Thu Thiem 2 Bridge to be built in HCMC

November 08, 2012 | 09:32

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Work on a new bridge, Thu Thiem 2, will begin in Ho Chi Minh City next year at a cost of about VND2.3 trillion ($110.3 million) to link District 1 to District 2.

The bridge will be 852.5 meter long and 19.3 meter wide and will have four lanes for vehicles, a 2-meter-long divider for landscaping, and pedestrian lanes on both sides, said the Vietnam Construction and Import – Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), the project’s investor.

Running from Ton Duc Thang Street in District 1, the bridge will cross the river and end in the Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2.

The project will be implemented through the build-transfer (BT) model in 2013 and is expected to be completed in 2015.

The HCMC People’s Committee has assigned Vinaconex to study and improve the traffic situation in the axes such as the Ton Duc Thang-Nguyen Huu Canh-Le Thanh Ton route, the Ton Duc Thanh-Le Duan route, and the Ton Duc Thang-Dinh Tien Hoang-Nguyen Thi Minh Khai route.

City authorities have approved a dragon-shaped design for the bridge, with the head of the ‘dragon’ located in District 2 and its tail seen in District 1.

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