Repair project on cable stayed bridge “Binh bridge” damaged by ship collision in Vietnam

ABSTRACT: Binh bridge, located in Haiphong city, Vietnam, a 3-span cable-stayed bridge with composite girders and a center span of 260 m, was opened to traffic in 2005 (Construction Report for “Binh bridge” in Vietnam). In 2010, 3 ships swept upstream by a typhoon collided with the bridge, resulting in serious damage to the edge girder and several cables. Repair and rehabilitation works on the bridge were awarded to IHI Infrastructure Asia Co., Ltd.