Stirring image of Trung Ha bridge pier connecting Hanoi - Phu Tho with exposed steel

On January 5, social media spread images of the Da River drying up, exposing the Trung Ha bridge pier (located on National Highway 32, connecting Ba Vi district, Hanoi with Tam Nong district, Phu Tho province) with exposed steel and many broken concrete blocks on the bridge pier.

At both ends of Trung Ha bridge, signs are posted prohibiting trucks with 3 axles or more and passenger vans with more than 29 seats from crossing the bridge.

The Da River is running dry, causing the Trung Ha Bridge piers to have exposed "legs" (Photo: Hung Ngo).

According to information from the Department of Transport of Phu Tho province, Trung Ha bridge is under repair due to erosion.

From December 28, 2023, the Phu Tho Department of Transport has installed warning signs of danger, speed limits, and vehicle weights crossing the bridge. This was done after receiving comments from the Vietnam Road Administration ( Ministry of Transport ) on guard duty, traffic regulation, and emergency repair procedures for Trung Ha Bridge (Km64+639, National Highway 32, Phu Tho Province).

In addition to trucks (3 axles or more) and passenger cars with more than 29 seats being prohibited from crossing the bridge, other vehicles are allowed to circulate normally.

Many concrete slabs on Trung Ha bridge pillars are cracked (Photo: Hung Ngo).

During the ban, trucks (3 axles or more) and passenger vans with more than 29 seats from Phu Tho province to Hanoi and vice versa will travel along the following 3 routes:

First direction : Go to Km76+500 National Highway 32 in Van Xuan commune, Tam Nong district, then cross Phong Chau bridge, follow National Highway 32C avoiding Viet Tri city to Van Lang bridge, cross the bridge for 7.5km to meet National Highway 32 at Km59+500 Ba Vi district, Hanoi and vice versa.

Second direction : Go to Km69+00 National Highway 32 in Dan Quyen commune, Tam Nong district, turn right onto provincial road 317G, continue to Km17+400 provincial road 317G (Dong Trung commune, Thanh Thuy district), turn left onto provincial road 317E to Dong Quang bridge, go over Dong Quang bridge to Ba Vi district, Hanoi and vice versa.

Third direction: Vehicles traveling from Hanoi to Phu Tho province and vice versa can follow the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway or National Highway 2.

The Phu Tho Provincial Department of Transport has put up signs prohibiting trucks with three axles or more and 29-seat passenger vans from crossing Trung Ha Bridge. The eroded bridge is being repaired (Photo: Hung Ngo).

The ban on vehicles and traffic diversion will be implemented until the repair of Trung Ha bridge is completed. Phu Tho Department of Transport has not commented on the damage to Trung Ha bridge.

Trung Ha Bridge has been in operation for 22 years.

Trung Ha Bridge has a concrete structure spanning the lower Da River; the investor is the Thang Long Project Management Board, under the Ministry of Transport.

The bridge began construction in November 1999 and was inaugurated in April 2002.

The bridge is 743.6 m long, has 14 spans, 11 m wide, and is made of permanent prestressed reinforced concrete; the clear span is 90 m wide and 7 m high.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/xon-xao-hinh-anh-tru-cau-trung-ha-noi-ha-noi-phu-tho-tro-sat-thep-20240105152444321.htm