Dai Ngai 2 Bridge closed 7 months ahead of schedule

Dai Ngai 2 Bridge crossing Hau River, connecting Cu Lao Dung district with Long Phu district ( Soc Trang province) officially closed after more than 1 year of construction.

On the morning of January 5, Project Management Board 85 ( Ministry of Transport ) held a closing ceremony for the Dai Ngai 2 Bridge Construction Project - Package No. 11-XL (crossing the Hau River, connecting Cu Lao Dung district with Long Phu district, Soc Trang province).

Delegates performed the closing ceremony.

Mr. Le Dinh Thong, Director of Project Management Board 85, said that the project was approved by the Ministry of Transport on December 23, 2022.

This is a group A project, a special-grade road traffic project with a total investment of 7,962,148 billion VND, with investment capital from the State budget.

Dai Ngai 2 Bridge Project has a total route length of more than 15km, the starting point of the project intersects with National Highway 54, in Hung Hoa Commune (Tieu Can District, Tra Vinh Province), the end point intersects with Nam Song Hau National Highway, in Long Duc Commune (Long Phu District, Soc Trang Province).

Dai Ngai 2 Bridge was completed 7 months ahead of schedule.

The bridge is 862m long, with a total of 13 spans, and 91 suspended girders (each girder weighs more than 80 tons and is nearly 40m long). The main span, 330m long, is constructed as a cantilever structure.

Up to now, all 46/46 cantilever segments have been completed, 49/91 girder slabs have been installed, and 8/13 super-T girder spans have been constructed, and the project has basically been opened to traffic on April 30, 2025.

When completed, Dai Ngai 2 Bridge will connect Cu Lao Dung island district with the mainland, breaking the isolation of this land in the middle of Hau River.

Construction progress of the whole project is about 60%.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr. Lam Van Man, Secretary of Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee, highly appreciated the efforts of Project Management Board 85, the contractor and construction units who have made great efforts to close Dai Ngai 2 Bridge 7 months ahead of schedule compared to the original plan.

At the same time, he requested units to continue to focus on human resources and equipment to speed up progress to open the road to traffic on April 30, 2025 as committed.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/hop-long-cau-dai-ngai-2-vuot-tien-do-7-thang-192250105111417822.htm