China-Laos railway completes both cross-Mekong River bridges’ beam installation
The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), a joint venture based in Lao capital Vientiane in charge of the construction and operation of the railway, told Xinhua on Thursday that, all its beams of the two cross-Mekong River bridges have been installed.
With the last 24-meter prestressed T-beam steadily settling down on the piers of the Ban Ladhan Mekong River Super Major Bridge, some 230 km north of Lao capital Vientiane last Friday, the task of beam setting on both cross-Mekong River super major bridges along the China-Laos Railway, undertaken by China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8) has been successfully completed.
The China-Laos Railway crosses the Mekong River twice to the north of the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, some 230 km north of capital Vientiane.
The continuous beam of the Luang Prabang bridge was closed on July 28, 2019, while its T-beam installation was completed on April 23, 2020, and the Bang Ladhan Mekong bridge closed its continuous beam on April 1.
The Ban Ladhan bridge, with 1,652 meters in length, has 45 spans connecting two platforms and 44 piers. All the main piers, with the highest up to 57.5 meters, are located in the middle of the Mekong River along the China-Laos Railway.
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