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Ham Luong bridge opens in Ben Tre

The soft opening of the Ham Luong bridge in the southern province of Ben Tre was held on January 17, three months ahead of schedule.
The soft opening of the Ham Luongbridge in the southern province of Ben Tre was held on January 17,three months ahead of schedule.

Guests at theceremony included Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Ministerof Transport Ho Nghia Dung, as well as senior Party, governmental andlocal officials.

The bridge’s opening is intended to celebrate the 50 th victory of theDong Khoi (General Uprising) (Jan. 17) in Ben Tre province and themillennium anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.

The 1,280 m long bridge, which locates on National Highway 60, spansthe Ham Luong river to link Ben Tre’s city and four districts of Mo CayNam, Mo Cay Bac, Thanh Phu and Cho Lach.

Construction work began on April 1, 2007 with an investment of nearly 787 billion VND from the government budget.

The Ham Luong bridge is expected to open to traffic on the occasion of35 th anniversary of the Liberation of the Southern Region and NationalReunification (April 30).

Once operational, the bridge will contribute to accelerating thesocio-economic development of not only Ben Tre province but also itsneighbouring province of Tra Vinh as the distance between the provinceand Ho Chi Minh City will be shorten by 60km along National Highway 60./.
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