Ferries carry passengers and vehicles at the Cat Lai Ferry Station (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Government hasapproved HCM City’s plans to build two bridges over the Soai Rap River.
The Cat Lai Bridge will link the city’s District2 with Nhon Trach district in Dong Nai province.
The Binh Khanh Bridge will link Nha Be and CanGio districts.
The Government also green lighted constructionof a new road parallel to the existing National Highway No 50 in thecity.
Part of the city’s traffic development masterplan, they will all be finished before 2020.
The Government has instructed related agenciesto complete the formalities for the projects and submit additional plans ifthere are any before December 31 this year.
The city wants to build the 4.5km Cat Lai Bridge– including its approach roads – to facilitate transport of goods fromindustrial parks on National Highway No 51 and in the Nhon Trach urban area toports in districts 2 and 7.
The Binh Khanh Bridge will replace the Binh Khanhferry, currently the only way to reach Can Gio from the city and badlyoverloaded.
The 8.6km road along National Highway No 50 fromNha Be district to the border of Long An province would ease the load on thehighway.-VNA
The Binh Tien Bridge and Road project will be built by four contractors with total investment of 3.508 trillion VND (157 million USD) to relieve traffic congestion.
Weak bridges in the Mekong Delta region need to be upgraded, said Vice Rector of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport Nguyen Van Hung at a seminar on November 24.
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The central province of Quang Nam is set to become a hub for the medicinal plant industry, with Ngoc Linh ginseng designated as the core crop, under the Prime Minister's decision issued earlier this year.
Ferries carry passengers and vehicles at the Cat Lai Ferry Station (Photo: VNA) 
