Construction started on February 27 on the My Thuan Bridge 2 to connect the Trung Luong-My Thuan and My Thuan-Can Tho expressways between Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, linking the two economic powerhouses of the southern region.
My Thuan 2 Bridge will have six lanes and a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)
Hanoi (VNA) - Construction started on February 27 on the My Thuan Bridge2 to connect the Trung Luong-My Thuan and My Thuan-Can Tho expressways betweenHo Chi Minh City and Can Tho, linking the two economic powerhouses of thesouthern region.
The construction is forecast for completion in 2023 to facilitate traffic inthe Mekong Delta.
The My Thuan Bridge 2 will start from An Thai intersection on the Trung Luong-MyThuan Expressway in Tien Giang province’s Cai Be district and end at theintersection with National Highway 80, the starting point of the My Thuan-CanTho expressway.
It is located 350 metres upstream from the existing My Thuan Bridge on the TienRiver.
The bridge and approach roads will have a total length of 6.61 kilometres. Theapproach road in Tien Giang province will be 4.33 kilometres long and theapproach road in Vinh Long province will be 0.4 kilometres.
The main bridge will have a length of 1.9 kilometres and six lanes with a speedlimit of 80 kilometres per hour.
The bridge, part of the Eastern North-South expressway project, will cost anestimated 5 trillion VND (216 million USD).
When it opens, it is expected to ease traffic pressure on the existing My ThuanBridge and National Highway 1A.
The project is one of 11 sections of the North-South expressway master projectwith a total length of 654 kilometres traversing 13 provinces and cities.
Three sections are being funded by the Government budget, while the other eightwill be built under public-private partnerships.
The total cost for the 11 projects is estimated at 118 trillion VND (5 billionUSD), of which the Government will spend 55 trillion VND (2.4 billion USD) onthree public investment projects and site clearance for other projects.
The three sections that will be entirely funded by the State budget are Cao Bo-MaiSon (15km), Cam Lo-La Son (98km) and My Thuan 2 Bridge, which will cost a totalof 14.279 trillion VND (614 million USD).
The sections to be carried out by private investors are Mai Son-NationalHighway 45, National Highway 45-Nghi Son, Nghi Son-Dien Chau, Dien Chau-Bai Vot,Nha Trang-Cam Lam, Cam Lam-Vinh Hao, Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet-DauGiay./.
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My Thuan 2 Bridge will have six lanes and a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport) 
