HCMCity (VNA) - Thu Thiem 2 bridge which links district 1and district 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to open to traffic by late2020.

DaiQuang Minh Real Estate Investment Joint Stock Company invested 3 trillion VND (128.5million USD) under the form of Build-Transfer (BT) in the project.

Theproject’s important components have been completed and the bridge isexpected to open technically at the end of the year.

The1,465-metre bridge has six lanes. The 885.7-metre section isa cable-stayed bridge with one main tower shaped like a dragon withthe height of 113 metres and leaning toward Thu Thiem area.

Withan artful lighting design, the bridge is expected to be a significant architecturalsight on Sai Gon river.

Constructionis complete on the leading road in District 1 to the bridge,which has four lanes passing through the intersection of NguyenHuu Canh and Le Thanh Ton streets and linking the intersection of Le Duanand Ton Duc Thang streets. 

Oneshort branch of the bridge will be 195 metres long from Cong Truong MeLinh to Ton Duc Thang streets. It will link with the main bridgeand go through the Thu Thiem new urban area.

Thebridge’s second branch will be 192 metres long from district 2 to district1. It will link up with Ton Duc Thang street in front of the intersectionof Nguyen Huu Canh and Le Thanh Ton streets.

Theleading road in district 2 will link to the boulevard in the Thu Thiem newurban area. 

Constructionon the two branches has not started because of problems in groundclearance. The city is focusing on addressing these problems toensure that the bridge can open to traffic in early2021. The bridge’s construction began in 2015, but has beenfaced many setbacks.

Thebridge will improve travel from district 2 to district 1. It isone of the city’s many main traffic infrastructure works to becompleted this year.

The valueof real estate between the two districts, especially in the Thu Thiemurban area, is expected to rise after the bridge opens./.