Cat Lai Bridge connects Long Thanh airport, reducing the load on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway
On July 30, Mr. Nguyen Bon - Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province said that for the investment project to build Cat Lai bridge to replace Cat Lai ferry, Dong Nai province's planning has now updated the ending location. connecting Cat Lai bridge in Nhon Trach district with Thu Duc city (HCMC).
According to Mr. Bon, currently, Dong Nai province also has a draft investment plan to build Cat Lai bridge and is sending it to Ho Chi Minh City for comments. After Ho Chi Minh City comments and agrees, the two provinces of Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City jointly sign the implementation agreement, and will continue to take steps according to regulations to invest in building Cat Lai bridge connecting to Long Thanh airport, sharing congestion. traffic at Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway.
As noted by a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Nhon Trach district (Dong Nai) is only separated from Thu Duc City (HCMC) by the Dong Nai river. Currently, the shortest route from Thu Duc City to Nhon Trach district is Cat Lai ferry. On the Dong Nai side, the road connecting to the ferry terminal in Phu Huu commune, Nhon Trach district is very narrow, and traffic jams often occur during holidays.
According to the representative of the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province, the construction of Cat Lai bridge is the desire of the locality, especially the people of Nhon Trach district.
Many people and investors expect that after building Cat Lai bridge, in addition to promoting the development of Nhon Trach new urban area, it will also help connect localities in the southern key economic region, perfecting transport connections. through the Southeast region.
Dong Nai wants to start construction on Cat Lai bridge in 2025
According to the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City, Cat Lai bridge connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Nhon Trach district of Dong Nai province has agreed to prioritize implementation before 2030.
However, Mr. Vo Tan Duc - Acting Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee requested Ho Chi Minh City to consider and prepare a pre-feasibility study report for the Cat Lai bridge project in 2024, starting construction in 2025, without having to wait until After 2026 when the Cat Lai - Phu Huu - Belt 3 inter-port road project is completed and put into operation.
"The early construction of Cat Lai bridge will help reduce traffic pressure as well as serve the operation of Long Thanh airport" - said acting Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc.
Regarding the Cat Lai bridge construction project, the Dong Nai province traffic construction investment project management board also signed a decision approving the survey, design and cost estimate tasks for preparing a research report. Save feasible money to build Cat Lai bridge.
Accordingly, the construction of Cat Lai bridge will be invested in the form of public-private partnership, BOT (build - operate - transfer) contract. According to the decision, Cat Lai bridge is a group A project, belonging to a special level project. Therefore, the preparation of the project Pre-Feasibility Study Report must be consistent with the development planning of the transport industry as well as land use needs, compensation plans, site clearance...
In 2017, the Prime Minister issued a document approving the addition of Ho Chi Minh City's transportation development planning to 2020 and vision after 2020 at the request of the Ministry of Transport. Accordingly, it was agreed to build a bridge to replace the Cat Lai ferry, located in the old District 2 (now Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) and Nhon Trach district (Dong Nai province), across the Dong Nai river. Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee was assigned to implement the Cat Lai Bridge project to replace the Cat Lai ferry.
Dong Nai province has also repeatedly proposed to build Cat Lai bridge in 2025 to soon abolish Cat Lai ferry.
