Bai Chay bridge gets final link
The construction of the bridge started on May 2003 by the Japan's joint partners Shimizu-Sumitomo-Mitsui and the Transport Ministry's Project Management Unit No.18. It is expected to be completed on September 2, 2006.
The finance for the bridge worth 2.1 trillion VND (134 billion USD) primarily came from the Japanese official development assistance loans.
The main bridge will be 903m long and 25.3m wide, with a clearance height of 50m, allowing 50,000-tonne vessels to pass through.
Spanning the Cua Luc Straits in Ha Long City and connecting Bai Chay with Hon Gai, once operational, the bridge will facilitate traffic on National Highway No. 18, which links Ha Long City and Ha Noi, and is expected to boost the economy of not only Quang Ninh but also the northern port city of Hai Phong and Ha Noi.
Bai Chay is the third largest pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed bridge in the country, following the My Thuan bridge in the south and the Binh bridge in Hai Phong.(VNA)
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