Why hasn't the old Sa Dec bridge been dismantled to build a new one?

The old bridge cannot be demolished yet.

Mr. Tran Quoc Toan, technical officer of Dat Phuong Group No. 2 (construction contractor) said that the old Sa Dec bridge (Sa Dec city, Dong Thap ) has a clearance of 20m across and a height of 4.6m. Meanwhile, according to the design, after raising the clearance, the new bridge has a clearance of 38m across and a height of 7m.

The contractor is having difficulty raising the clearance of Sa Dec bridge in Sa Dec city (Dong Thap).

To construct the new Sa Dec bridge, the contractor built a temporary bridge and basically completed it on August 20. Currently, the contractor has completed the installation of traffic signs according to the instructions of the professional agency.

"According to the plan, after the temporary bridge is completed and opened to traffic, during this time, the contractor will dismantle the old Sa Dec bridge and start construction of the new bridge," said Mr. Toan.

Mr. Toan added that up to this point, the temporary bridge has not been opened to traffic and the contractor must add some items according to the requirements of relevant units.

"In the original design, the temporary bridge did not have B40 mesh railings on both sides of the bridge, lighting, and anti-slip bridge deck. After completing the temporary bridge, we had to add these items," Toan shared.

According to Mr. Toan, the contractor has completed the construction of railings on both sides of the bridge and the anti-slip surface. The contractor will complete the installation of lighting today.

"After the contractor completes the remaining items on the temporary bridge, one or two days later, the contractor will proceed to dismantle the old Sa Dec bridge," Mr. Toan informed.

Impact on construction progress

According to Mr. Toan, in addition to the above reasons, the delay in moving the domestic water pipeline across the old bridge is also greatly affecting the progress of raising the clearance of Sa Dec bridge.

The temporary bridge cannot be opened to traffic and the old bridge cannot be dismantled, greatly affecting the progress of raising the clearance of Sa Dec bridge.

"The contractor requested the relocation of the domestic water pipeline very early, but it was not until August 29 that the relevant units completed the relocation. This led to the contractor's construction plan being somewhat disrupted," said Mr. Toan.

Mr. Toan added that the contractor started the work of raising the clearance of Sa Dec bridge in April 2024. Up to now, after four months of construction, the contractor has only completed a temporary bridge and the progress has only reached 35%, behind schedule.

"The reason for the delay in construction is that all the initial calculations of the contractor did not go according to plan. For example, the contractor's initial plan was to work through the National Day holiday on September 2, but the old bridge could not be dismantled so it could not be done," said Mr. Toan.

Mr. Toan continued to inform that the contractor planned to dismantle the old Sa Dec bridge on August 20, but up to this point, it has been 15 days late and the temporary bridge has not been opened to traffic, so the contractor's construction work at the site is facing many difficulties.

"The old Sa Dec bridge should take 60-70 days to dismantle. But currently, the contractor has not been able to do it yet. Delay in dismantling the old bridge will affect the next steps and may greatly affect the progress and completion of the project," said Mr. Toan.

Sa Dec Bridge has a total land area to be recovered of 1.51 hectares, with a total number of households to be compensated of 83 households.
Hong Ngu Bridge has a total land area to be recovered of 1,665 hectares, with a total number of households to be compensated of 95 households.
The total land area to be recovered at Giong Gang Bridge is 1,665 hectares, with a total of 3 households to be compensated located on the side of DT842 in An Phuoc commune, Tan Hong district (Dong Thap).

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/vi-sao-chua-thao-do-cau-sa-dec-cu-de-xay-moi-19224090415272339.htm