Ba Ria – Vung Tau: Inauguration of Cha Va Bridge
(VOV) – This is the longest bridge in the South-East region with a length of 1,152 m, comprising 17 spans, including 7 main spans and 10 approach spans.
On 12 November, the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Provincial People’s Committee organised a ceremony to review 20 years of operations of the transport sector and inaugurate the Cha Va Bridge connecting Go Gang with Long Son, Vung Tau City. Deputy Prime Minister Hoàng Trung Hải together with representatives of central and local ministries and agencies and many Long Son residents attended the ceremony.
Over the past 20 years, the transport infrastructure system in the province has been widely invested and developed, with a total road length of 3,670 km, including more than 133 km of national highways and more than 2,530 km of inter-district, inter-commune and dedicated roads. Public passenger transport has been developed through socialisation, meeting people’s needs and serving the tourism industry well. The seaport system has been strongly invested, becoming a breakthrough spearhead in the province’s economic development.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoàng Trung Hải praised the outstanding achievements of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province in 20 years of efforts to build the transport infrastructure system; he expressed the hope that in the coming time Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province would continue to be a dynamic nucleus of the Southern key economic region, particularly as a centre for ports and port logistics services.
Immediately afterwards, delegates witnessed the inauguration of the Cha Va Bridge connecting Go Gang Island with Long Son.
The Cha Va Bridge is part of the Road and Bridge Project from Go Gang Island to Long Son Island, Vung Tau City, invested by the Department of Transport and constructed by Bridge Joint Stock Company 12 under the Ministry of Transport. This is the longest bridge in the South-East region with a length of 1,152 m, comprising 17 spans, including 7 main spans and 10 approach spans. The total investment capital for the project is VND 850 billion. Construction commenced in early June 2009 and, after 27 months of construction, the work has been completed, 60 days ahead of schedule.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoàng Trung Hải emphasised that this bridge, which applies modern technology and has high aesthetic value, demonstrates the maturity of the workforce in the transport sector of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province. The Cha Va Bridge plays an extremely important role in the socio-economic development of the province.
The completion and commissioning of the bridge will make an important contribution to tapping the potential of Go Gang Island and preparing infrastructure for key projects in Long Son and Go Gang, including Vung Tau Airport, the concentrated seafood processing zone in Go Gang, the oil and gas industrial park and the Long Son refinery. Therefore, putting Cha Va Bridge into operation is not only of great significance for the locality but also for the national economy./.
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