Soldiers ensure safety for people traveling across the pontoon bridge.

At exactly 6:00 a.m. on September 30, the PMP 60T pontoon bridge temporarily replacing Phong Chau bridge, installed by Brigade 249 (Engineering Corps), officially opened to traffic.

Brigade 249 is assigned to coordinate with local forces and authorities to directly operate and manage the overpass and ensure safety for people and vehicles traveling across the pontoon bridge.

Officers and soldiers of Brigade 249 regularly inspect and patrol the bridge to control traffic and ensure safe and smooth traffic.

Brigade 249 mobilized forces with 12 units, including: Command; technical inspection; bridge rescue team; river obstacle handling team; canoe and tug team; bridge guard and guidance team; rescue team; repair team; wharf access and access handling team; upstream monitoring unit (using speedboats); downstream monitoring unit (using canoes)... to regularly monitor, inspect and ensure technical and safety of the pontoon bridge.

Engineers remove drifting obstacles that affect the pontoon bridge.

Soldiers help an old woman across a pontoon bridge in the middle of busy traffic.

Engineers assist people with difficulties getting on and off the bridge safely to ensure smooth traffic.

For those who are not familiar with pontoon bridges, soldiers help bring people's vehicles safely ashore.

The expected traffic time across the bridge is from 6am to 10pm daily. At the same time, the pontoon bridge operator will organize the bridge to be closed for watercraft to pass through every day from 10pm to 5am. During the period from 5am to 6am daily, engineers will proceed to connect the bridge.

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