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Southeast Asia’s longest cross-sea bridge close to completion

Tan Vu-Lach Huyen bridge, the to-be longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia, will undergo a test run to check loading capacity on May 14.
Southeast Asia’s longest cross-sea bridge close to completion ảnh 1Tan Vu - Lach Huyen Bridge (Photo: Ministry of Transport)

Hanoi (VNA) – Tan Vu-Lach Huyen bridge, the to-belongest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia, will undergo a test run to checkloading capacity on May 14.

The 5.4km-long bridge is part of the Tan Vu-Lach HuyenHighway project, which connects developing areas in the east of Hai Phong withLach Huyen Port in the island district of Cat Hai and the Hanoi – Hai Phonghighway.

The management board said 99.8 percent of the workload hasbeen completed on the bridge section built by Japan-based Sumitomo MitsuiConstruction Co., Ltd and Vietnamese Civil Engineering Construction CorporationNo.4 (Cienco 4).

Once the bridge becomes operational, traveling from HaiPhong city to Cat Hai island will take about five minutes, compared to hours onferries.

The Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Highway project has a total investmentof almost 11.85 trillion VND (525.3 million USD), of which the majority wasfunded by the Japanese official development assistance. Its construction began inMay 2014 and is scheduled to finish in May this year.

The project is expected to form a complete transport networkfacilitating the transportation to Lach Huyen International Port, therebyattracting investment to Hai Phong. - VNA
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