Urgent approval of over 9 billion VND to salvage Phong Chau bridge
Báo Dân trí•23/09/2024
(Dan Tri) - The Department of Roads has approved a budget of 9.13 billion VND to salvage Phong Chau bridge and vehicles involved in the bridge collapse.
According to the decision of the Director of the Vietnam Road Administration, the project to overcome the consequences of natural disasters at Phong Chau Bridge ( Phu Tho ) will be implemented under an emergency order with a provisional budget of 9.13 billion VND (State budget). This source of funding will be spent on the work of salvaging the bridge and sunken vehicles, as well as on traffic diversion, ensuring traffic, and arranging direct checkpoints...
Phong Chau bridge collapsed into the Red River (Photo: Hai Nam).
The Road Administration assigned the Phu Tho Provincial Department of Transport to be the project implementation unit, to carry out procedures to appoint construction contractors, and to manage project progress and quality. Regarding the salvage construction plan, first, sunken vehicles located outside the steel truss span will be salvaged immediately, brought close to shore, and lifted into the staging area by a 150-ton specialized crane. Second, for vehicles stuck in the steel truss that cannot be salvaged immediately, the construction unit will use a 400-ton crane placed on shore and 2 ships equipped with salvage equipment to lift the steel truss out of the water, cutting each span. The tugboat will bring each span of the steel truss to shore and use a 150-ton specialized crane on shore to lift, lift, and place it in the staging area. During the process of cutting the steel truss spans, the construction unit will also simultaneously take the stuck vehicles out and tow them to shore. Third, for steel truss spans and vehicles buried deep under sand and silt, the construction unit will use a hose and suction to remove the sand and silt before salvage. Fourth, for concrete bridge decks, piers, piles, and abutments submerged under water, the contractor will use a 400-ton crane placed on shore and 2 ships equipped with a salvage deck to lift them to the water surface. Wherever the concrete protrudes, the excavator with a concrete chisel mounted on the ship will demolish it.
Phu Tho authorities search for victims of the bridge collapse (Photo: Phu Tho Police).
For the collapsed T7 bridge pier, it cannot be demolished or towed, so the Roads Department has not calculated the cost of handling it. For now, the authorities will release buoys to warn of waterway traffic safety, and wait for the water to recede before surveying and finding a way to demolish it. On the morning of September 9, Phong Chau bridge (Phu Tho) suddenly collapsed into the Red River when there were many people and vehicles moving on the bridge. Up to now, the authorities have only found 3 bodies of the victims. The authorities are actively searching for the missing victims, including: Nguyen Thi Lan (19 years old, residing in Tam Nong district, Phu Tho); Nguyen Thi Bich Hang (36 years old, Viet Tri, Phu Tho); Duong Cong Chien (43 years old, Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho).
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