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Japan ODA cash for Vietnam’s Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Bridge

Work has begun on the Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Bridge located in Hai Phong, a northern port city of Vietnam. The 5.4km long and 16m wide bridge is expected to be completed by early-2017. The structure’s total construction cost combined with the cost of a 10km road leading to it will be US$562.28 million (VND 11.85 trillion).
February 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Work has begun on the Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Bridge located in Hai Phong, a northern port city of Vietnam. The 5.4km long and 16m wide bridge is expected to be completed by early-2017. The structure’s total construction cost combined with the cost of a 10km road leading to it will be US$562.28 million (VND 11.85 trillion).

Of the total construction cost, Official Development Assistance (ODA) of Japan will pay VND 10.05 trillion and the government of Vietnam will fund the rest. The new bridge is expected to improve tourism activities at Cat Ba Island, boost industrial development in the coastal areas of Hai Phong and facilitate transport. It will connect developing areas east of Hai Phong with the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway, Dinh Vu Industrial Zone and Lach Huyen Port.

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