On July 25, a representative of Vietnam Expressway Engineering Services Joint Stock Company (VEC E) - the expressway operator - said that the expansion joints repair work at pillar P26 - Km12 +907, Long Thanh bridge (left of the route) on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway has been completed.
The contractor has also cleared the construction site, restored the road surface, and the entrances to the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway from intersections such as National Highway 51, National Highway 1, and Road 319, which were also reopened from 9:30 a.m. on July 25, helping traffic on the route to stabilize again.
Previously, on July 14, VEC E announced that to serve the construction of repairing the expansion joints at the P26 - Km12 +907 pillar location, Long Thanh bridge (left of the route) on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway, the construction unit will temporarily limit speed and narrow the lane at the construction site by implementing a barrier of 1/2 of the Long Thanh bridge surface within the construction area. The reason for placing signs limiting speed and narrowing the lane from Km12+827 to Km13+322, from Dong Nai - Ho Chi Minh City.
According to VEC E's announcement, the construction time is about 15 days starting from July 15 to July 30 - however, the repair of the Long Thanh bridge expansion joints is 5 days ahead of schedule.
Previously, during the repair of Long Thanh bridge on Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway, there was a long traffic jam.
