Asphalt pavement for overpass on the valley on the Vung Ang - Bung highway through Ha Tinh
(Baohatinh.vn) - Construction of asphalt pavement for bridge No. 1 - the valley overpass in Ky Hoa commune, Ha Tinh province is of great significance in completing and putting into operation the Vung Ang - Bung expressway on August 19.
Báo Hà Tĩnh•31/07/2025
Taking advantage of favorable weather in late July and early August, Project Management Board 6 (Ministry of Construction) - the investor of the Vung Ang - Bung expressway project connecting Ha Tinh province with Quang Binh province, now Quang Tri province, directed the contractor to immediately start paving the asphalt concrete of bridge No. 1 in Ky Hoa commune, Ha Tinh province. Bridge No. 1 is one of the important items on the Vung Ang - Bung expressway. The bridge is nearly 1 km long, connecting two hills across the valley in Ky Hoa commune, Ha Tinh province. Construction started in February 2023, however, because the construction is on difficult and complicated terrain, requiring modern machinery, the implementation process encountered many difficulties.
Bridge No. 1 has 2 abutments, 22 spans with piers 30 - 50m high, and is considered one of the most complicated construction items on the Vung Ang - Bung expressway.
In mid-July 2025, 479 Hoa Binh Joint Stock Company completed the installation of girders of the last two spans, officially closing bridge No. 1.
The contractor planned to start paving the bridge deck with asphalt concrete about a week ago. However, due to the impact of the weather with continuous thunderstorms, the paving plan had to be temporarily suspended.
In the past 2 days, the weather in Ha Tinh has been sunny, the contractor has started cleaning the bridge surface, watering emulsion and deploying asphalt concrete. The asphalt concrete paving of bridge No. 1 is being deployed from span 1 to span 11. From span 12 to span 22, the contractor is still completing the final steps such as constructing the bridge railings, expansion joints, before paving the asphalt concrete.
Mr. Nguyen Huy Cuong - Executive Director of Vung Ang - Bung Expressway Project said: Up to now, the entire route has achieved nearly 98% construction output. The completion of Bridge No. 1, the installation of 22 spans and asphalt concrete paving is of great significance in completing the project, bringing it to traffic on August 19th as planned by the Ministry of Construction.
According to Mr. Nguyen Huy Cuong, although bridge No. 1 has begun to be paved with asphalt concrete, the workload on this item is still large, while the project's opening time is less than 20 days, requiring high concentration from the contractor and the supervising consultant. Project Management Board 6 will regularly monitor and urge the contractor to mobilize maximum human resources, machinery and equipment to ensure the progress of the bridge and the project in general.
In parallel with the asphalt concrete paving from span 1 to span 11, currently, groups of workers from Hoa Binh 479 Joint Stock Company are still completing the work from span 12 to span 22 of bridge number 1.
Workers focused on installing the railing system...
..., drainage system, stairs in bridge item number 1.
According to plan, the entire Vung Ang - Bung expressway will be completed and open to traffic on August 19.
The Vung Ang - Bung expressway is 55.34 km long, passing through two provinces: Ha Tinh (12.9 km) and Quang Binh, now Quang Tri (42.44 km), with the starting point intersecting with National Highway 12C, connecting with Ham Nghi - Vung Ang expressway in Ky Hoa commune (Ky Tan commune, old Ky Anh district), Ha Tinh province and the end point in Bo Trach commune (Cu Nam commune, old Bo Trach district), Quang Tri province, connecting with Bung - Van Ninh expressway.
The project is invested by Project Management Board 6 (Ministry of Construction). At the investment phase, the expressway has 4 lanes, no emergency lane, and a number of emergency stops are arranged at intervals of 4-5km/point with a roadbed width of 17m, and a design speed of 60-90 km/h.
Video: Close-up of bridge No. 1 in Ky Hoa commune on the Vung Ang - Bung expressway.
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