日本支援越南建造東南亞最長吊橋

A few weeks ago the NHK News on-line reported the following:

日本の支援で東南アジア最長つり橋

4月16日 0時15分

ベトナムで、日本の支援を受けて建設されていた東南アジアで最長となるつり橋型の鉄橋の工事が終了し、日本側の関係者は両国の友好の懸け橋になると期待しています。

この橋は、日本のＯＤＡ＝政府開発援助の円借款を活用して日本の大手企業２社が４年前から建設してきた「ニャッタン橋」です。
首都ハノイを流れる川に架かる橋で、長さは１５００メートル、つり橋型の斜張橋という構造の橋としては東南アジアで最長の橋となります。
工事の完了を祝って１５日開かれた式典で、グエン・ホン・チュオン交通運輸次官は「最も先進的な施工技術を導入して、かつ安全に作業が進められた」とあいさつし、日本の技術を評価しました。
この橋はハノイの国際空港と市中心部をつなぐ新たな幹線道路の一部ともなる計画で、橋が開通すれば、地元で問題となっている交通渋滞の緩和につながると期待されています。
ハノイには経済成長に伴って日系企業の工場も多く進出しており、日本側の関係者は物流の効率化につながるほか、両国の友好の懸け橋にもなると期待を示しました。
橋は道路部分の舗装や照明の設置などを行い、ことし１０月に開通する予定です。

(試譯文)

In Vietnam the construction of a suspension type iron bridge built with the support of Japan was completed and currently it served as the longest in Southeast Asia; the related Japanese party expected that it would become a bridge of friendship for both countries.

This bridge was the "Nhat Tan Bridge" which used the yen loan of ODA - Official Development Assistance of Japan and two major companies of Japan started building it four years ago.

The bridge was built over a river which flowed through capital Hanoi. The bridge was 1500 meters long, as a cable-stayed bridge and being a suspension bridge type its length was the longest in Southeast Asia.

A ceremony which celebrated the completion of construction was held on the 15^th (April). Nguyen Hong Nguyen Truong the traffic vice-minister in the greeting evaluated Japanese technology by saying that "advanced construction technology was introduced and work was done safely".

This bridge was scheduled to become part of the new trunk road that connected the international airport and the city center of Hanoi. When the bridge was opened for traffic, it was expected that this bridge would relieve the traffic congestion which was posing a problem locally.

In connection with economic growth, many Japanese companies’ factories had advanced to Hanoi. The related Japanese led to an increase in efficiency of the physical distribution and also indicated their expectation that the bridge could became a bridge of friendship for both countries.

On the bridge, the road portion construction and the lighting installation etc. were being carried out and it would be opened for traffic in October this year.

It seems that the co-operation between Vietnam and Japan is increasing.