Work started on November 22 on the construction of a bridge spanningover the Bac Luan river which will connect Mong Cai in northern coastalQuang Ninh province with Dongxing in China’s Guangxi province.
The building of the Bac Luan bridge II was studied in 2006 under thePrime Minister’s instructions. Accordingly, Quang Ninh was assigned tocooperate with relevant agencies to work with the Chinese side toimplement the project in line with current regulations.
InMarch 2012, an agreement on the construction of the bridge was inked byVietnam and China, defining that the construction must not change theriver flow, river-bed and the shared border and will be undertaken byboth sides. Once completed, the bridge is a mutually owned facility.
Up to now, the two sides have completed the bridge designing and assessment, meeting mutual technical requirements.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Vice Chairman of the QuangNinh provincial People’s Committee Le Quang Tung asked agencies andcontractors involved to closely coordinate with a view to implementingthe project on schedule with required quality.
Together withthe future Ha Long-Mong Cai expressway, the Bac Luan bridge II, withVietnam’s total investment of over 336 billion VND (16 million USD),plays an extremely important role in transportation and trade exchangebetween two localities and two countries.
In addition, the bridge serves as a gateway for ASEAN and China.-VNA
The building of the Bac Luan bridge II was studied in 2006 under thePrime Minister’s instructions. Accordingly, Quang Ninh was assigned tocooperate with relevant agencies to work with the Chinese side toimplement the project in line with current regulations.
InMarch 2012, an agreement on the construction of the bridge was inked byVietnam and China, defining that the construction must not change theriver flow, river-bed and the shared border and will be undertaken byboth sides. Once completed, the bridge is a mutually owned facility.
Up to now, the two sides have completed the bridge designing and assessment, meeting mutual technical requirements.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Vice Chairman of the QuangNinh provincial People’s Committee Le Quang Tung asked agencies andcontractors involved to closely coordinate with a view to implementingthe project on schedule with required quality.
Together withthe future Ha Long-Mong Cai expressway, the Bac Luan bridge II, withVietnam’s total investment of over 336 billion VND (16 million USD),plays an extremely important role in transportation and trade exchangebetween two localities and two countries.
In addition, the bridge serves as a gateway for ASEAN and China.-VNA
