The design of the proposed cable-stayed bridge over the Soai Rap River in HCM City between Can Gio and Nha Be districts. — Photo courtesy of HCM City’s Department of Planning and Architecture) To cost an estimated 10 trillion VND (433 million USD), Can Gio Bridge over theSoai Rap River will link Nha Be and Can Gio districts.
In 2018, the Department of Planning and Architecture organised a contest toselect a design for it, and it chose a cable-stayed structure with four lanesrunning a total length of 3.4km.
Construction is scheduled to be completed no later than 2031, and the bridgewill replace the ferry, improving connectivity with Can Gio district helpingdevelop its coastal tourist site.
The 2,870ha Can Gio Tourism Urban Area is expected to create a breakthrough insocio-economic development for the coastal district.
For many years people have been demanding a bridge since the Cat Lai Ferry isbadly overloaded.
The ferry is a key link between HCM City and Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.
The next bridge, to cost 7.2 trillion VND (312 million USD), will be over the DongNai River between HCM City’s Thu Duc city and Dong Nai province’s Nhon Trach district.
Dong Nai will be responsible for building the bridge while HCM City will buildthe approach road on its side.
Construction is slated to start at the end of 2023.
The Thu Thiem 4 Bridge over the Sai Gon River will be between the intersectionof Tan Thuan 2 Bridge and Nguyen Van Linh Boulevard in District 7 and the R4Route in Thu Duc.
It will be designed like a bamboo tree, a familiar sight in the country.
The 2.16km bridge will have six lanes and cost nearly 5.3 trillion VND (229million USD).
It is expected to ease traffic flows between the districts of Binh Thanh, ThuDuc, Binh Chanh, Nha Be, 7, and 8, and reduce accidents around ports indistricts 4 and 7.
Construction is expected to start before 2028./.
VNA
