Vy Da bridge unfinished, steel exposed to rain and sun after contractor's contract was terminated
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HUE - The current state of Vy Da bridge has become messy, many items are unfinished, and the construction site has been silent for a long time, affecting traffic and urban aesthetics.
After many years of unfinished construction, the Vy Da bridge expansion site in Hue City is still in a state of silence, with no workers or machinery operating after the contractor's construction contract was terminated.Currently, the project has only completed a small part of the volume. On the construction site, only a few bridge piers have been built, and some sections have been girded and concreted.Many items are still unfinished, steel is exposed, and construction materials are piled up everywhere.The construction area has become messy, posing a risk of unsafety and affecting urban aesthetics.Not only Vy Da bridge, the bridge across the Nhu Y River and the 100m road connecting area A - B of An Van Duong urban area are also in a state of "shelved" even though they are almost completed.In April 2026, the Project Management Board of the Urban Development Program type II - Thua Thien Hue component project issued a decision to terminate the contract with Hoa Binh Joint Stock Company 479 (construction unit) due to progress violations. Previously, the Project Management Board had continuously issued 12 documents reminding and requesting to accelerate progress along with 4 documents warning of serious contract violations. However, the contractor could not overcome the delay situation.The contractor's prolonged delay in progress and now being fired has forced people to continue moving on the old, narrow and degraded bridge.Regarding the plan in the coming time, representatives of the Department of Finance of Hue City said that relevant units are completing dossiers to re-organize bidding for package No. 28 (including Vy Da bridge and the bridge over the Nhu Y river and the 100m road connecting zone A - B of An Van Duong urban area). It is expected that the selection of new contractors will be implemented in June 2026.The locality sets a target to complete the entire project by 2027.Overview of Vy Da bridge connecting Pham Van Dong street and Ba Trieu street being expanded. When completed, the bridge will help reduce traffic pressure, creating motivation for development towards the eastern area of the city.
The project to upgrade and expand Vy Da bridge, the bridge over the Nhu Y River and the 100m road connecting Zone A and B of An Van Duong urban area (package 28) has a total contract value of over 114 billion VND, under the Program for developing type II urban areas (green cities) in Hue City, with a total investment of over 2,200 billion VND from foreign loans and local counterpart funds.
Package 28 was started in July 2021 and is expected to be completed in June 2024. Although it has been extended until the end of 2025, it has not been completed yet, affecting the overall progress of the entire project as well as urban aesthetics and community life.
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Phu Tho - According to a report by the Phu Tho Regional Project Management Board, the project has handed over the site and started construction of 1.8km.
Vy Da bridge, belonging to a type II urban development project in Hue City, has not been completed after nearly 5 years of construction, the volume has only reached about 67%, causing the contractor to be fined more than 1.5 billion VND for violating the progress.
