The Da Nang Department of Transport is seeking the permission from the municipal government to carry out some activities at the Nguyen Van Troi pedestrian bridge spanning the Han River in a bid to meet the needs of tourists, Bui Hong Trung, the Acting Director of the Department announced on Tuesday.

The Da Nang Department of Transport is asking for the permission from the municipal government to raise and lower the middle span of the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge to serve tourism. Photo: THANH LAN

Accordingly, the middle span of the Nguyen Van Troi pedestrian bridge will be vertically raised and lowered on weekends and in major public holidays between 4:00pm to 6:00pm daily.

The performance of the bridge will be piloted in the first two weeks of June, 2022, which will serve as a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of the tourism exploitation activity by lifting and lowering bridge span as well as evaluating the coordination work among related units to ensure traffic order and safety.

In order to prevent the risk of trampling in a crowd and ensure the safety of the bridge, no more than 200 people will be allowed stand on a bridge span, whilst parades will be banned from organising on the bridge.

In addition, the Department is asking for permission from the municipal government to place rule boards at the two ends of the bridge for locals and visitors to know and follow.

Moreover, it is proposed that the municipal People's Committee direct the Department of Information and Communications to widely publicise the performance of the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge in the mass media.

Reporting by THANH LAN - Translating by M.DUNG