There will be 2 new bridges to replace Duong bridge.

On July 22, in Gia Lam district (Hanoi), the Ministry of Transport presided over and coordinated with the Hanoi People's Committee and related units to organize the launching ceremony of the project to upgrade the Duong River waterway transport route (Duong railway bridge).

The project to upgrade the Duong River waterway transport route (Duong railway bridge) was approved by the Ministry of Transport in Decision No. 1009/QD-BGTVT dated July 26, 2022, in which the Railway Project Management Board was assigned as the investor.

According to Mr. Vu Hong Phuong, Director of the Railway Project Management Board (Ministry of Transport), the waterway transport route across the Duong River plays an important role in the circulation of goods from Quang Ninh, Hai Phong to Viet Tri (Phu Tho) and neighboring areas. Duong Bridge was built in 1902, has low clearance, does not ensure the standards of inland waterway classification, 600-ton ships can only pass through the bridge while waiting for the water level to drop, causing congestion, affecting waterway transport, and potentially posing a risk to traffic safety. Investing in raising the clearance of Duong Bridge is very necessary, ensuring traffic safety, increasing connectivity, and contributing to the development of the area north of the Red River.

Duong Bridge currently serves both road and rail. Mr. LE KHANH

The project is implemented in Thuong Thanh ward, Duc Giang ward, Long Bien district and Yen Vien town, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, including railway bridge, road bridge and access road items.

The railway bridge and approach road project has a starting point of about Km9+75 and an ending point of about Km10+75 (according to the existing railway route); total length of 1,000m; the center of the bridge is about 16.5m upstream from the center of the old Duong bridge, coinciding with the planned location for investment in the construction of Hanoi urban railway line No. 1.

The railway bridge consists of 6 steel girder spans and 280m long steel trusses, built to ensure single-track railway with 1,000mm and 1,435mm gauge; design speed 80km/h. The clearance limit is divided into investment phases with clearance of 7m, the completion phase reaches 9.5m; the clearance width is more than 50m. The bridge has a pedestrian path on the right side of the route (downstream of the bridge). The approach road at both ends of the railway bridge is 720m long, a level 2 railway, single-track with 1,000mm and 1,435mm gauge; design speed 80km/h.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy speaks at the ceremony. Photo: LE KHANH

The road bridge and approach road project starts at the intersection of the old Duong bridge on Ngo Gia Tu street, in Long Bien district; and ends at the intersection of Ha Huy Tap street and Phan Dang Luu street, in Gia Lam district, Hanoi. The investment scope of the road bridge and approach road project includes a main route of about 700m in length and the intersection of the two ends of the bridge; the center of the bridge is about 100m downstream from the center of the old Duong bridge.

Of which, the road bridge over Duong River is 382m long, the approach bridge is 16m wide, the main bridge is 18.5m wide. The approach road is 318m long, in the completed phase it is an urban main road, with a design speed of 80km/h, a width of 6 motor vehicle lanes, 2 mixed vehicle lanes; in the diverging phase it meets urban main road standards, with a scale of 4 motor vehicle lanes.