The project to build a bridge over the Day River connecting the two provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh on the Ninh Binh - Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong expressway (Ninh Binh - Hai Phong, CT.08 route). The bridge has a total main route length of about 2km; a scale of 4 lanes; a design speed of 100km/h.
The total investment for the construction of the Day River overpass is nearly 1,500 billion VND. In September 2023, the bridge started construction in Nghia Thai commune (Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province) and Khanh Cuong commune (Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province).
According to Lao Dong Newspaper, in the last days of March 2025, the project to build the Day River overpass was completed. The final items of the project such as bridge railings, roads; painted road markings; lighting systems, traffic signs... have been installed and painted.
A representative of the Nam Dinh Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board said that the construction of the Day River overpass ensures the set progress. Currently, the contractor and the construction unit are carrying out procedures to accept and hand over the project. Because it has not yet been officially put into operation, the construction unit has put up warning signs for vehicles in both Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh.
It is known that the Day River overpass connecting Nam Dinh - Ninh Binh belongs to the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong expressway, so the two ends of the bridge are still a dead end, because the route has not been started.
On both sides of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces, there are access roads to the bridge, people have temporarily traveled through the Day River overpass and vice versa without having to wait for the ferry as before.
When put into operation, the Day River Overpass will connect important traffic routes of Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, gradually completing the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong expressway. At the same time, it will strengthen regional and inter-regional connectivity in the Red River Delta, reduce the load on the existing transportation system, shorten distance and travel time for traffic participants, and create momentum for socio-economic development.
