bridge abutments are eroded, leaving exposed boulders and cracks.

The Thai River Bridge crosses a salty river area, so the steel corrosion occurs very quickly, the bridge wall is rusty; the underside and many concrete pillars are broken in large pieces, exposing the steel. Some points must be reinforced by adding a new layer of concrete.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chi-40-ti-dong-xay-moi-lai-cay-cau-dang-cho-sap-o-quang-binh-196250127161049238.htm