Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has decided to supplement capital from the 2024 central budget reserve for the Ministry of Transport to implement the investment project to build the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C, Phu Tho province.

Specifically, an additional VND 800 billion from the central budget reserve in 2024 will be added to the Ministry of Transport to implement the project.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested that, based on the above allocated capital level, the Minister of Transport allocate capital for the project, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the State Budget Law and relevant legal provisions.

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Current status of Phong Chau bridge after collapse. Photo: Duc Hoang

The Minister of Transport needs to direct relevant agencies and units to urgently complete investment procedures and assign capital plans in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment and relevant specialized laws; be responsible for directing relevant agencies and units to use the allocated central budget reserve capital for 2024 to ensure efficiency, quality, and correct purposes and users...

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Minister of Transport to direct, inspect, and urge the acceleration of implementation progress, ensuring that the project is completed by December 31, 2025 at the latest; and take responsibility as the head for the results of capital disbursement and project progress.

In case of detecting allocation and use not for the right subjects as prescribed by the State Budget Law, or implementation not in accordance with the provisions of law, it is necessary to report to the Prime Minister to recover to the central budget and review the responsibilities of the heads, organizations and individuals involved.

The implementation and disbursement time of the 2024 central budget reserve capital will be supplemented no later than December 31, 2025 in accordance with legal regulations; in case of not fully using it, the remaining 2024 central budget reserve capital will be canceled.

According to a report from Phu Tho province, the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge is expected to be at the old Phong Chau bridge location (km18+300 National Highway 32C).

Regarding the design plan, the total length of the route is about 1,000m; of which the bridge is about 393m long; the approach and connection roads are about 600m long.

The bridge structure is made of reinforced concrete and prestressed reinforced concrete, constructed using the balanced cantilever method. The total width of the bridge is 21.5m, including 4 lanes for motor vehicles, 2 lanes for non-motor vehicles, a median strip, a safety strip and a bridge railing; span diagram (90+135+90)+(33+33)m.

The approach and connection roads are upgraded and expanded to the standard of a grade III plain road (design speed 80 km/h). The total estimated investment is about 865 billion VND.

Urgent construction of new Phong Chau bridge

Urgent construction of new Phong Chau bridge

From the fourth quarter of 2024 to the fourth quarter of 2025, the Thang Long Project Management Board (Ministry of Transport) will implement the project to build the new Phong Chau bridge with a total investment of about 800 billion VND.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha: Construction of the new Phong Chau bridge will begin in December 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha: Construction of the new Phong Chau bridge will begin in December 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested the Ministry of Transport and Phu Tho province to complete the foundation of the new Phong Chau bridge in April 2025, before the storm season begins, and then carry out other construction items to complete the entire project in 2025.