Ho Chi Minh City today: Phu Cuong bridge is unsafe due to damaged stretcher and subsidence

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Ho Chi Minh City - Metro Line 2 is 100% clean, ready to start construction tomorrow; Phu Cuong bridge's stretcher is damaged, causing traffic unsafety...

6-lane overseas road connecting Can Gio - Vung Tau enters the appraisal phase

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a decision to establish the Appraisal Council for the Report proposing investment policies for the project to build a sea crossing connecting the Can Gio area with Ba Ria - Vung Tau (formerly), implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP) method.

The appraisal council consists of 11 members who are leaders of relevant departments and branches and representatives of local authorities where the project passes through. Mr. Hoang Vu Thanh - Acting Director of the Department of Finance is assigned to be Chairman of the Council. See more...

Phuong an thiet ke tuyen duong vuot bien Can Gio - Vung Tau voi doan ham ngam duoi bien. Anh: So Xay dung TPHCM
Design plan for the Can Gio - Vung Tau sea route with underground tunnel section under the sea. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction

Metro Line 2 is 100% clean, ready to start construction tomorrow

After many years of waiting, the appearance along Cach Mang Thang Tam and Truong Chinh streets has completely changed. According to actual records, the compensation, support and site clearance work of Metro Line 2 project (Ben Thanh - Tham Luong) has now reached a rate of 100%.

At key intersections such as Dan Chu station, Le Thi Rieng Park station or Bay Hien station, the barrier system that once haunted traffic has now been removed. Units are completing the final technical infrastructure treatment stages to hand over white ground. It is expected that the entire relocation of electricity, water, and telecommunications will be completed to officially start the project on January 15. See more...

Damaged stretcher of Phu Cuong bridge causes traffic unsafety

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has reported to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on the traffic situation of Phu Cuong bridge and connecting roads in Binh My commune and Thu Dau Mot ward.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, Phu Cuong bridge is 446m long, 14m gauge, organizes 2-way traffic, with 2 lanes in each direction.

Through review, some inadequacies were recorded such as: Phu Cuong bridge toll station is located relatively close to Phu Cuong bridge, causing vehicles to slow down when going down the bridge slope or travel at low speed to get onto the bridge; the current state of the expansion joints has been severely damaged, subsided, causing traffic unsafety. See more...

Cau Phu Cuong bac qua song Sai Gon doan phuong Thu Dau Mot, TPHCM. Anh: Dinh Trong
Phu Cuong bridge across the Saigon River section of Thu Dau Mot ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dinh Trong

Enrollment 2026, many schools in Ho Chi Minh City abolish single admission

University admissions in 2026 recorded a trend of many schools in Ho Chi Minh City switching to combined admissions, integrating high school exam scores, transcripts and competency assessment.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering (formerly Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education) said that in 2026, enrollment will mainly be by combined methods (in previous years, each grade component was an independent admission method). See more...

SJC gold is difficult to buy, people in Ho Chi Minh City switch to 0.1-chi gold products

Recorded on January 14, at Bao Tin Manh Hai gold shop (Ban Co ward), from early morning there was a long line of people waiting for the store to open for transactions.

Many people said that they take advantage of buying gold before work hours, both to get good luck at the beginning of the year and to save a small amount for the new year. Meanwhile, many people are worried that gold prices will still fluctuate, and gold bars and gold rings will be difficult to buy, so they switch to choosing to buy 0.1 gold microgold 24K products just because they are suitable for their pockets and easy to accumulate. See more...

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