Why does Chuong Duong bridge still prohibit cars with more than 9 seats?

TPO - The Hanoi Department of Transport has a plan to organize traffic by partially lifting the "ban" on commercial cars with more than 9 seats crossing Chuong Duong Bridge. However, from today (January 15), only passenger cars carrying students are allowed to pass, commercial cars with more than 9 seats and trucks over 0.5 tons are still banned.

01/15/2025 | 13:54

TPO - The Hanoi Department of Transport has a plan to organize traffic by partially lifting the "ban" on commercial cars with more than 9 seats crossing Chuong Duong Bridge. However, from today (January 15), only passenger cars carrying students are allowed to pass, commercial cars with more than 9 seats and trucks over 0.5 tons are still banned.

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From 6am this morning (January 15), Traffic Police and Traffic Inspectors will regulate and guide vehicles passing through Chuong Duong Bridge according to a new plan, in which only cars, motorbikes and cars carrying students are allowed to circulate, passenger cars with more than 9 seats and trucks over 0.5 tons are prohibited.

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A representative of the Hanoi Department of Transport said that the reason for extending the above "ban" (which has been implemented since September) is to reduce vehicle density and reduce congestion on Chuong Duong Bridge.

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The continued ban is also to reduce the deterioration of the bridge infrastructure that has been built and operated for 40 years. It is known that many items including steel beams, bridge railings, and bridge decks are damaged on a large scale.

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Traffic police are on duty at both ends of the bridge to direct traffic and prevent trucks and passenger buses from going onto the bridge.

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Among passenger vehicles, only buses and school buses are allowed to travel across the bridge.

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According to the assessment of the Hanoi Department of Transport, Chuong Duong bridge is carrying traffic many times higher than the bridge's design.

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To ensure traffic and limit the deterioration of Chuong Duong Bridge, along with the plan to organize and readjust traffic, the Hanoi Department of Transport also said that it is assigning the Traffic Infrastructure Maintenance Board to conduct load-bearing capacity inspection and develop a plan to repair and maintain the bridge in 2025.