Highway 60 starts from Trung Luong junction (My Tho city, Tien Giang province) going through the provinces of Ben Tre and Tra Vinh and ends in Soc Trang City (Soc Trang province) with a length of about 115km. Because this route is much shorter than Highway 1, the vehicles traveling from Soc Trang City to Ho Chi Minh City or vice versa the choice makes the traffic density on Highway 60 increasingly high.
Meanwhile, at the section of National Highway 60 near the Rach Mieu bridge area, there are 2 lanes of cars each afternoon, but when reaching Rach Mieu Bridge, there is only 1 lane left, forming a bottleneck at the foot of the bridge.
Noted by the Lao Dong newspaper reporter, at Rach Mieu Bridge banned 3 or more trucks through this bridge, on the daily time frames. Specifically, the direction from Tien Giang passing Ben Tre will be banned from 9am - 11pm, from 15h - 19h. And the direction from Ben Tre to Tien Giang will be banned from 15h - 19h. However, in peak hours, traffic congestion at Rach Mieu Bridge always occurs.
Mr. Nguyen Van Duc (living in My Tho City, Tien Giang Province) - People living near Rach Mieu Bridge - said that Rach Mieu Bridge often occurs traffic congestion on the weekend, especially on holidays, Tet is always in traffic jams.
"Some trucks are moving slowly, with the speed of" cow turtle ", leading to the vehicles behind also moving slowly.
Mr. Cao Minh Duc - Director of Ben Tre Provincial Department of Construction - said that because the National Highway 60 goes shorter than Highway 1, vehicles from Soc Trang to Ho Chi Minh City or vice versa often prefer to choose the increasing traffic density.
It is expected that in September 2025, when the Rach Mieu 2 bridge project is completed and put into use, it will contribute to "dividing the fire" with the existing Rach Mieu Bridge and solving traffic congestion here.
As a person who often passes through Rach Mieu Bridge to transport goods from Ben Tre to Ho Chi Minh City and vice versa, Mr. Huynh Van Ket (living in Ben Tre province) proposed: "I hope that, in the coming time, the vertical and horizontal axes along with the large river overpasses in the Mekong Delta are invested, it is necessary to ensure synchronization of traffic infrastructure to promote the effectiveness of the local economic development. Traffic or potential risks of traffic safety ”.
Information from the Executive Board of Rach Mieu 2 bridge project said that the project has been completed over 85% exceeding the general schedule of more than 5% compared to the plan, particularly the main bridge - Rach Mieu 2 Bridge is exceeding the plan schedule of more than 15%.
Rach Mieu 2 Bridge project has a intersection at National Highway 1 and Provincial Road 870 in Chau Thanh district (Tien Giang province), the end point connected to Highway 60 at Ham Luong Bridge path in Ben Tre province. This project has 4 lanes, designed 80km/h, expected to be completed in 2025. The construction purpose of Rach Mieu 2 Bridge project will contribute to reducing traffic congestion at the existing Rach Mieu Bridge.
