On September 9, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province worked with departments and branches, listening to Construction Corporation No. 1 (CC1) propose investment projects to build Cat Lai ferry bridge (Cat Lai bridge) and Long Hung bridge (Dong Nai bridge 2).
For the Long Hung bridge project, CC1 proposed a route plan of more than 11.7km long; starting point intersects with Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 at Go Cong intersection (Long Phuoc Ward, Ho Chi Minh City); ending point intersects with National Highway 51 (An Phuoc Commune, Dong Nai Province). Of which, Long Hung Bridge is more than 2.3km long, the approach road in Ho Chi Minh City is more than 3.8km long and the main route in Dong Nai province is more than 5.5km long.
The investor also proposed 2 investment options for the project in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), option 1 is a BOT contract and option 2 is a slow-payment BT contract. The total investment of the project is nearly 11,000 billion VND.
For the Cat Lai bridge project, CC1 proposed that the project have a total length of more than 11.6km, of which Cat Lai bridge is 4.7km long, with a preliminary total investment of more than VND 18,800 billion (excluding interest during construction).
Regarding the form of investment, CC1 proposes investment in the form of PPP, in which option 1 is a BOT and BT contract paid by state budget; option 2 is a BT contract paid by state budget and option 3 is a BT contract paid by land fund. Option 1 is the option recommended by the investor.
Concluding the meeting, Mr. Ho Van Ha - Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee said that Cat Lai Bridge and Long Hung Bridge projects are very necessary for Dong Nai to complete the regional transport infrastructure network.
For Cat Lai Bridge, Dong Nai aims to start construction in 2026 and put into operation in 2028. Therefore, relevant agencies must complete the project dossier so that the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee can report to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. After being approved, the dossier will be submitted to the Provincial People's Council for approval of the project investment policy.
Regarding the CC1 proposal on the Cat Lai bridge project, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Ha suggested that investors review and consider which option is best and fastest; For the Long Hung bridge project, there is currently 1 investor proposing the project, therefore, Dong Nai province will review and select the most optimal option.
