Phuoc Khanh Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Phước Khánh), is a bridge being constructed that aims to cross over the Long Tau river, a distributary of the Saigon River in Vietnam.
Phước Khánh Bridge Cầu Phước Khánh | |
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 Phuoc Khanh Bridge in 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 10°39′47″N 106°47′42″E / 10.663°N 106.795°E |
| Crosses | Long Tau river |
| Locale | Dong Nai, Vietnam |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 3,186 metres (10,453 ft); 8,740 metres (28,675 ft) include approach ramps |
| Width | 21.75 metres (71 ft) |
| Height | 135 metres (443 ft) |
| Longest span | 300 metres (984 ft) |
| Clearance above | 55 metres (180 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | July 18, 2015[1] |
| Opened | 2025 (estimated)[2] |
| Location | |
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Description
editPlanning and Design
editPhuoc Khanh Bridge is being constructed as a cable-stayed road bridge and would be the third bridge of the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway project, itself part of the larger North–South Expressway West.[3] Phuoc Khanh Bridge would cross the Long Tau River, connecting Cần Giờ District with the Nhơn Trạch District, Dong Nai province. It would also serve as a link to the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway which would ultimately provide a Southeast Asian beltway that would go through Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vung Tau together.[4]
The bridge is designed to be 3,186 metres (10,453 ft) long and 21.75 metres (71 ft) wide.[5] When completed, Phuoc Khanh Bridge and Binh Khanh Bridge would be the two bridges with the highest clearance for boat traffic in Vietnam (55 meters).[6][7] It plans to allow for four lanes of traffic at an 80 kph speed limit.[8] The initial investment capital was US$162.3 million with an opening initially slated for 2019.[8]
Construction
editThe groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 18, 2015, with the presence and support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.[4] By 2018, the bridge was off schedule, with a 4.7 kilometer road that was meant to connect Phuoc Khanh and Binh Khanh bridges finished before the bridges themselves.[9] Financing issues were cited as causing delays for the bridge and the overall Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project in Vietnam.[10] After construction was halted in October 2019 on the Binh Khanh Bridge, officials sent inspectors in attempt to remove the financial and logistical obstacles delaying the Phuoc Khanh project.[11]
On February 21, 2021, an 8,000 ton container ship Phuc Khanh (Phúc Khánh)[12] had its engine stalled while in the Long Tau River and drifted freely until crashing into a crane on the construction site of the Phuoc Khanh bridge project.[13] This incident caused four containers to fall off the ship, and the collapse of construction-related scaffolding along the crane.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://vnexpress.net/xay-cau-cao-nhat-nuoc-noi-tp-hcm-va-dong-nai-3250544.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Toà n cảnh vụ tà u container Ä'âm gãy cẩu thi công cầu PhÆ°á»›c Khánh".
- ^ X.N. "VEC ký hợp đồng Gói thầu xây lắp J3 cầu Phước Khánh cao tốc Bến Lức - Long Thành". Bộ Giao thông Vận tải Việt Nam. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Vong, Mai (July 20, 2015). "Work begins on Vietnam's highest bridge in Ho Chi Minh City". Thanh Nien Daily. Retrieved November 9, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Work starts on cable-stayed bridge over Long Tau River". vietnamnews.vn. July 20, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Huy Thịnh (19 July 2015). "Lễ động thổ xây cầu Phước Khánh nối Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và tỉnh Đồng Nai". Tiền Phong. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Mai Vọng (8 May 2015). "Sắp xây cầu dây văng Bình Khánh nối Nhà Bè và Cần Giờ". Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Phuoc Khanh bridge to link southern region - Society". VietnamPlus. June 19, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Tran, Quynh (December 31, 2018). "Longest expressway in southern Vietnam nowhere near completion after 4 years". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Woof, MJ (March 5, 2020). "Vietnam highway construction project facing halt". World Highways. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Chính phủ yêu cầu thúc đẩy giải ngân cho dự án xây cầu Phước Khánh nối Cần Giờ với huyện Nhơn Trạch, Đồng Nai - DOSA Land". DOSA Land (in Vietnamese). July 22, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Phan Tư. "Toàn cảnh vụ tàu container đâm gãy cầu thi công cầu Phước Khánh". Báo Giao Thông. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Nguyễn Anh (21 February 2021). "Hiện trường tại nạn tàu khủng đâm công trình cầu Phước Khánh". Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ LDO. "Tàu hàng va cầu Phước Khánh: tàu chết máy thủy thủ thả neo nhưng không kịp". Lao Động. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved January 23, 2021.