According to the Ministry of Construction, the construction of the Nant Salein Creek Bridge in Hkamti Township, Sagaing Region, is underway as the bridge is now 98% complete.
The
project for the bridge construction was approved by the Ministry of
Construction.
Crossing
over Nant Salein Creek, the bridge is being built near the 24/4 mile of
Hkamti-Sinthe-Lahe Road at an estimated cost of K1,600 million.
Skilful
engineers and labour from the Construction Special Task Force (1) and Bridge
Task Force (2) of Bridge Department, Ministry of Construction is taking in the
bridge construction project.
The
old cable-stayed bridge is now old, and thus, the load capacity of the bridge
is reduced to 13 tonnes due to the reduced load capacity of the bridge,
officials said.
The
new Nant Salein Creek Bridge is being built next to the old cable-stayed
bridge, according to the Bridge Task Force (2).
The
total length of the new bridge is 330.45 feet and the width of the bridge is
30.5 feet. The bridge has a width of 143 feet and a height of three feet with a
load capacity of 60 tonnes.
The
foundations of the bridge are made of Caisson Well Foundation with a diameter
of 2.75 metres.
The
hull of the bridge is made of reinforced concrete piers and the upper body is
made of reinforced concrete and steel mesh.
It
was also constructed with a reinforced concrete floor with a 27.5 feet wide
driveway.
The
bridge span is 100.72 metres long and consists of two 20-metre-wide spans, one
15-metre-wide span and one 45.72-metre-wide span respectively.
The
construction of the Nant Salein Creek Bridge began on 7 April 2019.
Once
completed, the Nant Salein Creek Bridge will be a major bridge on the
Hkamti-Sinthe-Lahe Road, which connects Hkamti to the Naga areas of Lahe and
Nangyun.
According
to the Ministry of Construction, the bridge will bring better transportation to
Hkamti town via Thekkekyin-Phaungpyin-Homalin-Hkamti road and YeU-Kalewa road
and to Mandalay Region via Taze and Monywa.
There
will also be easy access to Magway Region from Kalewa to Kalay-Kalewa Road and
Gangaw-Kalay Road, officials added.
Pwint
Thitsar/ GNLM
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