Nearly 4,000 bridges will be built in remote areas of Viet Nam during the second phase of the Nhip cau yeu thuong (Spans of Love) humanitarian programme in 2015-2020. Nguyen Dinh Dai, deputy director of the Lang Son Department of Transport, said that the province used to have nine suspension bridges, but most of the bridges were downgraded. In the first phase 2014-15, a total of 186 suspension bridges were built in 28 mountainous provinces in northern, central and Central Highlands areas. A suspension bridge in Muong Phang Commune of Dien Bien District in northern Dien Bien Province facilitates local travel. - Photo: VNSUnder the programme, a total of 3,959 bridges, including many suspension bridges, will be built in more than 5,200 communes in 450 districts of 50 provinces and cities with ethnic minorities.

Source: VietNamNet News July 07, 2016 07:18 UTC