Vam Cong Bridge that connects Can Tho city and Dong Thap province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Mekong Deltacity of Can Tho has proposed building O Mon bridge over the Hau river toconnect the city with Dong Thap province.
According to adocument signed by Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee NguyenNgoc He on February 20 sent to the Ministries of Planning-Investment andFinance, the proposed bridge will have a total length of 5.4km includingthe access roads, starting at the intersection with National Highway 54 in DongThap province and ending at the interchange with provincial road 920 in Can ThoCity’s O Mon district.
The project will require nearly 9.2 trillion VND in investment (374 millionUSD), with over 7.2 trillion VND to be sourced from Japan’s officialdevelopment assistance loans and the remainder from the city’s budget and othersources.
The province also proposed executing the project in the2023-2030 period.
O Mon bridge, coupled with a road connecting O Mon district andThoi Lai district in Can Tho with Giong Rieng district in Kien Giang provinceand a route linking O Mon and Sa Dec in Dong Thap, will form a regional routeand boost socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta region, according tothe municipal government.
Can Tho has two bridges over the Hau river. Can Tho bridgeconnects the city with Vinh Long while Vam Cong bridge links the city with DongThap.
However, the city government said that a distance of 50km betweenthe two bridges is not convenient for regional connectivity. Besides, thelonger travel time for vehicles increases greenhouse gas emissions, leading toclimate change.
As such, the O Mon bridge project will create a safe andeffective route, reducing environmental pollution and traffic accidents, theCan Tho government said in the document sent to the ministries./.
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Vam Cong Bridge that connects Can Tho city and Dong Thap province (Photo: VNA) 
