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Russian experts agree to help repair the Thang Long Bridge, but why hasn’t it come true?
Mr. Nguyen Trung Sy, Director of Highway Construction Management Department (Vietnam Highway Directorate) said that in 1972 the Thang Long Bridge was prepared for investment and in 1974 construction of this bridge started.
Initially, China helped Vietnam build, but in 1977, China cut off its aid and withdrew all the experts at home. “The Thang Long Bridge was designed with 14 piers between the Red River, but at that time, China only made 7-8 piers, then stopped …” Sy said.
In 1985, the Soviet Union helped Vietnam build further, and the bridge was completed on May 9, 1985 under the Soviet Union’s non-reimbursable aid program. All Thang Long Bridge steel stages are expertly designed, fabricated and shipped for installation.
Because the Soviet Union (now Russia) helped Vietnam build a later stage, when the bridge surface deteriorated, we would get in touch and invite Russia to help. Two years ago, they were able to connect with Maria Sakharova, the former owner of the technology to make the Thang Long Bridge, to support and help. However, due to her old age, she sent Mr. Kazaryan, CEO of a Russian construction company, to conduct a survey and provide support.
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| Thang Long Bridge in a repair. |
This man went from Russia to Vietnam to meet and exchange with the leaders of the Ministry of Transport and the Directorate of Roads. However, you asked to pay 7% of the total value of the repair (about VND 14 billion) and you have to transfer money up front.
Because Vietnamese law cannot transfer money in advance, even though it was negotiated to come and go, in the end, Russia’s involvement in the repair of the Thang Long Bridge failed.
In July 2019, through diplomatic channels, the Russian Ministry of Economy responded that the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Commerce on the Russian side had withdrawn the Thang Long Bridge repair from the list of cooperation between the two governments.
Regarding the information of the Thang Long Bridge that was invited by American companies to repair according to American technology, Mr. Sy stated that in fact there are some American companies that come to offer, but through contact, only offer glue. clinging to the road surface, it is not reliable enough, so the Ministry of Transport and the Directorate of Roads cannot cooperate.
The project has no extraneous elements
Mr. Sy said that the Thang Long Bridge repair project is part of the overall planning program of the Ministry of Transport. In October 2019, the project obtained the investment license.
Bridge construction work from preparation, research and implementation is 100% Vietnamese engineers.
Due to the important nature of the project, the Ministry of Transport has established a Steering Committee to repair the surface of the Thang Long Bridge, which now consists of 17 members headed by Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho.
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| The reason why Russia could not be asked to repair the Thang Long Bridge is that they demanded payment in advance. |
Among these 17 people, there is 1 Vietnamese professor with Austrian nationality, Mr. Nguyen Viet Tue, who has a lot of experience in superfunctional concrete to help advise the Road Directorate of Vietnam in the implementation of the project.
To build the Thang Long Bridge project, the contractor has to purchase construction equipment and machinery. In which, the project contractor purchased a wet mixed concrete spreader from China.
According to the equipment purchase contract, there will be 2 technicians to operate and transfer the contractor workers.
“I claim that the Thang Long Bridge repair project has no Chinese factors.
Currently, the construction elements on the site are being implemented simultaneously, the preparation for the construction of UHPC concrete is still carried out according to the expected progress, and the input of technicians does not affect the progress. implementation of the project, “said Mr. Sy.
Based on progress at the end of September, this will pour the first batch of concrete onto the bridge’s surface and the entire project will be completed as scheduled for the end of this year.
The entire process of research and proposal of construction repair and execution solutions is carried out by local consultants and construction contractors with the technical assistance of the main experts in the structural field. national materials, do not receive technology transfer from any country.
For project building materials, mainly domestic materials, spreader, concrete compactor, the contractor may have to import from Korea, Japan, China, Europe … or can manufacture by himself.
The work of raking, cleaning the old bridge surface coating, building the adhesion layer and the polymer concrete mat is done by engineers, technicians and workers from Phuong Thanh Company.
Fix the surface of Thang Long Bridge without Chinese experts
Representatives of the Vietnam General Department of Roads affirmed that we can master the completely self-build Thang Long Bridge surface repair technology regardless of Chinese experts.
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