Hanoi pushes for rehabilitation of weak and temporary bridges
The city currently has 144 weak, temporary, and deteriorating residential bridges, posing significant unsafe traffic risks.
The Hanoi Times — The Hanoi People's Council plans to oversee the renovation, upgrading, and replacement of weak and temporary bridges across Hanoi in March and April 2025.
Long Bien Bridge during maintenance. Photo: Ngoc Bien/The Hanoi Times
The overhaul aims to assess the management and investment status of bridge projects, including weak and temporary bridges, related to the city's road network and transport infrastructure. It will clarify the achievements, challenges, and obstacles encountered in bridge rehabilitation, while identifying the causes and responsibilities of relevant agencies and entities.
Through this process, any violations or deficiencies will be promptly detected and recommendations will be made to the appropriate authorities to improve management in renovating, upgrading, and replacing weak and temporary bridges throughout the city.
The review period covers projects from January 1, 2021 through February 28, 2025. Supervision will be conducted primarily through reports from relevant agencies. Based on these reports, the team will conduct on-site inspections at selected agencies, units, and construction sites as proposed or in urgent cases. Cooperation with project investors and other stakeholders will be arranged as necessary.
Public concerns and constituent feedback will be solicited through available communication channels.
The oversight will focus on key areas such as management and execution of bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects, worker and traffic safety measures, environmental protection during construction, and adherence to project schedules and quality standards.
On-site inspections are scheduled for March and April 2025.
Statistics by the Hanoi Department of Construction showed that the city currently has 144 weak, temporary, and deteriorating bridges that have not been upgraded and pose significant unsafe risks. Of these, 55 bridges under the city's management are in urgent need of renovation and repair.
The department has categorized these bridges into three groups to create a prioritized investment plan. It has also confirmed that during the 2024-2025 period, priority will be given to addressing severely deteriorated bridges that pose immediate safety hazards.
The preparation phase for new bridges will take place from 2024 to 2025. From 2026 to 2030, projects will enter the implementation phase, including groundbreaking, construction, commissioning, and final project accounting.
