Hanoi requires continued review of weak bridges and temporary bridges

According to the Department of Construction, recently, this agency has coordinated with localities to conduct a general review of the weak bridge and temporary bridge system in the area.

However, the results show that the number of bridges reported by localities is still insufficient, many projects do not have completion records or inspection records. In addition, the conversion to a two-level urban government model also creates many difficulties, affecting the process of synthesizing and completing the overall program.

Therefore, in order to have a basis to report to the City People's Committee for consideration and approval, the Department of Construction requests the People's Committees of communes and wards to continue to review and provide full information on bridge works, including: Location, scale, current status, management records, inspection records. Localities need to check and report in detail the current status of weak bridge systems, temporary bridges, especially works affected by Typhoon Yagi so far.

Hanoi requires continued review of weak bridges and temporary bridges -0 — The entire city currently has 144 dilapidated bridges in need of repair, upgrading or replacement.

At the same time, it is necessary to propose a list of investment projects for the construction of replacement bridges in order of priority, clarifying their conformity with relevant planning; investment objectives; scale and connectivity of regional traffic infrastructure; current status and investment situation of the road connecting the two ends of the bridge; estimated total investment, implementation time; expected investor; investment capital source.

According to statistics from the Hanoi Department of Construction, the entire city currently has 144 degraded bridges that need to be repaired, upgraded or replaced; of which 55 bridges under the city's management need investment in renovation and repair. Weak bridges in the area mainly have damaged load-bearing structures. With reinforced concrete bridges, many beams are cracked, especially at the beam ends; the bridge surface coating, expansion joints, and railings are severely damaged. For steel bridges, beams and horizontal connections are often rusted, many main beams are broken, rusted, do not ensure load-bearing capacity, and pose a potential risk to traffic safety...

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Giao-thong/ha-noi-yeu-cau-tiep-tuc-ra-soat-cau-yeu-cau-tam-i781956/