In the solitude of the Duc Pho mountains in the middle of the night, echoing the sound of the engine, the sound of the dump truck. Closer, a few hundred meters away, I saw a bright high-pressure lamp. The night shift on the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon construction site was bustling with the whole area.
The Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon project is 88km long, divided into three construction and installation packages by DEOCA Group as the consortium leader. The consortium's representative said the whole route has mobilized 35 construction teams with more than 1,800 employees and 686 machinery and equipment. The goal is to disburse 4,000 billion VND for the project this year.
At 9 pm at the North Gate of Tunnel No. 1, dump trucks follow each other in and out to transport soil and stones from the roof of the left tunnel. On the right side of the tunnel, a construction team is being pumped with anchor mortar to create an umbrella. A drill is also ready to proceed to the subsequent tunnel mirror drilling.
Tunnel No. 1 is 610m long and one of three tunnels through the mountains on the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon expressway. About a month ago, Tunnel No. 1 opened the tunnel entrance to dig tunnel mirrors. The progress so far has reached about 20m.
On the left side of the tunnel, the excavator excavates the volume of soil and rock, digging the roof. It is expected that at the beginning of August, the north gate of the left tunnel will be opened, and construction works on the south entrance of both tunnel branches are also being carried out simultaneously.
Workers are welding and processing anchor warheads to create umbrellas for tunnel door reinforcement.
The 3rd shift construction team in the North of Tunnel 1 arranged about 30 personnel and dozens of vehicles, machines, and equipment. Machines hardly rest. Workers and engineers rotate work on 24/24.
Mr. Nguyen Duy Song - Head of the Tunnel No. 1 Command, shared dividing the crew to make the most of the time is the best option. The workers also put in their best because, in addition to hard work, changes in the body's circadian rhythm make it difficult for many people to adapt. Many workers shared that when changing shifts from day to night, they could not sleep because their bodies had not adapted.
Tunnel No. 2 and Tunnel No. 3 are arranged for construction on 24/24.
Tunnel No. 2 is 700m long at the route Km57 of the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon expressway. The project's Executive Board is working on a plan to increase the excavation teams and enhance the excavation method to speed up the progress. The goal is to open Tunnel No. 2 by the end of 2023. Utilize the tunnel to make a service road to shorten the time and costs for transferring people, machinery, equipment, and materials between Tunnel No. 1, Tunnel No. 3, and other items.
Both the tunnel items and the path are also being promoted for night shift construction. Unlike the building tunnel inside limits the influence of the weather, the progress of the path will be significantly affected by the weather.
Contractors are speeding up to make up for the upcoming stormy season.
In the Song Ve bridge category, piers T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9 have completed the bored pile. The commander of this bridge section said that the unit is rushing to complete the submerged pile part because flood water floods the construction site when the rainy season comes.
Vehicles and machines work non-stop
BY LAM TRA
