In order for the people of communes located on the left bank of the Chu River of Thieu Hoa district and a part of Yen Dinh district to go to the district center and Thanh Hoa city without having to go around tens of kilometers, since the 1970s, pontoon bridge The bow to cross the Chu River has been installed by the local government. Documentary photo.
Due to manual and temporary installation, after many renovations and upgrades, from a wooden bridge to now, after nearly 50 years of existence, the Arch pontoon bridge is now made of iron and steel. Floating iron buoys are held in place by simple tied steel ropes.
From a place only for bicycles and motorbikes, since 2017, after being upgraded from a wooden bridge to an iron bridge, the Vom pontoon bridge has a cross section and can withstand the load of cars under 9 seats and trucks under 3 ,5 tons passed.
In the rainy season, the river water is high, the bridge still has potential risks and accidents.
The reality of travel difficulties as well as the risk of river accidents at Vom pontoon bridge is about to be eliminated when the North-South expressway crosses the Chu River at Vom pontoon bridge area, which is built a permanent reinforced concrete bridge. (red line).
A representative of the Ministry of Transport said that the North-South expressway crossing the Chu River at Vom pontoon bridge, in addition to the design of a concrete bridge, ensures enough 6 expressway lanes for both phases (currently only 4 lanes), the bridge at This is also designed with 2 more mixed lanes on both sides of the main bridge to serve local people to cross the Chu River conveniently and free of charge.
As noted, currently the North-South expressway bridge over the Chu River has collapsed, finished guarding the girders and the dragon. The construction units are completing the bridge deck and the final items to complete the package of the bridge over the river.
Talking to PV Tien Phong, Mr. Le Cao Cuong, Trung Nam E&C Company represented the consortium of contractors to construct the bridge over the Chu River for the North – South expressway component project Mai Son (Ninh Binh) – National Highway 45 (Thanh Hoa). The bridge over the Chu River belongs to the construction and installation bidding package No. 14 (XL014), the bidding package started in September 2021, up to now, after 7 months of construction, the Chu river bridge and the road have reached more than 70% of the block. workload, fastest progress of the XL14 package. Currently, the bridge is meeting the schedule well and will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The North – South expressway project, section Mai Son (Ninh Binh) – National Highway 45 (Thanh Hoa) has a length of 63 km, started in September 2020, and scheduled to be completed in December 2022. Currently, the construction volume at the project reaches about 60%, meeting the progress required by the Government.
The total investment of the project of Mai Son – National Highway 45 is more than 12,100 billion VND, public investment capital. The bridge over Chu river and package XL14 belong to the last part of the component project of Mai Son – National Highway 45, package XL14 has a total length of highway and bridge of 19.5 km. The starting point of package XL14 is the bridge over Chu river in Thieu Tan commune, Thieu Hoa district, Thanh Hoa; the end point is the intersection between the North – South Expressway with National Highway 45 – Nghi Son – Tho Xuan Street in Hoang Son Commune, Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa.
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