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Hồ Chí Minh City’s longest cable-stayed bridge connected

VGP – The Phú Mỹ cable-stayed bridge over the Sài Gòn River, the first and biggest of its kind in Hồ Chí Minh City, got its spans connected yesterday on the occasion of President Hồ Chí Minh’s 119th birthday.

May 20, 2009 9:07 AM GMT+7

A span of the Phú Mỹ bridge

The bridge, linking Districts 2 and 7, has six lanes with the width of 27m and the length of 2,101m, including 705m of cabled-stayed part.

With the navigation clearance of 45m, the work allows 30,000 ton ships to go through to Hồ Chí Minh City’s ports.

The BOT project totally costs over VND 2,077 billion.

It is expected to be inaugurated on the occasion of Việt Nam’s National Day (September 2), four months ahead of schedule.

Once finished, the Phú Mỹ Bridge will help ease the traffic congestion in Districts 2, 4, 7, 9, Nhà Bè and Bình Chánh; and make the traveling between the City and other southern provinces much easier.

The bridge can become an architectural icon of Hồ Chí Minh City.

By Hải Minh