Long An: Bridge project across Vam Co Tay river launched

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony

On December 11, the People's Committee of Long An province held the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the bridge project across the Vam Co Tay River on the Ring Road of Tan An City.

The Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Organization Committee - Mai Van Chinh; Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Nguyen Thanh Hai; Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

The bridge over the Vam Co Tay River is one of the key traffic projects of Long An province in the period 2021 - 2025. This is also the last item to connect the Ring Road of Tan An City, connecting traffic with neighboring districts. Then, it meets the increasing demand for transportation, contributes to the socio-economic development of the region, improves and forms the face of a civilized and modern urban Tan An city; reduce traffic pressure on National Highway () 1, NH 1 bypass and Hung Vuong road axis, reduce traffic accidents.

Leaders of central and local governments press the button to start construction

The bridge project across the Vam Co Tay River has an estimated value of nearly 576 billion VND (including the road and bridge part), the construction cost alone is more than 564 billion VND. The first point intersects with Provincial Road (PR) 827B (Nguyen Thong Street, Tan An City) and the end point is at the intersection of Tan Tru 5 intersection (NH 1 intersection with PR833, before the roundabout of the Provincial Martyrs Cemetery).

In which, the bridge section is designed with a scale of 4 lanes, length of more than 436 meters, design load HL.93; The part of the path is nearly 1.6 kilometers long, the road surface is 14 meters wide, and the design speed is 60 kilometer per hour. The project was won the bid to construct by Delta Trade Construction Joint Stock Company, Trung Nam Construction - Installation Joint Stock Company and An Hoa Construction Inspection Joint Stock Company. It is expected to be completed by June 2023.

The bridge construction over Vam Co Tay river is implemented by Extradosed bridge technology. This is a completely new technology, which has not been applied in Long An. Extradosed bridge is a structural type, mixed cable girder bridge; in which the continuous girder structure, reinforced by cable-stayed bundles, helps to increase the bearing capacity of the structure. Therefore, the bridge has a low girder height, combined with the tower and cable-stayed, creating an aesthetic for the building.

Machinery and equipment are mobilized to carry out the construction

According to the Department of Transport of Long An, up to now, the basic construction site has been handed over and is eligible to start construction. In the whole project, only 40 out of 821 households are still having problems. The unit will coordinate with local authorities and related agencies to actively remove difficulties and solve them promptly to speed up the project construction progress.

 Chairman of the People's Committee of Long An province - Nguyen Van Ut emphasized that the bridge over the Vam Co Tay river is a work of great significance, affecting the economic, cultural and social development, and promoting the process of urbanization, not only within Tan An city but also neighboring localities. Therefore, it is recommended that the project investor and contractor coordinate with relevant units and localities to do their best to complete the project on schedule, with high quality, aesthetics and safety.

According to the Department of Transport of Long An, when this bridge is completed and put into use, the Vam Co Tay river route through Tan An city has a total of 4 bridges, of which 3 are located on the route of NH 1 bypass and NH 1./.

By Le Duc - Translated by Duc Tam

Source: https://baolongan.vn/long-an-khoi-cong-du-an-cau-bac-qua-song-vam-co-tay-a126949.html