The 2,000 billion VND bridge, nearly 2 km long, connecting Hai Phong with Quang Ninh is about to open to traffic.

The 2,000 billion VND, nearly 2 km long bridge connecting Hai Phong with Quang Ninh is about to open to traffic.

Saturday, July 6, 2024 1:56 PM (GMT+7)

After more than 2 years of construction, the Ben Rung Bridge project (Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city) is urgently completing the approach road, preparing to open to traffic. The bridge is 1,865 m long, including the main bridge and a 21.5 m wide approach road, with a total investment capital of nearly 2,000 billion VND.

The Ben Rung Bridge project in Thuy Nguyen district (Hai Phong) started construction in May 2022. Of the total investment capital of nearly 2,000 billion VND, the central budget is about 1,100 billion VND, Hai Phong budget is more than 835 billion VND, and Quang Ninh province is about 5.5 billion VND.

Ben Rung Bridge is a special-grade road bridge with a permanent structure crossing the Da Bach River, connecting Thuy Nguyen District (Hai Phong) with Quang Yen Town (Quang Ninh). The bridge is 1,865 m long, including the main bridge and a 21.5 m wide approach road.

The main bridge consists of 4 Extradosed spans, the approach bridge consists of 34 SuperT girder spans. The abutments and piers are made of reinforced concrete, the foundation uses bored piles. The bridge road surface has 4 motor lanes and 2 mixed lanes, the main bridge design speed is 80km/h.

The bridge is designed with the symbolic highlight of 3 V letters (painted in red and white) with historical significance, associated with 3 great victories over foreign invaders on Bach Dang River.

The approach roads at both ends of the bridge are designed according to the scale of a level III plain road with 4 lanes and a cross-section of 22.5 m. Currently, the bridge and the approach road in Thuy Nguyen district (Hai Phong city) have been completed. The approach road section through Quang Yen town (Quang Ninh) is being paved by the construction unit and the sub-items are being completed.

As for Quang Ninh province, in addition to the access road part included in the project design, Quang Ninh province invested an additional 258 billion VND from the local budget to build an additional 2.3 km of road extending from the Ben Rung bridge access road connecting to the riverside road, connecting to the Ha Long - Hai Phong expressway and Dong Trieu town.

According to the plan, the project will be constructed in 2 years (May 2022-May 2024) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory and the 69th anniversary of Hai Phong city liberation.

However, due to difficulties in site clearance and the weak ground of the road leading to Quang Yen town (Quang Ninh), subsidence was required. Therefore, the project was completed more than 2 months behind schedule. It is expected that Ben Rung bridge will officially open to traffic at the end of July.

Ben Rung Bridge plays an important role in regional connectivity, traffic axis clearance, shortening the distance between Quang Yen and Uong Bi urban areas (Quang Ninh) and Thuy Nguyen (Hai Phong City). The project also contributes to improving the economic and social efficiency of the two most dynamic coastal economic areas in the North, namely Dinh Vu - Cat Hai Economic Zone (Hai Phong) and Quang Yen coastal economic zone (Quang Ninh).

Nguyen Vu

Source: https://danviet.vn/cay-cau-tri-gia-2000-ty-dong-dai-gan-2-km-noi-hai-phong-voi-quang-ninh-sap-thong-xe-20240706135046364.htm