The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has just issued an official dispatch on coordinating investment in the construction of Ha Bac 1 bridge and the connecting road between Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces.
The dispatch sent to the People's Committee of Bac Giang province stated that, implementing the memorandum of understanding between the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province and the People's Committee of Bac Giang province on coordinating investment in developing infrastructure connecting the two banks of the Cau River, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has directed departments, branches and localities to focus on reviewing the conditions and proposing plans to soon implement the project. Based on the review results, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province discussed and requested the People's Committee of Bac Giang province to coordinate and give opinions on the following contents:
About investment plan:
Project name: Investment project to build Ha Bac 1 bridge and connecting road between Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces.
Regarding the project location: Construction of Ha Bac 1 Bridge at the location determined according to the Bac Ninh Provincial Planning and Bac Giang Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, has been approved by the Prime Minister.
Regarding the scope and scale of investment: Construction of Ha Bac 1 bridge with a width of 22.5m, construction of a permanent bridge using reinforced concrete and prestressed reinforced concrete; bridge length of about 970m; access roads on both sides of the bridge are invested according to the approved plan, ensuring connection with the regional traffic system.
Total investment: About 1,700 billion VND.
Project implementation progress: Carry out investment preparation work in 2025, expected to start construction in 2026; complete the project in 2027.
To speed up the project implementation progress, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province proposed that the People's Committee of Bac Giang province agree on the plan to assign the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province as the competent authority to implement the project and report to the People's Council of Bac Giang province to approve the policy of assigning the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province as the competent authority to implement the project, as a basis for reporting to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.
Bac Ninh and Bac Giang are considered the industrial capital of the North with many large-scale industrial parks, the production base of many large economic groups around the world such as: Samsung, Amkor, Goertek, Foxconn...
Strengthening traffic connectivity will contribute to the socio-economic development of localities and the whole region.
In June 2023, the Nhu Nguyet Bridge expansion project, spanning the Cau River, connecting the two provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, was inaugurated, located on the vital Hanoi - Lang Son highway.
The Ha Bac 2 bridge project with a total investment of 358 billion VND connecting Viet Yen town and Hiep Hoa district (Bac Giang) with Yen Phong district (Bac Ninh) is also under construction.
These two localities are also coordinating to implement the Van Ha bridge project connecting Van Ha commune, Viet Yen town, Bac Giang province with Hoa Long ward, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province. The total investment is 220 billion VND.
