On the morning of October 14, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the Department of Transport of Nam Dinh province said that at around 7:30 this morning (October 14), Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge officially opened to traffic and resumed operations.
Previously, Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge was affected by floods and broke on September 11. After more than a month, the pontoon bridge was salvaged, urgently replaced, and many items were repaired.
Excited to travel across the pontoon bridge on the day it reopened, Ms. Tran Thi Ngat (Ninh Cuong town, Truc Ninh district) shared: "For the past month, I have been looking forward to the day the pontoon bridge will be operational again. My house is in Ninh Cuong town but I work at a company in Nghia Thai, so every day I travel across the Ninh Co river to get to work. With the pontoon bridge open, I don't have to spend money on a ferry and wait for a long time anymore."
Ninh Cuong pontoon bridge has been in operation for nearly 25 years, with about 9,000 vehicles passing through each day. The bridge is 297m long, 8.4m wide and 3.5m wide. Vehicles passing through the pontoon bridge are only allowed to have a maximum load of 10 tons and a height of less than 3.5m.
The pontoon bridge is designed as a barge and connects the beams together and then ties them with large steel wires, chains, etc. There are a total of 8 pontoons connected together. Every day, the pontoon bridge is pulled out by a canoe to open the waterway for ships and boats to travel at the prescribed hours from 9:00 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 16:00. After that, the pontoon bridge is pulled back by the canoe to connect for the other means of transport.
