Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge, located on National Highway 37B, was built across the Ninh Co River connecting Nghia Hung district and Truc Ninh district ( Nam Dinh province). The bridge is 297m long, 8.4m wide with a beam base and 3.5m wide. Vehicles passing through Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge are only allowed to have a maximum load of 10 tons and a height of less than 3.5m. Every day, about 9,000 vehicles pass through the bridge. Each buoy has fixed fences on both sides. Cars will only be able to go one way across the bridge, the other way will wait at the other end of the bridge. Every day, Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge is pulled out by canoe to open the waterway for ships and boats to travel at the prescribed hours from 9:00 - 10:00 and 15:00 - 16:00. After that, the pontoon bridge is pulled back by canoe to connect for other means of transport. The pontoon bridge is designed as a barge and the beams are connected together and tied with large steel wires, chains,... there are a total of 8 pontoons connected together. Mr. Vu Manh Hao - representative of Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge management board - said: "I have been attached to Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge since the first days of placing the pontoon until now, nearly 25 years, so I understand that operating the pontoon bridge requires great care and precision because in addition to the road, there is also a waterway, we need to open the pontoon on time for ships and boats to move through. Currently, at this pontoon bridge, there are 28 workers divided into 3 shifts to be on duty 24/7. In addition to operating traffic, workers need to regularly check the bridge for timely repair and maintenance, avoiding bad situations from happening."
On June 18, the Ministry of Transport approved the investment project to build Ninh Cuong Bridge across Ninh Co River on National Highway 37B, to replace the current Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge, to relieve traffic conflicts between roads and waterways; shorten travel time and costs in Nghia Hung and Truc Ninh districts.
Ninh Cuong Bridge is built about 80m downstream from the current pontoon bridge, the total length of the route is about 1.65km, designed with a width of 12m, a scale of 2 motor vehicle lanes, 2 mixed vehicle lanes; the approach roads at both ends of the bridge are of the scale of a level 3 plain road, 12m wide, 2 motor vehicle lanes, design speed of 80km/h.
The project has a total investment of more than 581 billion VND, with state budget capital allocated in the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period and the 2026-2030 period.
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