Vietman’s deputy prime minister has inaugurated work on a US$233 million project that includes the Dai Ngai Bridge.
The project includes two main bridges, five smaller bridges and approaches, for a total length of 15.2km. The cable-stayed main bridge is 2.24km and the second bridge has a length of 860m.
Work is due for completion by the fourth quarter of 2018.
Construction is already under way on a sister project, the 1.6km Co Chien River Bridge, which will link the two Mekong Delta provinces of Ben Tre and Tra Vinh.
Dai Ngai and Co Chien bridges are among four major bridges being built on National Highway 60 to reduce congestion on Highway 1 and shorten the route from Ho Chi Minh City to the provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau by 70km.
