On September 17, the HCM City Traffic Construction Investment Management Board (Traffic Board - investor) said that the Phuoc Long bridge project has reached about 80% of the total volume.
All site compensation work will be completed by December 2023, electrical system relocation by April 2024 and the final area will be handed over for construction by the end of June 2024.
With the site cleared, the bridge construction progress has been accelerated. Currently, 10/10 abutments of Phuoc Long Bridge have been completed, while 7/9 spans have been installed with girders. Contractors are continuing to construct the bridge deck.
For the road system, 97% of the drainage installation work has been completed. The contractor has also completed the roadbed and retaining wall in Nha Be district, and is continuing construction on the remaining part in District 7.
“The Traffic Department and contractors are speeding up to open Phuoc Long Bridge to traffic in December 2024,” said a representative of the Traffic Department.
Phuoc Long Bridge is 359m long, started construction in February 2020 with an investment capital of 398 billion VND. However, after completing some bridge piers, the project was temporarily suspended due to delay in handing over the site.
In July 2022, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council approved the adjustment of the project's investment capital, from VND 398 billion to VND 748 billion. The increase is mainly for compensation, site clearance and relocation of technical infrastructure, increasing from VND 166 billion to VND 515 billion.
When completed, Phuoc Long Bridge will help reduce the load on Phu Xuan 2 Bridge on Huynh Tan Phat Street, while also solving traffic congestion at one of the four hot spots in District 7 and Nha Be District.
This bridge project plays an important role in improving the transportation system for the South of Ho Chi Minh City, which is increasingly developing with high population density, requiring modern infrastructure to meet future travel and freight transport needs.
Along with Phuoc Long Bridge, another bridge connecting District 7 and Nha Be District, Rach Dia on Le Van Luong Street, has reached about 81% of the total volume, expected to be completed and open to traffic by the end of this year.
