Lo River Bridge has bare steel truss
As Lao Dong Newspaper has reported in many articles, after 10 years of use, the Lo River bridge in Doan Hung commune has now seen damage, the piles in pillar T3 have lost the protective concrete layer, exposing rusty steel Beds.
According to research, the Song Lo bridge project and the hardening of the left Lo dike have a total investment of 320 billion VND. Of which, the Song Lo bridge construction package is priced at 215 billion VND, Urban and Industrial Park Development Investment Joint Stock Company (UDIDECO) is the contractor for this bridge.
The Lo River Bridge began construction in 2010, and was officially inaugurated and put into use in 2015. The bridge is 517.8m long, the bridge surface is 7.5m wide, of which the traffic section is 6.5m long, the railings on each side are 0.5m wide.
The bridge consists of 9 spans, 8 pillars and 2 abutments, of which the main beams include 3 continuous beams made of prestressed reinforced concrete according to the balanced cantilever casting method; 6 approach spans made of prestressed reinforced concrete L-shaped beams.
Previously, through information from the press reflecting on the serious damage incident at the above construction, Major General Nguyen Minh Tuan - Director of Phu Tho Provincial Police directed the Investigation Police Agency to urgently investigate and collect relevant documents and evidence.
Based on the collected documents and evidence, on November 6, the Investigation Police Agency issued a Decision to prosecute the criminal case of "Violating construction regulations causing serious consequences" occurring at the Song Lo Bridge project from 2010 to 2015, according to Clause 3, Article 298 of the Penal Code.
The police will investigate and clarify the responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals, ensuring strict handling according to the law.
Tu My Bridge on National Highway 32C
Tu My bridge crosses the Bua river, located on National Highway 32C, the artery connecting Van Xuan commune with Dong Luong commune of Phu Tho province. After nearly 3 decades of serving the people (since 1996), this bridge has been degraded and weak, and in recent years it has been continuously banned for repair.
Specifically, from May 21, 2021, the Department of Transport (now the Department of Construction of Phu Tho province) has announced a ban on all vehicles with a total load of over 13 tons from traveling through the bridge because the bridge must be repaired. More than 3 months later, on August 31, the traffic diversion was announced to be extended until September 20, 2021.
Nearly a year later, on September 10, 2022, this bridge continued to ban the circulation of vehicles with a total load of 13 tons or more, the reason being to serve the repair work after a landslide occurred on the four hats, chest wall and both sides of the four hats of the M0 abutment. By October 28, 2022, traffic through Tu My bridge was restored.
On September 9, 2024, in Phu Tho province, Phong Chau bridge collapsed, the Department of Transport of Phu Tho province announced a ban on all vehicles traveling through Tu My bridge.
By January 21, 2025, passenger cars with 7 seats or less can travel across the bridge (up to now).
According to the reporter's records, the project to overcome the consequences of natural disasters and repair to ensure traffic in step 2 of Tu My bridge at Km26+500 National Highway 32C (total investment of 27 billion VND) is still under construction, trucks cannot circulate.
On the day of the Phong Chau bridge collapse (September 9, 2024), along with Tu My bridge, Trung Ha bridge on National Highway 32 ( north across the Da river connecting Phu Tho - Hanoi) also banned all vehicles from circulating. By November 29, 2024, after the bridge is repaired and reinforced, vehicles can move normally across this bridge.
Along with the above large bridges, on provincial roads there are many weak bridges that have had to limit their load in recent years.
Among them, it can be mentioned that some bridges have limited loads under 10 tons or 13 tons such as: Ngoc Dong Bridge on provincial road 313D (Km19+400 route), Den Bridge on provincial road 316 (Km14+570), Di Hau Bridge on provincial road 316M (Km5+230); Ke Bridge (Km1+534), Muoa Bridge (Km3+479), Que Bridge (Km4+793) on provincial road 319; Trang Bridge on provincial road 323 (Km15+960).
