On the morning of October 18, the main span of a pedestrian bridge over the Saigon River, weighing more than 3,400 tonnes, was towed through the waters off Vung Tau toward central Ho Chi Minh City. Local residents watched and filmed the operation.
The steel arch and support-frame assembly left Ganh Rai Bay at 7 a.m. on October 18. Several tugboats pulled it.
The pedestrian bridge has a total cost of nearly VND 1 trillion. Nutifood is providing all of the funding.
Vietnamese company Dai Dung is building the bridge's main steel-arch span.
The tug convoy carrying the structure, weighing more than 3,400 tonnes, moved through the waters off Vung Tau on the morning of October 18.
Residents and tourists on Vung Tau beach could watch the convoy.
Young people photographed the tugboats carrying the steel span, which weighs more than 3,400 tonnes, through the waters off Vung Tau.
Couples also took photos as the structure passed through the waters off Vung Tau on October 18.
Residents posed for photos with the main span as it was towed through Ganh Rai Bay. The span could be seen from Lon Mountain near Quan Am Pagoda.
Earlier, during the night of October 15, the 187-meter-long, 3,400-tonne steel arch, shaped like a nipa palm leaf, was launched at Dong Xuyen Port.
At 5 a.m., the steel arch and support-frame assembly began its tow toward central Ho Chi Minh City.
The main span is scheduled to be joined to the rest of the bridge on October 21. The bridge will connect central Ho Chi Minh City with Thu Thiem. Its design is inspired by the shape of a nipa palm leaf.
A graphic shows the towing route of the pedestrian bridge's steel arch and support-frame assembly across the Saigon River.
Sources: Dân Trí
