Thanh Hoa inspects 'rotten suspension bridge, many people push their bikes for fear of falling into the river'

The Office of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province has just issued a document assigning relevant units to inspect, verify, and handle the information that "the suspension bridge is rotten, many people push their vehicles across for fear of falling into the river".

Thanh Hoa province has just issued a document assigning the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district, the Department of Transport, and the Department of Finance to inspect and verify the content reported by VietNamNet newspaper regarding the dilapidated suspension bridge in Lang Chanh district, where many people push their motorbikes across for fear of falling into the river.

Ben Lam suspension bridge is seriously degraded. Photo: Le Duong

According to the dispatch, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Mai Xuan Liem directed relevant units to promptly inspect, verify and clarify the content reported by VietNamNet newspaper in order to promptly take measures to handle the situation and report the results before December 26.

Previously, as reported, Ben Lam suspension bridge across Am river connecting Giao An and Giao Thien communes (Lang Chanh district, Thanh Hoa) was built in 2008. This is a cable-stayed bridge, iron frame, wooden plank surface with a length of more than 100m, 2.2m wide.

Currently, the bridge is seriously degraded, the wooden surface of the bridge is rotten; the pillars, barriers, and braces are damaged... causing the bridge surface to shake violently when people and vehicles pass by, posing a potential safety risk.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thanh-hoa-kiem-tra-cau-treo-muc-nat-nhieu-nguoi-dat-xe-do-so-roi-xuong-song-2346511.html