Temporary opening of Dong Cao bridge in the road project of over 5,000 billion in Nam Dinh

Dong Cao Bridge across Dao River, connecting Nghia Hung and Y Yen districts of Nam Dinh province, was put into temporary operation from January 15.

Today (January 15), the Dong Cao approach road and bridge over Dao River, connecting Nghia Hung and Y Yen districts of Nam Dinh province, was put into temporary operation until the official handover date, to serve the travel needs of people, meeting the Lunar New Year 2025 in time.

This project belongs to the investment project to build a development axis connecting the Nam Dinh province's marine economic zone with the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh expressway (phase 2) with a total length of about 46km; the total investment is 5,326.5 billion VND from the central budget, provincial budget and other capital sources.

Dong Cao Bridge over Dao River is a project from Cao Bo intersection to Thinh Long Bridge, replacing the old Dong Cao ferry, which started construction in August 2022. The bridge is 761.8m long, 12m wide, and consists of 17 spans (3 main spans of continuous box girders and 14 superT girder approach spans).

The traffic safety auxiliary items have now been completed. Vehicles can now move across the bridge smoothly.

Stopping her car to record a video to send to her relatives, Ms. Pham Thi Thuan (44 years old, living in Nghia Hung district) shared: “We have been waiting for this bridge for a long time. Before, to go to Y Yen district on the other side of the river, we had to take a ferry, which was very inconvenient, especially during the rainy season. Now that the bridge is open to traffic, traveling will be much easier for everyone.”

While the bridge is temporarily open to traffic, the Dong Cao ferry is still operating to prevent problems. However, according to observations, there are quite a few passengers using the service.

The leader of Nam Dinh Provincial People's Committee said that Dong Cao Bridge and the development axis connecting Nam Dinh's marine economic zone with Cau Gie - Ninh Binh Expressway, when completed, will contribute to completing the road traffic network according to Nam Dinh's transport development plan; opening up space for urban and industrial development; helping to improve connectivity, especially Nam Dinh's marine economic zone connecting with the national arterial traffic route North - South Expressway. Creating a premise to promote the effective exploitation and use of marine and coastal resources, attracting investment, creating jobs and developing tourism, contributing to promoting local socio-economic development.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thong-xe-tam-cau-dong-cao-trong-du-an-duong-hon-5-000-ty-o-nam-dinh-2363521.html