On the afternoon of March 24, Mr. Nguyen Van Thang, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phong Dien district, Can Tho city, said that the authorities were fixing the incident of a barge carrying rocks colliding and causing the Nhiem bridge span to deviate, which occurred on the afternoon of March 3. /23.
Nhiem Bridge spans Can Tho River, located in Tan Thoi commune, Phong Dien district.
Being hit by a barge carrying rocks, the two middle spans of Nhiem bridge buckled.
According to Mr. Thang, the collision did not cause serious damage. The district worked with the barge owner to repair the damage. The barge owner will bear all costs of repairing the bridge. It is expected that by tomorrow (March 25), vehicles can circulate normally again.
“Currently, the traffic construction team is working to fix the problem. The misaligned span will be lifted and pulled back as before, the quality of the bridge will not be affected," Mr. Thang said.
Parts of the two bridge spans are partially warped.
As Traffic Newspaper reported, around 18:23 p.m. on March 3, a barge carrying rocks moved on the Can Tho River, heading from Phong Dien district to Ninh Kieu district.
When arriving at Nhiem bridge, due to high water, the barge's cockpit got entangled in the domestic water pipeline system running on the side of the bridge. The impact caused the iron frame protecting the pipeline to push into the main span of Nhiem bridge, causing the bridge to deviate about 10cm.
Only motorbikes are allowed to pass through Nhiem bridge until repairs are completed, expected tomorrow, March 25.
The clean water pipeline installed parallel to the bridge was also affected.
After the incident occurred, Phong Dien district authorities barricaded both ends of the bridge. On the morning of March 24, motorbikes still passed through Nhiem bridge normally, but cars and trucks were directed to take other routes.
According to the reporter's research, the above barge was carrying stone to serve the project of provincial road 918 in the district.
