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Viet Tri- Ba Vi bridge on Red River has last sections joined

The final segments of a bridge over the Red River connecting Viet Tri city of the northern province of Phu Tho with Hanoi’s Ba Vi district were joined on June 26, after three years of construction.
Viet Tri- Ba Vi bridge on Red River has last sections joined ảnh 1The Viet Tri- Ba Vi bridge on Red River (Photo: VNA)

Phu Tho (VNA) – The final segmentsof a bridge over the Red River connecting Viet Tri city of the northernprovince of Phu Tho with Hanoi’s Ba Vi district were joined on June 26, afterthree years of construction.

Invested by the Phu My Group at aninvestment of more than 1.46 trillion VND (63.64 million USD), the bridge wasbuilt under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract. The time of payback isexpected to be about 20 years.

The main bridge spans about 1.55 kilometres,plus 7.54km of approach road on the Hanoi side and 0.26km on the Phu Tho side,linking the National Road 32 in Hanoi with the National Road 32C in Phu Thoprovince.

It is set to allow vehicles in late Augustand be put into commercial operation in October. A toll station will be locatedat Phu Cuong commune of Ba Vi district, with the fee starting from 35,000 VNDper car.

Upon its completion, the bridge is expectedto enhance connection of Hanoi with Phu Tho province and the north westernregion, creating synchronous traffic infrastructure in the area.

Hanoi plans to build 14 bridges crossingthe Red and Duong Rivers in the city by 2030, according to the municipalDepartment of Planning and Investment.-VNA

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