According to the document, the unfinished trillion-dollar road belonging to the road project connecting Thanh Hoa City with Tho Xuan Airport was approved for investment by the Provincial People's Committee in 2019.

The scale of investment, upgrading and expanding 11km of existing road, with a total investment of more than 1,100 billion VND. The project passes through Trieu Son and Tho Xuan districts, with an implementation period of no more than 5 years (from 2019 to 2023). By July 2024, the project was adjusted by the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to be completed in 2025.

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Many bridge girders have been left alone for many years. Photo: Le Duong

The technical stop date is 2021, 3/11km of the roadbed has been completed; 1.33km/11km of asphalt concrete has been laid. The concrete decks of 4 bridges (including Dong Han, Bong Cong, Dong Chao and Dong Ao bridges) have been completed; 12 girders of Quang Thanh bridge have been cast.

Upon inspection, the image of rusted steel reinforcement at the locations waiting for expansion joints and the waiting steel reinforcement of the bridge deck as reflected is correct. The reason is that the project has been stopped for a long time (stopped since 2021), affected by the weather, causing the protective cement layer at the steel reinforcement locations to peel off.

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Rusted steel bars on the bridge girder and expansion joints. Photo: Le Duong

In the immediate future, the Department of Transport directs the Thanh Hoa Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board and construction contractors to clean, remove rust, and re-coat with cement to protect the steel bars.

The Department is also coordinating with the district to review the site clearance costs and total investment of the project to report to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial People's Council to balance and allocate resources for the project, promptly deploy construction, and complete it as soon as possible.