A new Ghenh rail bridge on the north-south rail line could be opened to traffic on June 28 instead of July 15 as earlier scheduled, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VRC) said on April 11.
A new Ghenh rail bridge on the north-south rail line could be opened to traffic on June 28 instead of July 15 as earlier scheduled, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VRC) said on April 11.
The new bridge in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province will replace the old Ghenh Bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a sand-transporting barge on March 20. The collapse resulted in all train services to and from HCMC being disrupted.
Doi Sy Hung, deputy general director of VRC, told a meeting with the Ministry of Transport in Dong Nai on April 11 that construction of the new rail bridge commenced on April 1. Besides, site clearance for the project has been completed and steel parts of the bridge are being produced at three facilities in Hue, Danang and HCMC.
The steel bridge has three spans, with each having a length of 75 meters, instead of four spans as planned earlier. The bridge will be seven meters above the surface water, three meters higher than the collapsed one, to allow bigger ships to travel underneath.
Hung said all the beams of the bridge would be finished on June 3 and other parts would be completed on June 10. The new bridge worth VND298.5 billion (US$13.4 million) will be put into use on June 28.
Currently, passengers travel by train from Saigon Railway Station to Song Than Railway Station in Binh Duong province before they are transferred to Bien Hoa Railway Station by bus to continue their journeys to the central and northern regions.
(Source:SGT)
